South Australian Current Acts

TRANSPLANTATION AND ANATOMY ACT 1983

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   5.      Interpretation
   5A.     Authorisation of retention of tissue for a purpose
   6.      Designated officers

   PART 2--Donations of tissue by living persons

           Division 1--Exclusion of certain tissue

   7.      Interpretation

           Division 2--Donations by adults

   8.      Removal of blood not subject to this Division
   9.      Consent by adult living donor to removal of regenerative tissue
   10.     Consent by adult living donor to removal of non-regenerative tissue for transplantation

           Division 3--Donations from children

   11.     Blood transfusions not subject to this Division
   12.     General prohibition against removal of tissue from children
   13.     Removal for transplantation of regenerative tissue from a child
   14.     Revocation of consent

           Division 4--Effect of consents

   15.     Consents under section 9
           16. Consents under section 10
           17. Consents under section 13

           Division 5--Donations of blood

   17A.    Interpretation
   18.     Consents by adults to removal of blood
   19.     Consents to removal of blood from children
   20.     Consent to be sufficient authority for removal of blood

   PART 3--Donations of tissue after death

   21.     Authorities to remove tissue after death
   22.     Authority to remove tissue where body of deceased person not in hospital
   23.     Consent by State Coroner
   24.     Effect of authority under this Part

   PART 4--Post-mortem examinations

   25.     Authority for post-mortem examination where body of deceased person is in hospital
   26.     Authority for post-mortem examination where body of deceased person is not in hospital
   27.     Authority to use for therapeutic, medical or scientific purposes, tissue removed for post-mortem examination
   28.     Effect of authority under this Part
   28A.    Post-mortem examinations to be conducted with regard for dignity of deceased

   PART 5--Donations for anatomical purposes

   29.     Authorities for anatomy
   30.     Authority for anatomy where body of deceased person not in hospital
   31.     Consent by State Coroner
   32.     Effect of authority under this Part

   PART 6--Schools of anatomy

   33.     Establishment of schools of anatomy
   34.     Regulations for the control etc of schools of anatomy

   PART 7--Prohibition of trading in tissue

   35.     Certain contracts to be void

   PART 8--Miscellaneous

   36.     Exclusion of liability of persons acting in pursuance of consent etc
   37.     Act does not prevent specified removals of tissue etc
   38.     Offences in relation to removal of tissue
   38A.    Offence to provide false or misleading information in relation to donation of blood or semen
   39.     Disclosure of information
   40.     Summary offences
   41.     Regulations
           Legislative history
           The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
           follows: