NSW Takes Crucial Step in Fight Against Human Organ Trafficking, Targets Crimes Overseas

May 18, 2018

(The Epoch Times) – Organ trafficking is a serious criminal offence in Australia but currently, state and commonwealth laws only prevent a person who is in Australia from engaging in an illegal trade of human organs. Loopholes in the legislation mean that if an Australia receives an organ in an illegal or unethical manner while overseas, they face no penalty when they return home. The passing of the Modern Slavery Bill 2018 in the state’s upper house could be the first step towards criminalising organ transplant tourism — an act where a person advertises for or seeks to purchase organs from overseas.