28.04.2025
Timeline and Engagement
To read a one page information sheet about the Inquiry, click here. Information about the Inquiry’s timeline and our submission process is below, along with a link to register for Inquiry updates. Timeline The below timeline sets out the planned activities and engagement of the Review of Human Tissue Laws through to its completion in …
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Dr Maeghan Toews
Dr Maeghan Toews was appointed as a full-time Commissioner and commenced on 17 February 2025 to jointly lead the ALRC’s Review of Human Tissue Laws alongside ALRC President the Hon Justice Mordecai Bromberg. Dr Toews is a legal academic specialising in health law who has spent the last decade researching the law pertaining to human …
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Australian Law Reform Commission Inquiry into Human Tissue Laws in Australia
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has received Terms of Reference from Commonwealth Attorney-General the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP to review Australian human tissue laws. The review is asked to inquire and report on what reforms might be necessary to modernise and harmonise human tissue laws across Australian jurisdictions. Following the agreement of all …
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Review of Human Tissue Laws
Review of Human Tissue Laws: Discussion Paper (2025) now available. The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has been asked to inquire into human tissue laws. The Terms of Reference for this Inquiry ask the ALRC to explore matters including: Donation, retrieval and transplant of human cells, tissues and organs Consent arrangements Regulation of ‘schools of anatomy’ …
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