SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Services and public functions: exceptions

Part 3Health and care

Blood services

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1

A person operating a blood service does not contravene section 29 only by refusing to accept a donation of an individual's blood if—

a

the refusal is because of an assessment of the risk to the public, or to the individual, based on clinical, epidemiological or other data obtained from a source on which it is reasonable to rely, and

b

the refusal is reasonable.

2

A blood service is a service for the collection and distribution of human blood for the purposes of medical services.

3

Blood” includes blood components.