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BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION (TISSUE DONOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT) AMENDMENT BILL 2020

2020

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)

(Tara Cheyne)

Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration (Tissue Donor Acknowledgment) Amendment Bill 2020

A Bill for

An Act to amend the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1 Name of Act

This Act is the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration (Tissue Donor Acknowledgment) Amendment Act 2020

.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day after its notification day.

Note The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act

, s 75 (1)).

3 Legislation amended

This Act amends the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997

.

4 New section 38A

in division 6.2, insert

38A Information about tissue donation

(1) This section applies in relation to a deceased person who was a tissue donor and whose death is or is to be registered under this Act.

(2) On request by a next of kin of the deceased person, the registrar-general must include in the register a statement that the person was a tissue donor.

(3) The request must be in writing and include information verifying that the deceased person was a tissue donor.

(4) Additionally, if the next of kin wishes to receive from the Chief Minister a written acknowledgment of the tissue donation—

(a) the next of kin may give the registrar-general a written request for the acknowledgment, including their name and address; and

(b) the registrar-general must ensure that the request is given to the Chief Minister.

(5) In this section:

next of kin—see the Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1978

, dictionary.

tissue donor—a deceased person was a tissue donor if—

(a) tissue was removed from the person’s body while the person was living, under a consent given in accordance with the Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1978

, division 2.2 (Donations by adults) or division 2.3 (Donations from children); or

(b) tissue was removed from the person’s body under a consent given in accordance with that Act

, part 3 (Donations of tissue after death).

Endnotes

1 Presentation speech

Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 19 February 2020.

2 Notification

Notified under the Legislation Act

on 2020.

3 Republications of amended laws

For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au

.

© Australian Capital Territory 2020

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