Victorian Consolidated Legislation

HUMAN TISSUE ACT 1982

No. 9860 of 1982
Version incorporating amendments as at 19 August 2009

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART I-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title and commencement
   2.      Repeal
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Designated officer

   PART II-DONATIONS OF TISSUE BY LIVING PERSONS

           Division 1-General

   5.      Interpretation
   6.      Blood donations

           Division 2-Donations by adults

   7.      Consent by adult donor to removal of regenerative tissue
   8.      Consent by adult donor to removal of non-regenerative tissue
   9.      Certificate of consent
   10.     Effect of consent under section 7.
   11.     Effect of consent under section 8.
   12.     Written consent not sufficient authority in certain cases

           Division 3-Donations from children

   13.     References to parent not to include guardian etc.
   14.     Prohibition against removal of tissue from children
   15.     Removal of regenerative tissue from body of child
   16.     Effect of consent under section 15(1)
   17.     Written consent not sufficient authority in certain
           circumstances

           Division 4-Revocation of consent or agreement

   18.     Revocation of consent
   19.     Child no longer in agreement

   PART III-BLOOD DONATIONS AND BLOOD
   TRANSFUSIONS

   20.     Definition of blood transfusion
   20A.    Definition of child for the purposes of sections 21, 22 and 23.
   21.     Consent of adults to removal of blood
   22.     Consents to removal of blood from children
   23.     Consent sufficient authority of removal of blood
   24.     Blood transfusions to children without consent

   PART IV-DONATIONS OF TISSUE AFTER DEATH

   25.     Effect of authority under section 26.
   26.     Authority to remove tissue after death
   26A.    How information may be given
   27.     Consent by a coroner

   PART V-POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS

   28.     Authority for post-mortem
   28A.    How information may be given
   29.     Consent by coroner
   30.     Effect of authority under this Part
   31.     Conduct of examination

   PART VI-DONATIONS FOR ANATOMICAL PURPOSES

   32.     Authority for anatomy
   32A.    How information may be given
   33.     Consent by coroner
   34.     Effect of authority under this Part

   PART VII-SCHOOLS OF ANATOMY

   35.     Schools of anatomy
   36.     Inspectors of schools of anatomy
   37.     Regulations relating to schools of anatomy

   PART VIII-PROHIBITION OF TRADING IN TISSUE

   38.     Unauthorized selling of tissue prohibited
   39.     Unauthorized buying of tissue prohibited
   39A.    Recovery of certain costs of tissue banks
   40.     Advertising restrictions

   PART IX-DEFINITION OF DEATH

   41.     Definition of death

   PART X-MISCELLANEOUS

   42.     Act does not prevent specified removals of tissue etc.
   43.     Exclusion of liability when acting in pursuance of consent or authority
   44.     Offences
   45.     Disclosure of information
   45A.    Validation
   46.     Regulations
   47.     Transitional
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           SCHEDULE-Repealed
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details