Increasing registrations on the Australian Organ Donor Register

Moloney, Gail; Sutherland, Michael; Norton, Maddison; Bowling, Alison; Walker, Iain

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To the Editor: Many people are aware that Australia has an opt‐in system for recording organ donation decisions; and many are also aware that, historically, donation decisions were recorded on the driver's licence. What is not well known is that, in 2000, the Australian Organ Donor Register (AODR) was introduced as a register of consent (or objection), and that, between 2005 and 2012, the recording of donation decisions (except for South Australia) was transitioned from the driver's licence to registration on the national register, the AODR.1

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1 Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, NSW.
2 Organ and Tissue Donation Service, Mid North Coast Local Health District, Coffs Harbour, NSW.
3 University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT.

Correspondence: Gail.Moloney@scu.edu.au

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This research was supported by NSW Organ and Tissue Donation Service.

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No relevant disclosures.

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2. Moloney G, Sutherland M, Norton M, Walker A. When is the gift given? Organ donation, social representations and an opportunity to register. J Community Appl Soc Psychol 2019. In press.
3. Department of Human Services. AODR Intent registrations 2018 [website]. https://www.humanservices.gov.au/organisations/about-us/statistical-information-and-data/medicare-statistics/australian-organ-donor-register-statistics/australian-organ-donor-register (viewed Dec 2018).
4. Organ and Tissue Authority. Why is registration important? Canberra: OAT; 2017. http://www.donatelife.gov.au/sites/default/files/5_Why%20is%20registration%20important.pdf (viewed Dec 2018).
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