Northern Territory Numbered Acts

HUMAN TISSUE TRANSPLANT AMENDMENT ACT 2010 (NO 46 OF 2010) - SECT 6

(1)     Section 4

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    (1)     In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

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In this Act:

(2)     Section 4, definitions person in charge and tissue

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(3)     Section 4

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"anatomy authorisation" means an authorisation under section 22B.

"authorised purpose" means:

    (a)     for regenerative tissue – the removal of the tissue from a person's body for any of the following:

        (i)     transplantation to another person's body;

        (ii)     use for other therapeutic purposes;

        (iii)     use for other medical or scientific purposes; or

    (b)     for non-regenerative tissue – the removal of the tissue from a person's body for transplantation to another person's body.

"authorised school of anatomy" means a school of anatomy of an educational institution for which an anatomy authorisation is in force.

"code of practice" means a code of practice in force under section 22D.

"designated officer", for a hospital, means the person appointed under section 7(2)(a) of the Medical Services Act to be the person in charge of the hospital.

"donor", for Part 2, Division 5, see section 16.

"educational institution" means a higher education institution, or interstate university, as defined in section 4 of the Higher Education Act .

"holder", of an anatomy authorisation, means the governing body of the educational institution to which the authorisation applies.

"tissue":

    (a)     generally – includes:

        (i)     an organ; and

        (ii)     a part of a human body; and

        (iii)     a substance extracted from, or from a part of, a human body; but

    (b)     for Part 2 – see section 6.

"transplantation", of tissue, includes transplantation of:

    (a)     a part of the tissue; and

    (b)     a substance obtained from the tissue.

(4)     Section 4(2)

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