The following is a simplified outline of this Act:
* ¢ This Act sets up the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority.
* ¢ There is to be a Chief Executive Officer of the Authority.
* ¢ The Chief Executive Officer has functions relating to organ or tissue donation and transplantation matters.
* ¢ The Authority has the function of assisting the Chief Executive Officer.
* ¢ This Act also sets up the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Advisory Council.
* ¢ The Advisory Council has the function of advising the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority about organ or tissue donation and transplantation matters.