Australian Capital Territory
Explanatory Statement
Blood Donation (Transmittable Diseases) Blood Donor Form 2003 (No.1)
Disallowable Instrument DI2003—255
Approved Form AF2003-10
made under the
Blood Donation (Transmittable Diseases) Act 1985, s 10(3) Approved Forms

The Instrument of Approval has been prepared in accordance with section 10 (3) of the Blood Donation (Transmittable Diseases) Act 1985.

Section 5 of the Act, specifies that for sections 3 and 4, the prescribed requirements, in relation to the taking of blood from a donor, are:
(a)	that, before taking blood from the donor, the society gets from the donor a written declaration.

The Australian Red Cross Blood Service-ACT has made changes to the Donor Declaration Form to achieve national conformity in the spirit of a truly national blood service sector. 

The ACT branch of the Australian Red Cross Blood Service will implement the use of the revised Donor Declaration Form on 8 September 2003.

NB:  An approved form for a declaration under section 5 (a) is a disallowable instrument.  On advice from PCO this Instrument contains both a formal AF and DI number.