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Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority Act 2008
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C2024C00060 (C09)
21 February 2024
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Simplified outline
4 Definitions
5 Meaning of authorised family member
5A Meaning of partner
5B Meaning of child
5C Meaning of parent
5D Meaning of sibling
5E Meaning of stepchild
5F Meaning of DonateLife Agency
6 Crown to be bound
7 Extension to external Territories
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Part 2—Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority
8 Establishment of the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority
11 Functions of the Authority
12 Authority must have regard to certain objectives etc.
13 Minister may give directions to the Authority
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Part 3—Chief Executive Officer and staff etc.
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Division 1—Chief Executive Officer
14A CEO
14B Functions of the CEO
14 Appointment of the CEO
15 Period of appointment for the CEO
16 Acting appointments
Division 3—Terms and conditions for the CEO
17 Remuneration and allowances
18 Leave of absence
19 Resignation
20 Outside employment
22 Termination of appointment
23 Other terms and conditions
Division 5—Staff etc.
25 Staff
26 Consultants
27 Persons assisting the Authority
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Part 4—Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Advisory Board
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Division 1—Establishment and functions of the Advisory Board
28 Establishment of the Advisory Board
29 Functions of the Advisory Board
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Division 2—Members of the Advisory Board
30 Membership
31 Appointment of Advisory Board members
32 Term of appointment
33 Acting appointment
34 Remuneration
35 Leave of absence
36 Other terms and conditions
37 Resignation
38 Termination of appointment
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Division 3—Meetings of the Advisory Board
39 Convening meetings
40 Presiding at meetings
41 Conduct of meetings
42 Minutes
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Part 5—Expert advisory committees
44 Establishment of expert advisory committees
45 Function of expert advisory committees
46 Appointment of expert advisory committee members etc.
47 Procedures of expert advisory committees
48 Remuneration and allowances
49 Leave of absence
50 Resignation
51 Disclosure of interests to the CEO
53 Other terms and conditions
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Part 6—Grants
54 Grant to a State
55 Grant to a Territory
56 Grant to a person other than a State or Territory
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Part 7—Miscellaneous
57 Compliance with policies, protocols, standards and codes
58 Protection of patient confidentiality—Authority and CEO
58A Publication, dissemination or disclosure of patient information—DonateLife Agencies, grant recipients and authorised family members
59 Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws etc.
60 Regulations
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history