Cancer Registry Act 1993

2 Interpretation

• In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

  cancer—

  • (a) means a malignant growth of human tissue that, if unchecked,—

    • (i) is likely to spread to adjacent tissue or beyond its place of origin; and

    • (ii) may have the propensity to recur; and

  • (b) without limiting the generality of paragraph (a), includes carcinoma-in-situ, carcinoma, sarcoma (including Kaposi's sarcoma), any mixed tumour, leukaemia, any type of lymphoma, and melanoma; but

  • (c) does not include—

    • (i) any secondary or metastatic cancer, except where the primary cancer is not identified:

    • (ii) any type of cancer that is declared by regulations made under this Act to be a cancer to which this Act does not apply

  cancer test means any examination or test (including the examination of any blood, cytological or tissue biopsy specimen, or other material) that is carried out in any pathology laboratory to determine the presence or absence of cancer in any person (including a deceased person)

  Director-General means the Director-General of Health.