Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Human Tissue Act 1982 - SECT 40

Advertising restrictions

40. Advertising restrictions

A person shall not-

   (a)  publish or disseminate by newspaper, other periodical, book,
        broadcasting, television, cinematograph or other means whatever;

   (b)  exhibit to public view in a house, shop or place; or

   (c)  deposit in the area, yard, garden or enclosure of a house, shop or
        place-

an advertisement relating to the selling or buying of tissue or the donation
of tissue or of the right to take tissue from the bodies of persons unless the
proposed advertisement has been approved by the Minister and contains a
statement to that effect. Penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for three
months, or both. __________________