Western Australian Consolidated Acts

HUMAN TISSUE AND TRANSPLANT ACT 1982

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Designated officers  
   5.      Delegation by designated officers  

   PART II -- Donations of tissue by living persons  

           Division 1 -- Exclusion of certain tissue  

   6.      Interpretation  

           Division 2 -- Donations by adults  

   7.      Blood transfusions not subject to this Division  
   8.      Consent to removal of regenerative tissue  
   9.      Consent to removal of non-regenerative tissue  

           Division 3 -- Donations from children  

   10.     Blood transfusions not subject to this Division  
   11.     References to parents  
   12.     General prohibition of removal of tissue from children  
   13.     Parent may consent to removal of regenerative tissue from a child  
   14.     Revocation of consent  

           Division 4 -- Effect of consents and authorities  

   15.     Consents under section 8  
   16.     Consents under section 9  
   17.     Consents under section 13  

           Division 5 -- Blood transfusions  

   18.     Consents by adult to removal of blood  
   19.     Parent may consent to removal of blood from child  
   20.     Consent is sufficient authority for removal of blood  
   21.     Blood transfusions upon children without parental consent  

   PART III -- Donations of tissue after death  

   22.     Designated officer may authorise removal of tissue from bodies in hospital  
   23.     Coroner’s consent to removal of tissue required in some cases  
   24.     Effect of authority under this Part  

   PART IV -- Post-mortem examinations  

   25.     Designated officer may authorise post-mortems of bodies in hospital  
   26.     Next of kin may authorise post-mortem of body not in hospital  
   27.     Coroner’s consent to post-mortem required in some cases  
   28.     Effect of authority under this Part  

   PART V -- Prohibition on trading in tissue  

   29.     Trading in tissue, legal consequences  
   30.     Advertisements relating to buying human tissue prohibited  

   PART VA -- Prohibition on the use of embryonic stem cell lines  

   30A.    Interpretation  
   30B.    Restriction on use of human embryonic stem cells lines  

   PART VI -- Miscellaneous  

   31.     Exclusion of liability of persons acting in pursuance of consent, etc.  
   32.     Act does not prevent specified removals of tissue etc.  
   32A.    Codes of practice  
   32B.    Enforcement of directions contained in a code of practice  
   33.     Offences in relation to removal of tissue  
   34.     Disclosure of information  
   35.     Regulations  
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