Table of contents -- Introduction -- Genetics and human health: a primer -- Coming to terms with genetic information -- Planning for the future -- A Human Genetics Commission of Australia -- Ethical considerations -- Information and health privacy law -- Privacy of genetic samples -- Anti-discrimination law -- Genetic testing -- Regulating access to genetic testing -- A new criminal offence -- The regulation of human genetic research -- Enforcing compliance with the national statement -- Human genetic research and consent -- Encouraging best practice in human genetic research -- Strengthening review by HRECs -- Human genetic research databases -- Human tissue collections -- Ownership of samples and the Human Tissue Acts -- Health professionals and family genetic information -- Genetic registers and family genetic information -- Genetic counselling and medical education -- Population genetic screening -- The use of genetic information in insurance -- Genetic discrimination in insurance -- Improving the underwriting process -- Insurance and genetic privacy -- The use of genetic information in employment -- Genetic discrimination in employment -- Inherent requirements of the job -- Occupational health and safety -- Workers' compensation, Employment and genetic privacy -- Parentage testing -- Kinship and identity -- Immigration -- Sport -- Forensic uses of genetic information -- Harmonisation of forensic procedures legislation -- Criminal investigations -- Identification of deceased persons -- DNA database systems -- Criminal proceedings -- Post-conviction use of DNA evidence -- Civil proceedings
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"March 2003."
Chapter 36 considers issues of kinship and identity, and discusses the use of genetic testing and information in Australia and overseas, in efforts to establish (or refute) membership of particular communities
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