New Zealand Acts

HUMAN TISSUE ACT 2008 - SECT 8

8 How Act applies to foetal tissue not subject to Code

Human tissue that is, or is part of, a dead foetus and is not collected from a consumer in the course of a health care procedure must, for the purposes of this Act, be treated,—

a) if the dead foetus did not issue completely from its mother before she died (because of its miscarriage or for any other reason), as tissue that is, or is collected from, the body of the mother of the dead foetus; and

b) if the dead foetus issued completely from its mother (whether or not she died because of its having issued), as tissue that is, or is from, the body of an individual who is not the mother and did not, before death, give, or nominate any person to give on his or her behalf, informed consent to use of tissue that is, or is collected from, his or her body.