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TASMANIA
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HUMAN TISSUE AMENDMENT BILL 2008
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Part II, Division 5: Heading amended
5. Section 17A inserted
17A. Interpretation
6. Part II, Division 5A: Heading inserted
Division 5A - Blood transfusions
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HUMAN TISSUE AMENDMENT BILL 2008
(Brought in by the Minister for Health and Human Services,
the Honourable Larissa Tahireh Giddings)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Human Tissue Act 1985
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by
and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Human Tissue
Amendment Act 2008.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which this
Act receives the Royal Assent.
3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Human Tissue Act 1985* is
referred to as the Principal Act.
*No. 118 of 1985
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Human Tissue Amendment Act 2008
Act No. of
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4. Part II, Division 5: Heading amended
Division 5 of Part II of the Principal Act is
amended by omitting "Blood transfusions, &c."
from the heading to that Division and
substituting "Donations of blood".
5. Section 17A inserted
Before section 18 of the Principal Act, the
following section is inserted in Division 5:
17A. Interpretation
In this Division -
"child" means a person who -
(a) has not attained the age of
16 years; and
(b) is not married.
6. Part II, Division 5A: Heading inserted
Part II of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting the following heading after section 20:
Division 5A - Blood transfusions
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