South Australian Consolidated Acts

[Index] [Table] [Search] [Search this Act] [Notes] [Noteup] [Previous] [Next] [Download] [Help]

TRANSPLANTATION AND ANATOMY ACT 1983 - SECT 38A

38A—Offence to provide false or misleading information in relation to donation of blood or semen

        (1)         A donor who supplies false or misleading information in relation to the donation of blood or semen, knowing the information to be false or misleading, is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $20 000.

        (2)         In this section—

"donor" means a person who—

                  (i)         donates blood for any use or purpose contemplated by this Act; or

                  (ii)         donates semen for the purposes of a fertilisation procedure or for medical or scientific purposes;

"fertilisation procedure" means—

                  (i)         artificial insemination; or

                  (ii)         the procedure of fertilising an ovum outside the body and transferring the fertilised ovum into the uterus.



AustLII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback