PART TWO: OUR ROLE
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Part Two details the National Blood Authority's role in the blood sector. It provides a description of the external and internal governance arrangements that guide the work of the National Blood Authority and the nature of its relationships with jurisdictions, stakeholders and suppliers.
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Background
- 2.3 The blood supply chain
- 2.4 External governance arrangements
- 2.5 National Blood Authority's roles and responsibilities
- 2.6 Internal governance arrangements
Australian Red Cross Blood Service
The Australian Red Cross Blood Service is an operating division of the Australian Red Cross Society. Since 2003–04, the Australian Red Cross Blood Service has been funded jointly by the governments of Australia, with the Australian Government contributing 63 percent of funding and the eight state and territory governments contributing the remaining 37 percent on a proportional basis.