Children and Community Services Regulations 2006

If a bodily sample is taken from a donor the sampler must ensure that —

the sample is placed in a container —

immediately after it is taken; and

in the presence of the donor;

the container has not previously been used for any purpose; and

the container is sealed in a way that, if it were opened after being sealed, that fact would be evident on inspection of the container; and

the container is labelled in a way that —

if the label, or any part of the label, were removed; or

if writing on the label were impaired by alteration or erasure,

the particulars on the label are inscribed in ink and include —

the full name of the donor; and

the date of birth and the sex of the donor; and

the date and time at which the sample was taken;

when paragraph (e) is complied with, the sampler and the donor sign the label, in ink.

If the donor is a child —

the procedure specified in subregulation (1)(a) must be completed in the presence of a person who is a responsible person for the child; and

the procedure specified in subregulation (1)(f) is taken to be satisfied only if a person who is a responsible person for the child signs the label.

If the donor is a represented person —

the procedure specified in subregulation (1)(a) must be completed in the presence of a person who is a guardian of the represented person; and

the procedure specified in subregulation (1)(f) is taken to be complied with only if the label is signed by a person who is a guardian of the represented person.