HUMAN TISSUE AND TRANSPLANT ACT 1982

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

• 1 Short title
 
• 2 Commencement
 
• 3 Terms used
 
• 4 Designated officers
 
• 5 Delegation by designated officers
 
• 5A Delegation by Minister

PART 2 -- 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
 
• 16 Consents under section
 
• 17 Consents under section

Division 5 -- Blood transfusions  

• 18 Consent 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 3 -- Donations of tissue after death  

• 21A No application to Anatomy Act 1930
 
• 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
 
• 24A Appointment of authorised persons

PART 4 -- 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 5 -- Trading in tissue  

• 29 Part does not apply to trading regulated under Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991
 
• 29A Unauthorised trading in tissue prohibited
 
• 29B Recovery of certain costs by authorised suppliers
 
• 29C Recovery of certain costs by authorised school of anatomy
 
• 29D Minister may make order as to application of section 29A
  29E. Minister may approve certain contracts  
• 29F Human Tissue Advisory Body
 
• 30 Advertisements relating to buying human tissue prohibited

PART 6 -- Prohibition on the use of embryonic stem cell lines  

• 30A Terms used
 
• 30B Restriction on use of human embryonic stem cells lines

PART 7 -- 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
 
• 37 Regulations may adopt codes or legislation
Defined terms

        [Heading amended: No. 41 of 2022 s. 5.]