5Meaning of authorised family member

5 Meaning of authorised family member

In this Act, authorised family member of an organ or tissue donor or recipient who has died means any of the following persons: (a) the partner of the organ or tissue donor or recipient; (b) a parent or legal guardian of the organ or tissue donor or recipient; (c) a child of the organ or tissue donor or recipient; (d) a sibling of the organ or tissue donor or recipient; (e) a grandparent of the organ or tissue donor or recipient; (f) a grandchild of the organ or tissue donor or recipient; (g) if the organ or tissue donor or recipient has traditional Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander kinship ties—a person who is related to the organ or tissue donor or recipient under Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander kinship rules; (h) if the organ or tissue donor or recipient is a member of a community that accepts relationships other than those referred to in paragraphs (a) to (g) as kinship ties—a person who is accepted by the community to be related to the organ or tissue donor or recipient; (i) a person who, under the regulations, is taken to be an authorised family member of the organ or tissue donor or recipient.