No need for MOH approval

A Ministry of Health (MOH) spokesman said that the hospital may proceed with the transplant after the necessary criteria are met.

This include documents to prove the relationship between donor and recipient and having risks of the surgical procedure explained to the donor.

"Living related organ transplantation does not require the prior approval of MOH," said the spokesman.

When The New Paper called Mr Murray for comments, he said that he could not reveal anything as the family has negotiated an exclusive deal with Australia's Channel Nine TV for the Sixty Minutes current affairs show.

He was reported to have told the Irish Echo, Australia's Irish newspaper, that "it's our last chance". This was before the Channel Nine deal was sealed.

He told the newspaper: "Claire looks fine but her blood tests are telling a different story. She is deteriorating day by day."

Mr Murray said he was prepared to offer his life for his daughter. However, he was not a suitable donor.

Ms Murray's plight has divided Western Australia. Many callers to radio and letter writers to local newspapers have supported the state's decision not to offer her a second transplant.

Online polls were running three-to-one against her receiving any help from the WA government.

This article was first published in The New Paper.