Australia
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Register Officially in Australia
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16+To Register
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From 18, registering is your legal consent. At 16 or 17 it records your intent.
Make Your Pledge FirstRegister OnlineOrganizations
- Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority (Organ and Tissue Authority)Nationwide. Government · Sign Up Online
- Australian Organ Donor RegisterNationwide. Government · Sign Up Online
- Eye Bank Association of Australia and New ZealandNationwide. Nonprofit · No Sign-Up
- Transplant AustraliaNationwide. Nonprofit · Sign Up Online
- Australian Tissue Donation NetworkNationwide. Tissue Bank · Sign Up Online
- DonateLife Australian Capital TerritoryCanberra, Australian Capital Territory. Government · Sign Up Online
- DonateLife Northern TerritoryDarwin, Northern Territory. Government · Sign Up Online
- DonateLife QueenslandBrisbane, Queensland. Government · Sign Up Online
- DonateLife South AustraliaAdelaide, South Australia. Government · Sign Up Online
- DonateLife TasmaniaHobart, Tasmania. Government · Sign Up Online
- DonateLife VictoriaMelbourne, Victoria. Government · Sign Up Online
- DonateLife Western AustraliaPerth, Western Australia. Government · Sign Up Online
- NSW Organ and Tissue Donation Service (DonateLife New South Wales)Sydney, New South Wales. Government · Sign Up Online
- Gift of Life IncorporatedCanberra, Australian Capital Territory. Nonprofit · Sign Up Online
- Eye Bank of South AustraliaAdelaide, South Australia. Eye Bank · No Sign-Up
- Lions Eye BankPerth, Western Australia. Eye Bank · No Sign-Up
- Lions Eye Donation ServiceMelbourne, Victoria. Eye Bank · Sign Up Online
- Donor Tissue Bank of VictoriaMelbourne, Victoria. Tissue Bank · Sign Up Online
- NSW Tissue Bank (incorporating the Lions NSW Eye Bank and NSW Bone Bank)Sydney, New South Wales. Tissue Bank · No Sign-Up
- PlusLife (Perth Bone & Tissue Bank Inc.)Perth, Western Australia. Tissue Bank · Sign Up Online
How to Register
- Register on the Australian Organ Donor Register online, through your Medicare account in myGov, or on the printed form NH007DF.
- In South Australia you can also register when you apply for or renew your driver's license.
- Tell your family what you decided.
What the Law Says
Each state and territory has its own human tissue law. A registration at 18 or older is recorded as your legal consent.
The Law: 9 Documents
- Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority Act 2008 (Cth), which set up the Organ and Tissue Authority
- Human Tissue Act 1983 (NSW)
- Human Tissue Act 1982 (Vic)
- Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1979 (Qld)
- Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1983 (SA)
- Human Tissue and Transplant Act 1982 (WA)
- Human Tissue Act 1985 (Tas)
- Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1979 (NT)
- Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1978 (ACT)
Your Family
Your family is always asked to agree before donation goes ahead, and donation teams do not proceed if your family objects.
Contact
Australian Organ Donor Register1800 777 203 (free call within Australia)
Checked October 23, 2026 against official sources.
The Need in Australia
~2,000Australians on a waitlist for an organ transplant 2025. Source: DonateLife, Australian Government
~1,400people received an organ transplant, from ~560 deceased donors 2025. Source: DonateLife, Australian Government
~35%of eligible Australians (16 and over) are on the donor register 2025. Source: DonateLife, Australian Government
