Version No. 047
Human Tissue Act 1982
No. 9860 of 1982
Version incorporating amendments as at
1 July 2025
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
Part I—Preliminary
1Short title and commencement
2Repeal
3Definitions
4Designated officer
Part II—Donations of tissue by living persons
Division 1—General
5Interpretation
6Blood donations
Division 2—Donations by adults
7Consent by adult donor to removal of regenerative tissue
8Consent by adult donor to removal of non-regenerative tissue
9Certificate of consent
10Effect of consent under section 7
11Effect of consent under section 8
12Written consent not sufficient authority in certain cases
Division 3—Donations from children
13References to parent not to include guardian etc.
14Prohibition against removal of tissue from children
15Removal of regenerative tissue from body of child
16Effect of consent under section 15(1)
17Written consent not sufficient authority in certain circumstances
Division 4—Revocation of consent or agreement
18Revocation of consent
19Child no longer in agreement
Part III—Blood donations and blood transfusions
20Definition of blood transfusion
20ADefinition of child for the purposes of sections 21, 22 and 23
21Consent of adults to removal of blood
22Consents to removal of blood from children
23Consent sufficient authority of removal of blood
24Blood transfusions to children without consent
Part IV—Donations of tissue after death
Division 1—Ante-mortem procedures for donations of tissue after death
24AAnte-mortem procedures
24BAuthority to carry out ante-mortem procedures
24CMedical treatment decision maker may consent to ante-mortem procedures
24DCircumstances under which authority may be given
24EFurther conditions of an authority
24FEffect of an authority
Division 2—Donations of tissue after death
25Effect of authority under section 26
26Authority to remove tissue after death
26AHow information may be given
27Consent by a coroner
Part V—Post-mortem examinations
28Authority for post-mortem
28AHow information may be given
29Consent by coroner
30Effect of authority under this Part
31Conduct of examination
Part VI—Donations for anatomical purposes
32Authority for anatomy
32AHow information may be given
33Consent by coroner
34Effect of authority under this Part
Part VII—Schools of anatomy
35Schools of anatomy
36Inspectors of schools of anatomy
37Regulations relating to schools of anatomy
Part VIII—Prohibition of trading in tissue
38Unauthorized selling of tissue prohibited
39Unauthorized buying of tissue prohibited
39ARecovery of certain costs of tissue banks
40Advertising restrictions
Part IX—Definition of death
41Definition of death
Part X—Miscellaneous
42Act does not prevent specified removals of tissue etc.
43Exclusion of liability when acting in pursuance of consent or authority
44Offences
45Disclosure of information
45AValidation
46Regulations
47Transitional
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Endnotes
1 General information
2 Table of Amendments
3 Explanatory details
Version No. 047
Human Tissue Act 1982
No. 9860 of 1982
Version incorporating amendments as at
1 July 2025
An Act to make provision for and in relation to the Removal of Human Tissue for Transplantation, for Post-mortem Examinations, for the Definition of Death, for the Registration of Schools of Anatomy, to repeal certain Acts and enactments and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by…