Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Human Tissue Act 1982 - SECT 12

Written consent not sufficient authority in certain cases

12. Written consent not sufficient authority in certain cases

A document that purports to be a consent given in accordance with section 7 or
8 is not sufficient authority for a registered medical practitioner to remove
tissue if-

   (a)  the registered medical practitioner has been informed that the consent
        has been revoked; or

   (b)  the registered medical practitioner knows or has reasonable grounds
        for suspecting that a certificate given for the purpose of section 9
        in relation to the document contains a false statement.

Division 3-Donations from children