An Act relating to the donation of tissue by living persons, the removal of tissue from deceased persons, the conduct of post-mortem examinations of deceased persons, and certain other matters.
This Act may be cited as the Human Tissue Act 1983.
Sections 1 and 2 shall commence on the date of assent to this Act.
Except as provided by subsection (1), this Act shall commence on such day as may be appointed by the Governor in respect thereof and as may be notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.
(Repealed)
In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires—
(a) in relation to a hospital, a person appointed for the time being under section 5 (1) (a) to be a designated officer for the hospital, or
(b) in relation to a forensic institution, a person appointed for the time being under section 5 (3) to be a designated officer for the forensic institution.
(a) in relation to the supply of blood or a blood product, means—
(i) the Australian Red Cross Society, or
(ii) the governing body of a hospital, or
(iii) any other body declared by the regulations to be an exempt supplier for the purposes of this Act, or
(a1) in relation to the supply of blood products that are therapeutic goods within the meaning of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 of the Commonwealth and that are registered goods within the meaning of that Act—a body that supplies those goods, or
(a2) in relation to the supply of blood products that are therapeutic goods within the meaning of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 of the Commonwealth and that are exempt goods for the purposes of Part 3–2 of that Act—a body that supplies those goods in compliance with the conditions (if any) of the relevant exemption.
(b) (Repealed)
(a) an institution that is under the control of a public health organisation (within the meaning of the Health Services Act 1997), or
(b) an accredited pathology laboratory under the Health Insurance Act 1973 of the Commonwealth, or
(c) an institution that is under the control of the…