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Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority Act 2008
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Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
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C2017C00206 C07
01 July 2017
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31 October 2021
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Simplified outline
4 Definitions
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 2A—Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Board
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Division 1—Establishment and functions of the Board
13A Establishment of the Board
13B Functions of the Board
13C Delegation by the Board
13D Minister may give directions to the Board
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Division 2—Members of the Board
13E Membership
13F Appointment of appointed Board members
13G Nominations for appointment of certain appointed Board members
13H Term of appointment
13J Acting appointment
13K Remuneration
13L Leave of absence
13M Other terms and conditions
13N Resignation
13P Termination of appointment
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Division 3—Meetings of the Board
13Q Convening meetings
13R Presiding at meetings
13S Quorum
13T Voting at meetings
13U Conduct of meetings
13V Minutes
13W Decisions without meetings
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Part 4—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
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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
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Division 5—Staff etc.
25 Staff
26 Consultants
27 Persons assisting the Authority
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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 Board
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
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