National Blood Authority Act 2003

The NBA’s functions are as follows:

to liaise with, and gather information from, governments, suppliers and others about matters relating to blood products and services;

to carry out national blood arrangements relating to annual plans and budgets for the production and supply of blood products and services;

to carry out national blood arrangements to ensure that there is a sufficient supply of blood products and services in all the States and covered Territories;

to carry out national blood arrangements relating to the funding of:

the supply of blood products and services; and

the NBA’s operations;

to enter and manage contracts and arrangements for the collection, production and distribution of the blood products and services necessary to ensure a sufficient supply of blood products and services in all the States and covered Territories;

to carry out national blood arrangements relating to safety measures, quality measures, contingency measures and risk mitigation measures for the supply of blood products and services;

to provide information and advice to the Minister and the Ministerial Council about matters relating to blood products and services;

to carry out national blood arrangements relating to the facilitation and funding of research, policy development and other action about matters relating to blood products and services;

to provide assistance:

in accordance with national blood arrangements, to a committee referred to in those arrangements; and

to the Board; and

to the advisory committees (if any) established under section 38;

such other functions (if any) as are determined by the Ministerial Council and specified in a notice under subsection (2) given by the Minister to the NBA.

The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make a notice for the purposes of paragraph (1)(j).