{"id":"blood-donation-limitation-of-liability-regulations-1986","name":"Blood Donation (Limitation of Liability) Regulations 1986","slug":"blood-donation-limitation-of-liability-regulations-1986","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174142,"registerId":"wa-blood-donation-limitation-of-liability-regulations-1986-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Blood Donation (Limitation of Liability) Regulations 1986","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nBlood Donation (Limitation of Liability) Act 1985\n\nBlood Donation (Limitation of Liability) Regulations 1986\n\nWestern Australia\n\nBlood Donation (Limitation of Liability) Regulations 1986\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Prescribed period under section 9(1)(a)(i)(A) 1\n\n4. Prescribed period under section 10(1)(d)(i) 1\n\n5. The form of declaration for purposes of Part III 1\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 2\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nBlood Donation (Limitation of Liability) Act 1985\n\nBlood Donation (Limitation of Liability) Regulations 1986\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\nThese regulations may be cited as the *Blood Donation (Limitation of Liability) Regulations 1986* 1.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThese relations shall come into operation on 15 September 1986.\n\n##### 3. Prescribed period under section 9(1)(a)(i)(A)\n\nThe prescribed period under section 9(1)(a)(i)(A) of the Act is 12 hours.\n\n##### 4. Prescribed period under section 10(1)(d)(i)\n\nThe prescribed period under section 10(1)(d)(i) of the Act is 12 hours.\n\n##### 5. The form of declaration for purposes of Part III\n\nThe form of the declaration to be made by a donor for the purposes of Part III of the Act shall be the same as the form of the declaration to be made by a donor for the purposes of the Transmissible Diseases Regulations 2.\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *Blood Donation (Limitation of Liability) Regulations 1986*. The following table contains information about these regulations.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Gazettal** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Blood Donation (Limitation of Liability) Regulations 1986* | 12 Sep 1986 p. 3349 | 15 Sep 1986 (see r. 2) |\n| **Reprint of the *Blood Donation (Limitation of Liability) Regulations 1986* as at 7 Jun 2002** | | |\n\n\n2 The full citation is the *Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Regulations 1985*.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard set of machinery regulations that perform exactly the limited, technical function intended: prescribing time periods and forms for the parent Act. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the original purpose of supporting the 1985 Act."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short length (5 operative provisions)","No defined terms section","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to specific sections of the parent Act and one other regulation)","Simple, unconditional directives (prescribing specific time periods and adopting an existing form)","No exceptions, exemptions, or conditional logic","Straightforward administrative machinery provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations support the *Blood Donation (Limitation of Liability) Act 1985* (WA) by filling in specific operational details that the main Act left blank. Think of the Act as the framework and these regulations as the nuts and bolts.\n\n**Key things it sets:**\n\n*   **Time limits for blood testing:** It specifies that blood samples must be tested for transmissible diseases **within 12 hours** of collection. This applies to two different scenarios in the Act (sections 9 and 10), ensuring timely screening to protect recipients.\n*   **Donor declaration forms:** It says that donors must sign the same declaration form used under the *Transmissible Diseases Regulations* (now called the *Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Regulations 1985*). This avoids duplication and keeps paperwork consistent across blood safety laws.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   **Blood donors** in Western Australia who need to make declarations about their health history.\n*   **Blood collection services** (like the Red Cross) that must test samples within the 12-hour window.\n*   **Patients receiving blood transfusions**, who benefit from the safety protocols these time limits enforce.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThese rules help protect people who receive blood transfusions by ensuring donated blood is screened quickly for diseases that could be passed on. The 12-hour window is tight for a reason—it minimises the risk of contaminated blood being used. The regulations also streamline paperwork so donors don't face confusing multiple forms."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations do not expand or narrow the Act’s substantive coverage; they prescribe the length of two periods as 12 hours and adopt an existing donor declaration form from the Transmissible Diseases instrument (regs 3–5), thereby providing procedural detail only."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (5 clauses) focused on minor procedural details","Prescribes two fixed time periods (reg 3 and reg 4) — no calculations or variables","Cross-reference to another instrument for the declaration form (reg 5), creating a dependency","No new offences, penalties, or enforcement mechanisms included","No discretionary powers or administrative decision-making introduced"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set two specific technical rules for the Blood Donation (Limitation of Liability) Act: they fix two prescribed periods at 12 hours and require donors to use the same declaration form already used under the Transmissible Diseases rules (regs 3–5). They affect blood donors and organisations collecting blood: donors must sign the specified declaration and collection agencies must apply the 12‑hour periods when implementing the liability limitations in the Act."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Impossible to assess whether scope changed from original intent — the legislative text is unavailable. The title suggests a focused, single-purpose instrument limiting liability in the context of blood donation, which does not obviously indicate scope creep, but no substantive analysis can be performed."},"complexity_factors":["The legislation content is entirely unavailable — analysis is based solely on the title","Cannot assess actual regulatory provisions, definitions, or operative clauses","Title suggests a relatively narrow and specific subject matter, implying low inherent complexity","As a regulation (not a principal Act), it is likely short and confined in scope","1986 vintage regulations tend to be more straightforward in drafting style"],"plain_english_summary":"The Blood Donation (Limitation of Liability) Regulations 1986 is a Western Australian subordinate instrument that limits legal liability relating to blood donation and transfusion. It chiefly affects donors, recipients, hospitals and organisations managing blood supplies by providing legal protections for parties involved in collecting and supplying donated blood, a measure introduced amid historical concerns about bloodborne infections."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/blood-donation-limitation-of-liability-regulations-1986","history":"/api/acts/blood-donation-limitation-of-liability-regulations-1986/history","analysis":"/api/acts/blood-donation-limitation-of-liability-regulations-1986/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/blood-donation-limitation-of-liability-regulations-1986/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/blood-donation-limitation-of-liability-regulations-1986/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/blood-donation-limitation-of-liability-regulations-1986/documents"}}