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HUMAN TISSUE AMENDMENT BILL 2008
The Bill proposes minor amendments to the Human Tissue Act 1985 to permit young
persons who have attained the age of 16 years to donate blood without parental and medical
consent being required. Currently only persons who have attained the age of 18 years may
donate blood without parental and medical consent.
Australian Health Ministers agreed in 2007 that all jurisdictions will have legislation
in place which permits blood donation from the age of 16 without parental and/or medical
consent being required.
The amendments will bring the laws relating to blood donation in line with the laws
in the majority of other States and Territories, namely NSW, South Australia, the Australian
Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.
The effect will be to assist the Australian Red Cross Blood Service to recruit new
blood donors in Tasmania.