Western Australian Current Acts

HUMAN TISSUE AND TRANSPLANT ACT 1982

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Terms used
            
   4.      Designated officers
            
   5.      Delegation by designated officers
            
   5A.     Delegation by Minister

   PART 2 -- Donations of tissue by living persons

           Division 1 -- Exclusion of certain tissue  

   6.      Interpretation

           Division 2 -- Donations by adults  

   7.      Blood transfusions not subject to this Division
            
   8.      Consent to removal of regenerative tissue
            
   9.      Consent to removal of non-regenerative tissue

           Division 3 -- Donations from children  

   10.     Blood transfusions not subject to this Division
            
   11.     References to parents
            
   12.     General prohibition of removal of tissue from children
            
   13.     Parent may consent to removal of regenerative tissue from a child
            
   14.     Revocation of consent

           Division 4 -- Effect of consents and authorities  

   15.     Consents under section
            
   16.      Consents under section
            
   17.      Consents under section

           Division 5 -- Blood transfusions  

   18.     Consent by adult to removal of blood
            
   19.     Parent may consent to removal of blood from child
            
   20.     Consent is sufficient authority for removal of blood
            
   21.     Blood transfusions upon children without parental consent

   PART 3 -- Donations of tissue after death  

   21A.    No application to Anatomy Act 1930
            
   22.     Designated officer may authorise removal of tissue from bodies in hospital
            
   23.     Coroner’s consent to removal of tissue required in some cases
            
   24.     Effect of authority under this Part
            
   24A.    Appointment of authorised persons

   PART 4 -- Post-mortem examinations  

   25.     Designated officer may authorise post-mortems of bodies in hospital
            
   26.     Next of kin may authorise post-mortem of body not in hospital
            
   27.     Coroner’s consent to post-mortem required in some cases
            
   28.     Effect of authority under this Part

   PART 5 -- Trading in tissue  

   29.     Part does not apply to trading regulated under Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991
            
   29A.    Unauthorised trading in tissue prohibited
            
   29B.    Recovery of certain costs by authorised suppliers
            
   29C.    Recovery of certain costs by authorised school of anatomy
            
   29D.    Minister may make order as to application of section 29A
            
           29E. Minister may approve certain contracts
            
   29F.    Human Tissue Advisory Body
            
   30.     Advertisements relating to buying human tissue prohibited

   PART 6 -- Prohibition on the use of embryonic stem cell lines  

   30A.    Terms used
            
   30B.    Restriction on use of human embryonic stem cells lines

   PART 7 -- Miscellaneous  

   31.     Exclusion of liability of persons acting in pursuance of consent, etc.
            
   32.     Act does not prevent specified removals of tissue etc.
            
   32A.    Codes of practice
            
   32B.    Enforcement of directions contained in a code of practice
            
   33.     Offences in relation to removal of tissue
            
   34.     Disclosure of information
            
   35.     Regulations
            
   37.      Regulations may adopt codes or legislation
           Defined terms
           
         [Heading amended: No. 41 of 2022 s. 5.]