Human Tissue and Transplant Act 1982 (WA)

Western Australia Human Tissue and Transplant Act 1982 Western Australia Human Tissue and Transplant Act 1982 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 4. Designated officers 1 5. Delegation by designated officers 1 5A. Delegation by Minister 1 Part 2 — Donations of tissue by living persons Division 1 — Exclusion of certain tissue 6. Interpretation 1 Division 2 — Donations by adults 7. Blood transfusions not subject to this Division 1 8. Consent to removal of regenerative tissue 1 9. Consent to removal of non‑regenerative tissue 1 Division 3 — Donations from children 10. Blood transfusions not subject to this Division 1 11. References to parents 1 12. General prohibition of removal of tissue from children 1 13. Parent may consent to removal of regenerative tissue from a child 1 14. Revocation of consent 1 Division 4 — Effect of consents and authorities 15. Consents under section 8 1 16. Consents under section 9 1 17. Consents under section 13 1 Division 5 — Blood transfusions 18. Consent by adult to removal of blood 1 19. Parent may consent to removal of blood from child 1 20. Consent is sufficient authority for removal of blood 1 21. Blood transfusions upon children without parental consent 1 Part 3 — Donations of tissue after death 21A. No application to Anatomy Act 1930 1 22. Designated officer may authorise removal of tissue from bodies in hospital 1 23. Coroner's consent to removal of tissue required in some cases 1 24. Effect of authority under this Part 1 24A. Appointment of authorised persons 1 Part 4 — Post‑mortem examinations 25. Designated officer may authorise post-mortems of bodies in hospital 1 26. Next of kin may authorise post-mortem of body not in hospital 1 27. Coroner's consent to post-mortem required in some cases 1 28. Effect of authority under this Part 1 Part 5 — Trading in tissue 29. Part does not apply to trading regulated under Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991 1 29A. Unauthorised trading in tissue prohibited 1 29B. Recovery of certain costs by authorised suppliers 1 29C. Recovery of certain costs by authorised school of anatomy 1 29D. Minister may make order as to application of section 29A 1 29E. Minister may approve certain contracts 1 29F. Human Tissue Advisory Body 1 30. Advertisements relating to buying human tissue prohibited 1 Part 6 — Prohibition on the use of embryonic stem cell lines 30A. Terms used 1 30B. Restriction on use of human embryonic stem cells lines 1 Part 7 — Miscellaneous 31. Exclusion of liability of persons acting in pursuance of consent, etc. 1 32. Act does not prevent specified removals of tissue etc. 1 32A. Codes of practice 1 32B. Enforcement of directions contained in a code of practice 1 33. Offences in relation to removal of tissue 1 34. Disclosure of information 1 35. Regulations 1 37. Regulations may adopt codes or legislation 1 Notes Compilation table 1 Defined terms Western Australia Human Tissue and Transplant Act 1982 An Act to make provision — * for and in relation to the removal of human tissue for transplantation and other purposes; and * for post‑mortem examinations; and * for related purposes. [Long title inserted: No. 41 of 2022 s. 4.]