Best Practice Guideline for Offering Organ and Tissue Donation in Australia

This is the second edition of the guideline, which outlines the best practice approach for referral of potential organ and tissue donors and discussing donation with their families. The guideline focuses on supporting families in making an informed decision about donation.

Who developed the guideline?

The guideline has been developed with the DonateLife Clinical Governance Committee and professional groups – the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand, the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine and the Australian College of Critical Care nurses.

Read the guideline

We want all Australians to talk about organ and tissue donation. If you want to be a donor, make sure you tell your family and friends.

Registering is easy and only takes one minute. All you need is your phone, Medicare card and one minute to register.

It doesn’t matter how old you are, your medical history, your lifestyle, what country you’re from or how healthy you are — you can still register as an organ and tissue donor.

The Organ and Tissue Authority acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to elders both past and present.

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