Ethical guidelines for organ transplantation from deceased donors

The Ethical Guidelines provide an overarching framework to guide ethical practice and inform decision making by everyone involved in assessing the eligibility of an individual for transplantation, assessing the suitability of donor organs for transplantation and allocating organs from deceased donors. The Ethical Guidelines are also intended to inform the Clinical Guidelines for Organ Transplantation from Deceased Donors which are maintained by TSANZ 

The Ethical Guidelines apply to the transplantation of solid organs and vascularised tissue composite allografts (such as the hand or face) from deceased donors. They do not apply to: 

• the process of organ donation
• transplantation of organs from living donors
• transplantation of human tissue
• transplantation of gametes, ovarian or testicular tissue, or embryos for reproductive purposes.