The consenting process requires initially obtaining a recorded verbal consent and later written consent from the senior next of kin of the deceased. Written consent is required from the case pathologist, the coroner, and designated officer (an authorized person appointed by the Australian Department of Health responsible for tissue and organ donation from a deceased person). Using our Brains donors have pre-consented to the donation process, including consent from their next of kin and therefore only require written consent from a designated officer for the donation to proceed.
