Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Act 2016 (ACT)

Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Act 2016

A2016-16

Contents

Page

1            Name of Act  2

2            Commencement  2

3            Legislation amended  2

4            Section 29 heading  2

5            Section 29 (1)  2

6            Section 29 (4)  2

7           Effect of authority under pt 3Section 31 (5)  3

8            Section 34 heading  3

9            Section 34 (1)  3

10          Section 40 heading  3

11          Section 40 (1)  4

Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Act 2016

A2016-16

An Act to amend the Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1978

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1. Name of Act

   This Act is the Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Act 2016.

2. Commencement

   This Act commences on the day after its notification day.

   NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

3. Legislation amended

   This Act amends the Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1978.

4. Section 29 heading

   substitute

5. Consent by coroner—pt 3

6. Section 29 (1)

   substitute

   (1)This section applies to a person if a coroner is or may be required, under the Coroners Act 1997, section 13 (1), to hold an inquest into the person’s death.

7. Section 29 (4)

   substitute

   (4)A coroner may give a direction, either before or after the death of a person to whom this section applies, that a coroner’s consent to the removal of tissue from the body of the person after the death of the person is not required and, in that event, subsections (2) and (3) do not apply in relation to the removal of tissue from the body of the person.

8. Effect of authority under pt 3
   Section 31 (5)

   substitute

   (5)In this section:

   relevant tissue––

   (a)means musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, eye and skin tissue; and

   (b)includes any associated tissue, and any whole organ, necessary to support the effective transplantation of the tissue mentioned in paragraph (a).

9. Section 34 heading

   substitute

10. Consent by coroner—pt 4

11. Section 34 (1)

    substitute

    (1)This section applies to a deceased person if a coroner is or may be required, under the Coroners Act 1997, section 13 (1), to hold an inquest into the person’s death.

12. Section 40 heading

    substitute

13. Consent by coroner—pt 5

14. Section 40 (1)

    substitute

    (1)This section applies to a deceased person if a coroner is or may be required, under the Coroners Act 1997, section 13 (1), to hold an inquest into the person’s death.

Endnotes

1. Presentation speech

   Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 18 February 2016.

2. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 17 March 2016.

3. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see certify that the above is a true copy of the Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill 2016, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 10 March 2016.

   Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

   © Australian Capital Territory 2016