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HUMAN TISSUE ACT 1982
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART I--PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and commencement
2. Repeal
3. Definitions
4. Designated officer
PART II--DONATIONS OF TISSUE BY LIVING PERSONS
Division 1--General
5. Interpretation
6. Blood donations
Division 2--Donations by adults
7. Consent by adult donor to removal of regenerative tissue
8. Consent by adult donor to removal of non-regenerative tissue
9. Certificate of consent
10. Effect of consent under section 7
11. Effect of consent under section 8
12. Written consent not sufficient authority in certain cases
Division 3--Donations from children
13. References to parent not to include guardian etc.
14. Prohibition against removal of tissue from children
15. Removal of regenerative tissue from body of child
16. Effect of consent under section 15(1)
17. Written consent not sufficient authority in certain circumstances
Division 4--Revocation of consent or agreement
18. Revocation of consent
19. Child no longer in agreement
PART III--BLOOD DONATIONS AND BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS
20. Definition of blood transfusion
20A. Definition of child for the purposes of sections 21, 22 and 23
21. Consent of adults to removal of blood
22. Consents to removal of blood from children
23. Consent sufficient authority of removal of blood
24. Blood transfusions to children without consent
PART IV--DONATIONS OF TISSUE AFTER DEATH
Division 1--Ante-mortem procedures for donations of tissue after death
24A. Ante-mortem procedures
24B. Authority to carry out ante-mortem procedures
24C. Medical treatment decision maker may consent to ante-mortem procedures
24D. Circumstances under which authority may be given
24E. Further conditions of an authority
24F. Effect of an authority
Division 2--Donations of tissue after death
25. Effect of authority under section 26
26. Authority to remove tissue after death
26A. How information may be given
27. Consent by a coroner
PART V--POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS
28. Authority for post-mortem
28A. How information may be given
29. Consent by coroner
30. Effect of authority under this Part
31. Conduct of examination
PART VI--DONATIONS FOR ANATOMICAL PURPOSES
32. Authority for anatomy
32A. How information may be given
33. Consent by coroner
34. Effect of authority under this Part
PART VII--SCHOOLS OF ANATOMY
35. Schools of anatomy
36. Inspectors of schools of anatomy
37. Regulations relating to schools of anatomy
PART VIII--PROHIBITION OF TRADING IN TISSUE
38. Unauthorized selling of tissue prohibited
39. Unauthorized buying of tissue prohibited
39A. Recovery of certain costs of tissue banks
40. Advertising restrictions
PART IX--DEFINITION OF DEATH
41. Definition of death
PART X--MISCELLANEOUS
42. Act does not prevent specified removals of tissue etc.
43. Exclusion of liability when acting in pursuance of consent or authority
44. Offences
45. Disclosure of information
45A. Validation
46. Regulations
47. Transitional
ENDNOTES
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