{"id":"assisted-reproductive-treatment-act-1988","name":"Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 1988","slug":"assisted-reproductive-treatment-act-1988","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31578,"registerId":"sa-assisted-reproductive-treatment-act-1988-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 1988","content":"South Australia\nAssisted Reproductive Treatment Act 1988\nAn Act to regulate assisted reproductive treatment.\n\nContents\nPart 1—Preliminary\n1\tShort title\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tAct binds Crown\n4A\tWelfare of child paramount\nPart 2—Registration\n5\tRegistration required to provide assisted reproductive treatment\n6\tEligibility for registration\n7\tApplication for registration\n8\tRegistration\n9\tConditions of registration\n10\tSuspension or cancellation of registration\n11\tRemoval from Register\n12\tReinstatement on Register\n13\tAppeals\n14\tRelated matters\nPart 3—Donor conception register\n14A\tApplication of Part\n15\tDonor conception register\n15A\tAuthorisation of entities\n15B\tNotice requiring provision of information etc\n15C\tFreedom of Information Act 1991 does not apply\n15D\tLiability\nPart 4—Miscellaneous\n16\tRecord keeping\n17\tPowers of authorised persons\n18\tConfidentiality\n19\tDelegation\n20\tRegulations\n21\tReview of operation of Act\nLegislative history\n\nThe Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:\nPart 1—Preliminary\n1—Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 1988.\n3—Interpretation\nIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—\nassisted insemination means assisted reproductive treatment (not being an in vitro fertilisation procedure or a surgical procedure) in which human sperm are introduced, by artificial means, into the human female reproductive system;\nassisted reproductive treatment means any medical procedure directed at fertilisation of a human ovum by artificial means and includes an in vitro fertilisation procedure;\nauthorised person means a person authorised by the Minister to exercise the powers of an authorised person under this Act;\ndonor conception register—see section 15;\nhuman reproductive material means—\n\t(a)\ta human embryo;\n\t(b)\thuman semen;\n\t(c)\ta human ovum;\nin vitro fertilisation procedure means any of the following procedures—\n\t(a)\tthe removal of a human ovum for the purpose of fertilisation within or outside the body;\n\t(b)\tthe storage of any such ovum prior to fertilisation;\n\t(c)\tthe fertilisation by artificial means of any such ovum within or outside the body;\n\t(d)\tthe culture or storage of a fertilised ovum outside the body;\n\t(e)\tthe transference of a fertilised or unfertilised ovum into the human body;\nlawful surrogacy agreement means a lawful surrogacy agreement under the Surrogacy Act 2019;\nregistered objector—see section 8(3).\n4—Act binds Crown\nThis Act binds the Crown.\n4A—Welfare of child paramount\nThe welfare of any child to be born as a consequence of the provision of assisted reproductive treatment in accordance with this Act must be treated as being of paramount importance, and accepted as a fundamental principle, in respect of the operation of this Act.\nPart 2—Registration\n5—Registration required to provide assisted reproductive treatment\n\t(1)\tA person must not provide assisted reproductive treatment unless the person is registered under this Part.\nMaximum penalty: $120 000.\n\t(2)\tSubsection (1) does not apply in relation to assisted reproductive treatment consisting of—\n\t(a)\tassisted insemination provided by a health professional approved by the Minister for the purposes of this subsection; or\n\t(b)\tassisted insemination provided other than for fee or reward.\n\t(3)\tAn approval under subsection (2)(a) may be conditional or unconditional.\n\t(4)\tThe Minister may, by notice in writing given to a health professional approved under subsection (2)(a), vary or cancel the approval on any grounds the Minister thinks fit.\n\t(5)\tA health professional who is approved under subsection (2)(a) and who contravenes or fails to comply with a condition of the approval is guilty of an offence.\nMaximum penalty: $120 000.\n\t(6)\tIn this section—\nhealth professional means—\n\t(a)\ta medical practitioner; or\n\t(b)\tany other person who belongs to a profession, or who has an occupation, declared by the regulations to be a profession or occupation within the ambit of this definition.\n6—Eligibility for registration\n\t(1)\tA person is eligible for registration under this Part if the person, on application to the Minister, satisfies the Minister that he or she—\n\t(a)\tis a fit and proper person to be registered; and\n\t(b)\tholds any licence, accreditation or other qualification required by the regulations for the purposes of registration; and\n\t(c)\tsatisfies any other requirements prescribed by the regulations.\n\t(2)\tThe fact that an applicant for registration has a religious objection to the provision of assisted reproductive treatment to another on the basis of the other's sexual orientation or gender identity, or marital status, is not, of itself, grounds for finding that a person is not fit and proper to be registered.\n7—Application for registration\n\t(1)\tAn application for registration under this Part must—\n\t(a)\tbe made to the Minister in the manner and form approved by the Minister; and\n\t(b)\tbe accompanied by the prescribed fee.\n\t(2)\tAn applicant for registration must, if the Minister so requires, provide the Minister with specified information to enable the Minister to determine the application.\n8—Registration\n\t(1)\tThe Minister must keep a register of persons determined by the Minister to be eligible for registration under this Part (the Register).\n\t(2)\tThe Register must include, in relation to each person on the Register—\n\t(a)\tthe person's full name or business name and business address; and\n\t(b)\tdetails of any condition of registration; and\n\t(ba)\tif the person notifies the Minister that the person has a religious objection to the provision of assisted reproductive treatment to another on the basis of the other's sexual orientation or gender identity, or marital status—that fact; and\n\t(c)\tany other information prescribed by the regulations,\nand may include such other information as the Minister thinks fit.\n\t(3)\tA person referred to in subsection (2)(ba) may, for the purposes of this or any other Act, be referred to as a registered objector.\n9—Conditions of registration\n\t(1)\tThe Minister must, by notice in writing given to a person registered under this Part, impose conditions of the following kinds on the person's registration:\n\t(a)\ta condition requiring the person to hold, while the person is registered under this Part, a specified licence, accreditation or other qualification that is in force;\n\t(b)\ta condition setting out the kinds of assisted reproductive treatment the person may provide and any requirements that must be complied with in the provision of such treatment;\n\t(ba)\tsubject to subsection (1a), a condition prohibiting the person from refusing to provide assisted reproductive treatment to another on the basis only of the other's sexual orientation or gender identity, marital status, or religious beliefs;\n\t(c)\ta condition preventing the provision of assisted reproductive treatment except in the following circumstances:\n\t(i)\tif it appears to be unlikely that, in the person's circumstances, the person will become pregnant other than by an assisted reproductive treatment;\n\t(iii)\tif there appears to be a risk that a serious genetic defect, serious disease or serious illness would be transmitted to a child conceived naturally;\n\t(iv)\tif—\n\t(A)\tthe human reproductive material—\n\t•\tin the case of human semen or a human ovum—was collected from a person who has died (the donor); or\n\t•\tin the case of a human embryo—was created from gametes of a person who has died (the donor); and\n\t(B)\tbefore the donor died, the donor consented to the use of the human reproductive material after their death in the provision of the proposed assisted reproductive treatment; and\n\t(C)\tif the donor gave any directions in relation to the use of the human reproductive material—the directions have, as far as is reasonably practicable, been complied with; and\n\t(D)\tthe assisted reproductive treatment is provided for the benefit of a person who, immediately before the death of the donor, was living with the donor on a genuine domestic basis (whether the treatment is carried out on that person or on another person for the purposes of a lawful surrogacy agreement);\n\t(iva)\tfor the purposes of a lawful surrogacy agreement;\n\t(v)\tin any other circumstances prescribed by the regulations;\n\t(d)\ta condition requiring the person to ensure that the regulations are complied with;\n\t(e)\tany other condition required by the regulations,\nand may impose any other condition the Minister thinks fit.\n\t(1a)\tSection 9(1)(ba) does not apply to a registered objector but, in that case, it is instead a condition of the registered objector's registration that the registered objector take steps to refer the person seeking assisted reproductive treatment to another person who is registered under this Part.\n\t(2)\tThe Minister may, by notice in writing given to a person registered under this Part, vary the conditions of the person's registration by the addition, substitution or deletion of 1 or more conditions.\n\t(3)\tA person who is registered under this Part and who contravenes or fails to comply with a condition of the person's registration is guilty of an offence.\nMaximum penalty: $120 000.\n10—Suspension or cancellation of registration\n\t(1)\tThe Minister may suspend or cancel a person's registration under this Part if the Minister is satisfied that the person has contravened, or failed to comply with, a condition of that registration.\n\t(2)\tA person must be given a reasonable opportunity to make submissions in relation to the matter before action is taken under subsection (1).\n11—Removal from Register\n\t(1)\tThe Minister must, on application by a person registered under this Part, remove the person from the Register.\n\t(2)\tThe Minister must remove from the Register a person—\n\t(a)\twho ceases to hold a licence, accreditation or other qualification required for registration under this Part; or\n\t(b)\twho ceases for any other reason to be entitled to be registered; or\n\t(c)\twhose registration has been suspended or cancelled under this Act.\n\t(3)\tThe Minister may act under subsection (2) without giving prior notice to the person.\n12—Reinstatement on Register\n\t(1)\tA person who has been removed from the Register under this Act—\n\t(a)\ton the person's application; or\n\t(b)\tunder section 11 (other than a person whose registration has been suspended under this Act),\nmay apply to the Minister at any time for reinstatement on the Register.\n\t(2)\tA person whose registration under this Part has been suspended may apply to the Minister for reinstatement on the Register (but not, in the case where the person's registration has been suspended for a specified period, until after the expiration of that period).\n\t(3)\tAn application for reinstatement must—\n\t(a)\tbe made to the Minister in the manner and form determined by the Minister; and\n\t(b)\tbe accompanied by the prescribed reinstatement fee.\n\t(4)\tAn applicant for reinstatement must, if the Minister so requires, provide the Minister with specified information to enable the Minister to determine the application.\n\t(5)\tThe Minister may refuse to reinstate the applicant on the Register until any proceedings in relation to the applicant under this Act, or a law of another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth providing for the registration or some other form of accreditation of persons who provide assisted reproductive treatment, have been finally disposed of.\n13—Appeals\n\t(1)\tAn appeal lies to the Supreme Court against the following decisions:\n\t(a)\ta refusal by the Minister to approve a health professional for the purposes of section 5(2);\n\t(b)\ta decision by the Minister to vary or cancel the approval of a health professional under section 5(4);\n\t(c)\ta refusal by the Minister to register a person under this Part;\n\t(d)\ta decision by the Minister to impose, substitute or delete a condition of registration under this Part;\n\t(e)\ta decision by the Minister to suspend or cancel the registration of a person;\n\t(f)\ta refusal by the Minister to reinstate a person on the Register.\n\t(2)\tSubject to any contrary order of the Supreme Court, an appeal cannot be commenced after 1 month from the day on which the appellant receives notice of the decision against which the appeal lies.\n\t(3)\tOn an appeal, the Supreme Court may—\n\t(a)\tannul, vary or reverse the decision subject to the appeal; and\n\t(b)\tmake any consequential or ancillary orders the Supreme Court thinks fit.\n14—Related matters\n\t(1)\tThe Register must be kept available for inspection by any person during ordinary office hours at a place or places determined by the Minister and the Register, or extracts of the Register, may be made available to the public by electronic means.\n\t(2)\tA person may, on payment of the prescribed fee, obtain a copy of any part of the Register.\n\t(3)\tA certificate stating that a person was, or was not, registered on the Register at a particular date, or during a particular period, and purporting to be signed by the Minister will, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be accepted in legal proceedings as proof of the registration, or of the fact that the person was not so registered, on the date, or during the period, stated in the certificate.\nPart 3—Donor conception register\n14A—Application of Part\nThis Part applies in relation to assisted reproductive treatment whether provided before or after the commencement of this Part.\nNote—\nThe rights of access to information and obligations to provide information under this Part apply despite any previous obligation to maintain secrecy or other restriction on the disclosure of information.\n15—Donor conception register\n\t(1)\tThe Minister must keep a register of donors of human reproductive material used in, or in relation to, assisted reproductive treatment provided in accordance with this Act and resulting in the birth of a child (the donor conception register).\n\t(2)\tThe donor conception register must contain, in relation to each donor on the register, the following information (if known):\n\t(a)\tthe donor's full name and nominated contact address; and\n\t(b)\tthe full name and nominated contact address of the person to whom assisted reproductive treatment using the donor's human reproductive material was provided; and\n\t(c)\tthe full name of any child born as a consequence of such assisted reproductive treatment; and\n\t(ca)\tinformation provided under section 15B; and\n\t(d)\tany other information required by the regulations,\nand may include any other information that the Minister thinks fit.\n\t(3)\tThe Minister may include on the donor conception register any particulars provided by the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages under section 15B(3) (including, to avoid doubt, information that does not relate to assisted reproductive treatment provided in accordance with this Act).\n\t(4)\tIf the Minister is satisfied, based on any information received by the Minister, that an entry in the donor conception register is not correct, the Minister must correct that entry.\n\t(4a)\tSubject to subsections (4d) and (8), a person is only entitled to have access to information contained in the donor conception register in accordance with the regulations or an authorisation of the Minister under subsection (4b).\n\t(4b)\tThe Minister may, by instrument in writing, authorise the disclosure of information, or a class of information, contained in the donor conception register to a person or class of person specified in the instrument of authorisation.\n\t(4c)\tAn authorisation under subsection (4b) may be subject to conditions specified in the instrument of authorisation.\n\t(4d)\tA person engaged in connection with the administration of this Part may disclose particular information contained in the donor conception register if the person believes on reasonable grounds that the disclosure is necessary to address a serious and imminent risk to the health, safety or welfare of any person.\n\t(5)\tA certificate stating that a donor was, or was not, registered on the donor conception register in relation to the birth of a specified child, and purporting to be signed by the Minister will, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be accepted in legal proceedings as proof of the registration, or of the fact that the person was not so registered.\n\t(6)\tAny person (not being a registered provider of assisted reproductive treatment) may provide information of a prescribed kind to the Minister for inclusion in the donor conception register.\n\t(7)\tA registered provider of assisted reproductive treatment must provide the Minister with information required by the Minister for inclusion in the donor conception register in the manner and form determined by the Minister.\nMaximum penalty: $120 000.\n\t(8)\tNothing in this section entitles a person to obtain information contained in the donor conception register if the Minister has determined, in the Minister's absolute discretion, that disclosure of the information would—\n\t(a)\tbe an unjustifiable intrusion on the privacy of the person to whom the information relates; or\n\t(b)\tgive rise to a serious risk to the health, safety or welfare of any person; or\n\t(c)\tbe inappropriate because the information may be unreliable or misleading.\n\t(9)\tThe Minister must establish and maintain written guidelines regarding the exercise of the Minister's discretion under subsection (8).\n\t(10)\tThe Minister must ensure that guidelines established and maintained under subsection (9) are published on a website determined by the Minister.\n\t(11)\tA person who is dissatisfied with a decision of the Minister under subsection (8) may apply to the Tribunal under section 34 of the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 for a review of the decision.\n\t(12)\tIn this section—\ndonor means a person who provided human reproductive material for the purposes of assisted reproductive treatment on the understanding that they would not be a parent or legal guardian of a child born as a consequence of the treatment.\n15A—Authorisation of entities\n\t(1)\tThe Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, authorise an entity to do any of the following:\n\t(a)\tto assist the Minister in obtaining any information for the purposes of this Part;\n\t(b)\tto provide counselling or support services;\n\t(c)\tto facilitate the exchange of information between, or contact between, donors and other persons involved in donor conception;\n\t(d)\tto perform a function of a kind prescribed by the regulations.\nNote—\nThe Minister may also delegate functions under this Part to an entity authorised under this section (see section 19).\n\t(2)\tAn authorisation made by notice under this section may be subject to conditions specified in the notice.\n\t(3)\tThe Minister or any other person engaged in connection with the operation of this Act may disclose information obtained while so engaged (including information contained in the donor conception register) to an entity authorised under this section to enable that entity to exercise a function under this section.\n15B—Notice requiring provision of information etc\n\t(1)\tThe Minister may, by notice in writing, for the purpose of preparing and maintaining the donor conception register, require a person or a public authority to provide the Minister with such information as the Minister may require.\n\t(2)\tA person must not—\n\t(a)\twithout reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with a notice given to the person under subsection (1); or\n\t(b)\tknowingly or recklessly provide false or misleading information to the Minister for the purposes of this Part (whether in response to a notice under subsection (1) or otherwise).\nMaximum penalty: $10 000.\n\t(3)\tThe Minister may, by notice in writing, require the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages to provide information, or specified kinds of information, in relation to donors (within the meaning of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996) recorded in the Register maintained under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996.\n\t(4)\tNo obligation to maintain secrecy or other restriction on the disclosure of information applies to the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages or any other person or public authority for the purposes of complying with a notice under this section.\n\t(5)\tIn this section—\npublic authority means—\n\t(a)\tan agency or instrumentality of the Crown; or\n\t(b)\ta person or body prescribed by the regulations.\n15C—Freedom of Information Act 1991 does not apply\nThe donor conception register, and any other document held for the purposes of this Part that relates to a particular person, are not subject to access under the Freedom of Information Act 1991.\n15D—Liability\n\t(1)\tA registered provider of assisted reproductive treatment or other person required or permitted to provide information under this Part does not incur any civil or criminal liability in respect of providing that information honestly and in good faith.\n\t(2)\tNo civil or criminal liability attaches to a person engaged in the administration of this Act, for an honest act or omission in the performance, exercise or discharge, or purported performance, exercise or discharge, of a function under this Act in connection with this Part.\n\t(3)\tNo civil or criminal liability attaches to the Crown for any act or omission in relation to the performance, exercise or discharge, or purported performance, exercise or discharge, of a function in connection with this Part.\nPart 4—Miscellaneous\n16—Record keeping\n\t(1)\tA person who is registered under Part 2 must make such records, and keep such documents, as may be required by the regulations in relation to the provision of assisted reproductive treatment by the person.\nMaximum penalty: $50 000.\n\t(2)\tA health professional who is approved under section 5(2)(a) to provide assisted insemination must make such records, and keep such documents, as may be required by the regulations in relation to assisted insemination provided in pursuance of the approval.\nMaximum penalty: $50 000.\n\t(2a)\tA person who is in possession of any records or other documents relating to the provision (whether before or after the commencement of this subsection) of assisted reproductive treatment must keep those records or documents in accordance with the regulations.\nMaximum penalty: $50 000.\n\t(3)\tA person who is required to make a record or keep a document under this section must retain the record or document in accordance with any requirement set out in the regulations.\nMaximum penalty: $50 000.\n\t(4)\tThe Minister may, on the Minister's own motion or on application (made in a manner and form determined by the Minister) by a person who is required to make a record or keep a document under this section, authorise the transfer of any such documents to another person.\n\t(5)\tAn authorisation under subsection (4)—\n\t(a)\tmust be given by instrument in writing; and\n\t(b)\tmay be subject to such conditions as the Minister thinks fit and specifies in the authorisation; and\n\t(c)\tmust be given to any person transferring the documents and to the person to whom the documents are to be transferred pursuant to the authorisation.\n\t(6)\tA person transferring documents pursuant to an authorisation of the Minister under subsection (4), and any person to whom such documents are transferred, must comply with the conditions specified in the authorisation.\nMaximum penalty: $50 000.\n17—Powers of authorised persons\n\t(1)\tAn authorised person may at any reasonable time—\n\t(a)\tenter and inspect any premises on which assisted reproductive treatment is provided; and\n\t(b)\tinspect any equipment on the premises; and\n\t(c)\tput questions to any person on the premises; and\n\t(d)\trequire any person who is apparently in a position to do so, to produce records relating to assisted reproductive treatment; and\n\t(e)\texamine those records and take extracts from, or make copies of, any of them.\n\t(2)\tA person who—\n\t(a)\tobstructs an authorised person acting in the exercise of a power conferred by this section; or\n\t(b)\tfails to answer an authorised person's questions to the best of his or her information and belief; or\n\t(c)\tbeing in a position to produce records fails to do so when required by an authorised person,\nis guilty of an offence.\nMaximum penalty: $10 000.\n\t(3)\tConfidential information may be disclosed to an authorised person under this section without breach of any principle of professional ethics.\n18—Confidentiality\n\t(2)\tA person must not divulge any personal information obtained (whether by that person or some other person) for the purpose, or in the course, of providing assisted reproductive treatment except—\n\t(aa)\tas required or authorised by or under this or any other Act; or\n\t(a)\tin order to provide that treatment; or\n\t(c)\twith the consent of the person to whom the information relates.\nMaximum penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for 6 months.\n\t(2a)\tA person engaged or formerly engaged in connection with the operation of this Act must not disclose personal information obtained while so engaged except—\n\t(a)\tin the case of information obtained in connection with the operation of Part 3—to the extent that they may otherwise be authorised or required to disclose that information under that Part; or\n\t(b)\tin any other case—\n\t(i)\tas required or authorised by or under this or any other Act; or\n\t(ii)\tin the administration of this Act; or\n\t(iii)\twith the consent of the person to whom the information relates.\nMaximum penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for 6 months.\n\t(3)\tNothing in this section prevents information (being information that does not disclose the identity of a person) being used to enable the Minister to accumulate statistical information and to enable the Minister to authorise use of the statistical information for the purposes of research or education.\n\t(4)\tIn this section—\npersonal information means information or an opinion, whether true or not, relating to an individual or the affairs of an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information or opinion.\n19—Delegation\n\t(1)\tThe Minister may delegate a power or function vested in or conferred on the Minister by or under this Act—\n\t(a)\tto a particular person or body; or\n\t(b)\tto the person for the time being holding or acting in a particular office or position.\n\t(2)\tA power or function delegated under this section may, if the instrument of delegation so provides, be further delegated.\n\t(3)\tA delegation—\n\t(a)\tmay be absolute or conditional; and\n\t(b)\tdoes not derogate from the power of the delegator to act in a matter; and\n\t(c)\tis revocable at will by the delegator.\n20—Regulations\n\t(1)\tThe Governor may make such regulations as are contemplated by this Act or as are necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Act.\n\t(2)\tWithout limiting the generality of subsection (1), those regulations may—\n\t(a)\tprescribe forms of consent for the purposes of this Act;\n\t(b)\trequire persons registered under Part 2 of this Act to furnish periodic returns of information;\n\t(c)\timpose penalties (not exceeding $10 000) for breach of, or non-compliance with, a regulation;\n\t(d)\trequire a person to provide information to the Minister for purposes related to the preparation and maintenance of the donor conception register;\n\t(e)\tconfer a discretionary power on the Minister or any other person or body.\n\t(3)\tA regulation may incorporate, or operate by reference to, any code or standard (as in force at the date of the regulation, or as in force from time to time) prepared or approved by a body or authority referred to in the regulation.\n21—Review of operation of Act\n\t(1)\tThe Minister must, as soon as practicable after the fifth anniversary of the commencement of this section, conduct a review of the operation and effectiveness of this Act as amended by the Reproductive Technology (Clinical Practices) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2009.\n\t(2)\tThe Minister, or any person conducting the review on behalf of the Minister, must maintain the confidentiality of information provided to the Minister in the course of the review (but nothing in this section prevents information (being information that does not disclose the identity of a person) being used to enable the Minister to accumulate and publish statistical information for the purposes of a report under this section).\n\t(3)\tThe Minister must prepare a report based on the review and must, within 12 sitting days after the report is prepared, cause copies of the report to be laid before each House of Parliament.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tPlease note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.\n\t•\tEarlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nFormerly\nReproductive Technology Act 1988\nReproductive Technology (Clinical Practices) Act 1988\nPrincipal Act and amendments\nNew entries appear in bold.\nYear\nNo\nTitle\nAssent\nCommencement\n1988\n10\nReproductive Technology Act 1988\n10.3.1988\n1.4.1988 (Gazette 31.3.1988 p765) except ss 14(1), 14(2)(a), (b) & (d), 14(3) & 14(4)—31.7.1989 (Gazette 20.7.1989 p116) and except s 14(2)(c)—1.8.1996 (Gazette 1.8.1996 p223)\n2000\n34\nSouth Australian Health Commission (Administrative Arrangements) Amendment Act 2000\n6.7.2000\nSch 1 (cl 15)—6.7.2000 (Gazette 6.7.2000 p5)\n2003\n18\nResearch Involving Human Embryos Act 2003\n19.6.2003\nSch (cll 2—8)—18.12.2003 (Gazette 18.12.2003 p4526)\n2009\n43\nReproductive Technology (Clinical Practices) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2009\n1.10.2009\nPt 2 (ss 4—14) & Sch 1 (Pt 2)—1.9.2010 (Gazette 1.7.2010 p3338)\n2009\n64\nStatutes Amendment (Surrogacy) Act 2009\n26.11.2009\nPt 4 (ss 19 & 20)—26.11.2010: s 2\n2015\n15\nFamily Relationships (Surrogacy) Amendment Act 2015\n16.7.2015\nSch 1 (cl 1)—16.7.2015\n2017\n6\nStatutes Amendment (Surrogacy Eligibility) Act 2017\n15.3.2017\nPt 2 (ss 4—7)—21.3.2017 (Gazette 21.3.2017 p926)\n2019\n31\nSurrogacy Act 2019\n7.11.2019\nSch 1 (cll 2 & 3)—1.9.2020 (Gazette 18.6.2020 p3392); Sch 1 (cl 4)—7.11.2021 (s 7(5) Acts Interpretation Act 1915)\n2024\n8\nAssisted Reproductive Treatment (Posthumous Use of Material and Donor Conception Register) Amendment Act 2024\n28.3.2024\nPt 2 (ss 3 to 8)—26.2.2025 (Gazette 28.11.2024 p4271)\n2025\n69\nStatutes Amendment (Health and Wellbeing) Act 2025\n4.12.2025\nPt 3 (ss 6 & 7)—4.12.2025: s 2(1)\nProvisions amended\nNew entries appear in bold.\nEntries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.\nProvision\nHow varied\nCommencement\nLong title\namended by 43/2009 s 4\n1.9.2010\nPt 1\n\n\ns 1\nsubstituted by 18/2003 Sch cl 2\n18.12.2003\n\namended by 43/2009 s 5\n1.9.2010\ns 2\nomitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002\n18.12.2003\ns 3\n\n\nartificial fertilisation procedure\ndeleted by 43/2009 s 6(1)\n1.9.2010\nartificial insemination\ndeleted by 43/2009 s 6(2)\n1.9.2010\nassisted insemination\ninserted by 43/2009 s 6(2)\n1.9.2010\nassisted reproductive treatment\ninserted by 43/2009 s 6(2)\n1.9.2010\nauthorised person\namended by 34/2000 Sch 1 cl 15(a)\n6.7.2000\nthe code of ethical practice\ndeleted by 43/2009 s 6(3)\n1.9.2010\nthe Commission\ndeleted by 34/2000 Sch 1 cl 15(b)\n6.7.2000\ndonor conception register\ninserted by 43/2009 s 6(3)\n1.9.2010\nlawful surrogacy agreement\ninserted by 31/2019 Sch 1 cl 2\n1.9.2020\nrecognised surrogacy agreement\ninserted by 64/2009 s 19\n26.11.2010\n\namended by 15/2015 Sch 1 cl 1\n16.7.2015\n\ndeleted by 31/2019 Sch 1 cl 2\n1.9.2020\nregistered objector\ninserted by 6/2017 s 4\n21.3.2017\nreproductive technology\ndeleted by 43/2009 s 6(4)\n1.9.2010\ns 4A\ninserted by 43/2009 s 7\n1.9.2010\nPt 2 before substitution by 43/2009\n\n\ns 10\n\n\ns 10(1)\namended by 34/2000 Sch 1 cl 15(c)\n6.7.2000\n\n(a)(ii) deleted by 18/2003 Sch cl 3(1)\n18.12.2003\n\n(b)(ii) deleted by 18/2003 Sch cl 3(2)\n18.12.2003\n\namended by 18/2003 Sch cl 3(3)\n18.12.2003\ns 11\n\n\ns 11(3)\nsubstituted by 34/2000 Sch 1 cl 15(d)\n6.7.2000\nPt 2\nsubstituted by 43/2009 s 8\n1.9.2010\ns 5\n\n\nheading\namended by 69/2025 s 6(1)\n4.12.2025\n5(1)\namended by 69/2025 s 6(2)\n4.12.2025\ns 6\n\n\ns 6(1)\ns 6 redesignated as s 6(1) by 6/2017 s 5\n21.3.2017\ns 6(2)\ninserted by 6/2017 s 5\n21.3.2017\ns 8\n\n\ns 8(1)\namended by 69/2025 s 7\n4.12.2025\ns 8(2)\namended by 6/2017 s 6(1)\n21.3.2017\ns 8(3)\ninserted by 6/2017 s 6(2)\n21.3.2017\ns 9\n\n\ns 9(1)\namended by 64/2009 s 20\n26.11.2010\n\namended by 6/2017 s 7(1)—(3)\n21.3.2017\n\n(c)(ii) deleted by 6/2017 s 7(2)\n21.3.2017\n\namended by 31/2019 Sch 1 cl 3\n1.9.2020\n\namended by 8/2024 s 3\n26.2.2025\ns 9(1a)\ninserted by 6/2017 s 7(4)\n21.3.2017\nPt 3 before substitution by 43/2009\n\n\ns 13\n\n\ns 13(1)\namended by 34/2000 Sch 1 cl 15(e)\n6.7.2000\ns 13(2)\namended by 34/2000 Sch 1 cl 15(f)\n6.7.2000\ns 13(3)\namended by 34/2000 Sch 1 cl 15(g)\n6.7.2000\ns 13(7)\namended by 34/2000 Sch 1 cl 15(h)\n6.7.2000\ns 13(8)\namended by 34/2000 Sch 1 cl 15(i), (j)\n6.7.2000\ns 14\ndeleted by 18/2003 Sch cl 4\n18.12.2003\ns 15\nsubstituted by 34/2000 Sch 1 cl 15(k)\n6.7.2000\ns 15(1)\nsubstituted by 18/2003 Sch cl 5\n18.12.2003\ns 16\n\n\ns 16(1)\namended by 34/2000 Sch 1 cl 15(l)\n6.7.2000\ns 16(4)\ndeleted 18/2003 Sch cl 6\n18.12.2003\nPt 3\nsubstituted by 43/2009 s 8\n1.9.2010\ns 14A\ninserted by 8/2024 s 4\n26.2.2025\ns 15\n\n\ns 15(1)\namended by 31/2019 Sch 1 cl 4(1)\n7.11.2021\ns 15(2)\namended by 31/2019 Sch 1 cl 4(2)\n7.11.2021\n\namended by 8/2024 s 5(1)—(3)\n26.2.2025\ns 15(3) and (4)\nsubstituted by 8/2024 s 5(4)\n26.2.2025\ns 15(4a)—(4d)\ninserted by 8/2024 s 5(4)\n26.2.2025\ns 15(6) and (7)\nsubstituted by 8/2024 s 5(5)\n26.2.2025\ns 15(8)\nsubstituted by 31/2019 Sch 1 cl 4(3)\n7.11.2021\n\nsubstituted by 8/2024 s 5(5)\n26.2.2025\ns 15(9)—(12)\ninserted by 8/2024 s 5(5)\n26.2.2025\nss 15A—15D\ninserted by 8/2024 s 6\n26.2.2025\nPt 4\n\n\ns 16\ninserted by 43/2009 s 9\n1.9.2010\ns 16(2a)\ninserted by 8/2024 s 7(1)\n26.2.2025\ns 16(4)—(6)\ninserted by 8/2024 s 7(2)\n26.2.2025\ns 17\n\n\ns 17(1)\namended by 18/2003 Sch cl 7(1), (2)\n18.12.2003\n\namended by 43/2009 s 10(1), (2)\n1.9.2010\ns 17(2)\namended by 43/2009 s 10(3)\n1.9.2010\ns 18\n\n\ns 18(1)\namended by 43/2009 s 11(1)—(4)\n1.9.2010\n\ndeleted by 8/2024 s 8(1)\n26.2.2025\ns 18(2)\namended by 18/2003 Sch cl 8(1), (2)\n18.12.2003\n\namended by 43/2009 s 11(5)—(10)\n1.9.2010\n\namended by 8/2024 s 8(2), (3)\n26.2.2025\n\n(b) deleted by 8/2024 s 8(4)\n26.2.2025\ns 18(2a)\ninserted by 8/2024 s 8(5)\n26.2.2025\ns 18(3)\ninserted by 43/2009 s 11(11)\n1.9.2010\ns 18(4)\ninserted by 8/2024 s 8(6)\n26.2.2025\ns 19\nsubstituted by 34/2000 Sch 1 cl 15(m)\n6.7.2000\ns 20\n\n\ns 20(2)\namended by 43/2009 s 12(1)—(3)\n1.9.2010\ns 20(4)\ndeleted by 43/2009 s 12(4)\n1.9.2010\ns 21\ninserted by 43/2009 s 13\n1.9.2010\nSch before deletion by 43/2009\n\n\nscl (2)\nsubstituted by 34/2000 Sch 1 cl 15(n)\n6.7.2000\nSch\ndeleted by 43/2009 s 14\n1.9.2010\nTransitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments\nReproductive Technology (Clinical Practices) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2009, Sch 1\n1—Existing licensees\n\t(1)\tA person who, immediately before the commencement of this clause, held a licence under Part 3 of the Reproductive Technology (Clinical Practices) Act 1988 (as in force immediately before the commencement of this clause) will be taken to be registered under Part 2 of that Act (as enacted by this Act).\n\t(2)\tAny licence condition to which the licence was subject under section 13(3)(a) and (e) of the Reproductive Technology (Clinical Practices) Act 1988 (as in force immediately before the commencement of this clause) will be taken to continue to apply as a condition of registration under Part 2 of that Act (as enacted by this Act).\n2—Record keeping\nA person who held a licence under Part 3 of the Reproductive Technology (Clinical Practices) Act 1988 (as in force immediately before the commencement of this clause) must keep any record required to have been made or kept as a condition to which the licence was subject under section 13(3)(d) of that Act (as in force immediately before the commencement of this clause) as if the record were a record required to be made or kept under that Act after the commencement of Part 2 of this Act.\nHistorical versions\nReprint No 1—6.7.2000\n\n18.12.2003\n\n1.9.2010\n\n26.11.2010\n\n16.7.2015\n\n21.3.2017\n\n1.9.2020\n\n7.11.2021\n\n26.2.2025\n\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the legislative text was not accessible. The page returned was a website error notice, not the content of the Act itself."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was returned — only a website error page","Impossible to assess actual legal complexity without access to the Act's text","Score of 1 reflects absence of analysable content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"**⚠️ Content Unavailable — Page Not Found**\n\nThe legislation content for the *Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 1988* (South Australia) could not be retrieved. The link or bookmark used to access this Act returned a \"Page Not Found\" error from the South Australian legislation website, likely due to a website restructure that took effect on **24 March 2026**.\n\n**What we do know about this Act generally:**\nThe *Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 1988* (SA) is a South Australian law that governs fertility treatments such as IVF (in vitro fertilisation — where an egg is fertilised outside the body). It sets rules about who can access these treatments, the rights and responsibilities of donors (people who provide eggs or sperm), and how clinics must operate. It affects people seeking fertility treatment, donors, and medical providers in South Australia.\n\n**What you should do:**\n- Visit [www.legislation.sa.gov.au](https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au) directly and search for the Act by name\n- Update any saved bookmarks or links to this legislation\n- Contact the SA Office of Parliamentary Counsel at OPCWeb@sa.gov.au if you encounter further issues"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act's scope has expanded from its original 1988 form. Subsequent amendments introduced a formal registration regime for providers, a donor conception register (including retrospective application to earlier treatments) and detailed information‑gathering and disclosure controls (notably s14A and s15, and the 2024 insertions s15A–15D). The Act now includes explicit provisions for registered objectors and referral duties (s8(2)(ba), s9(1a)), broader ministerial authorisation and delegation powers (s15A, s19), a specific exclusion of donor‑register material from Freedom of Information (s15C), and new record‑keeping and document‑transfer procedures (s16). These changes extended administrative duties on providers, introduced centralised recordkeeping and information flows under Ministerial control, and added statutory protections for those supplying information in good faith (s15D)."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple overlapping powers and discretions vested in the Minister (registration, approvals, conditions, disclosure) (s5, s8, s9, s15(4b), s15(8))","Detailed offences and tiered penalties across registration, information provision and record keeping (s5, s15B, s16)","Donor conception register rules that apply retrospectively to earlier treatments (s14A) and allow inclusion of external registry data (s15(3))","Extensive confidentiality regime with specific statutory exceptions and an explicit FOI exclusion (s15C, s18)","Delegation and authorisation mechanisms permitting entities to perform functions and receive information (s15A, s19)","Interplay with regulations that can confer further discretionary powers and prescribe operational requirements (s20)","Separate appeal and review tracks (Supreme Court for registration/approval decisions (s13); Tribunal review for disclosure refusals (s15(11)))","Record transfer authorisations and conditional authorisation mechanics create procedural complexity for document handling (s16(4)–(6))"],"plain_english_summary":"What this law does (mechanics)\n\n- Requires people to be registered to provide assisted reproductive treatment (ART) in South Australia (registration regime: s5–s13). Registration is kept on a public Register with specified data fields (s8) and may carry conditions (s9). The Minister can suspend, cancel or vary registrations and must allow a person opportunity to make submissions before suspension/cancellation (s10).\n\n- Establishes a donor conception register to record donors of human reproductive material used in ART that results in a birth (s14A, s15). Registered providers must supply information for that register (s15(7)). The register applies to treatments provided before or after the register begins (s14A).\n\n- Gives the Minister power to authorise entities to help obtain information, provide counselling or facilitate contact between donors and donor‑conceived people (s15A). The Minister can require persons or public authorities to provide information for the donor register (s15B).\n\n- Sets confidentiality, record‑keeping and inspection rules for providers and authorised persons (record keeping: s16; inspection and information‑gathering powers: s17; confidentiality: s18). The donor register and related documents are excluded from Freedom of Information (s15C).\n\n- Creates offences and penalties for unregistered provision of ART, failure to provide required information, record‑keeping breaches and misleading the Minister (s5, s15B, s16). It also shields persons and the Crown from liability for honestly provided information in connection with the donor register (s15D).\n\n- Provides appeal and review routes against certain Ministerial decisions: appeals to the Supreme Court for registration/approval decisions (s13) and review to the Tribunal of decisions refusing disclosure from the donor register (s15(11)).\n\nWho this affects\n\n- Medical practitioners and clinics that provide ART: must register, keep records and comply with conditions and inspections (s5, s8, s9, s16, s17).\n- Health professionals who may be approved to provide limited assisted insemination without full registration (s5(2)(a)): approval may be conditional and revoked by the Minister (s5(3)–(5)).\n- Donors of gametes or embryos, and people who underwent ART and children born as a consequence: their identifying and contact information may be recorded on the donor conception register (s15).\n- The Minister and authorised persons/agencies: given powers to authorise entities, demand information from public authorities, decide disclosure of register data, delegate functions and enforce compliance (s15A, s15B, s19, s17).\n- People seeking information from the donor register (including donor‑conceived persons): access is governed by regulations and Ministerial authorisation and may be refused on certain grounds (s15(4a)–(4c), s15(8)–(11)).\n\nWhy it matters (stated purpose and practical implications)\n\n- Stated fundamental principle: the welfare of any child born as a consequence of ART is to be treated as of paramount importance (s4A). The donor conception register is framed to record donor links and enable authorised disclosure of information about donors and donor‑conceived children (s15). The Act explicitly applies the donor register to past treatments as well as future ones (s14A).\n\n- Practical trade‑offs and incentives to note (source‑grounded):\n  - Who pays and bears compliance costs: applicants must pay prescribed registration and reinstatement fees (s7, s12(3)), registered providers must prepare and retain records as regulations require (s16) and face significant maximum penalties for breaches (e.g. up to $120,000 for unregistered provision or failure to supply donor register information (s5(1), s15(7)); up to $50,000 for record‑keeping failures (s16)). These are direct costs to providers and clinics.\n  - Information obligations and administrative burden: registered providers must supply information for the donor register in the manner required by the Minister (s15(7)) and may be required to provide other particulars via regulations (s15(2), s20(2)(d)). The Minister can issue notices requiring information from persons or public authorities (s15B(1)) and may obtain information from the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages (s15B(3)).\n  - Ministerial discretion and decision‑making power: the Minister controls registration, approvals for health professionals, conditions of registration, and disclosure from the donor register (s5(4), s8(1), s9(1), s15(4b), s15(8)). The Act requires the Minister to establish and publish guidelines for non‑disclosure decisions (s15(9)–(10) ) but otherwise leaves the initial decision in broad terms (s15(8)). Regulations may also confer discretionary powers (s20(2)(e)). These provisions concentrate decision authority in the executive (Minister) while providing limited procedural checks (notice, submissions, published guidelines, and specific appeal/review routes (s10, s13, s15(11))).\n  - Privacy, access and information control: donor register material and related documents are explicitly excluded from FOI (s15C). Access to identifying information on the donor register is limited to what regulations permit or what the Minister authorises; disclosure can be refused where it would unreasonably intrude on privacy, create serious risk to health/safety, or where information may be unreliable (s15(4a), s15(8)). This creates a controlled information flow rather than open access.\n  - Accommodation of conscience and referral duty: the Act records registered providers' religious objections on the public Register if notified (s8(2)(ba)) and treats such persons as \"registered objectors\" (s8(3)). The general prohibition on refusing treatment on grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status (s9(1)(ba)) does not apply to registered objectors; instead, registered objectors must take steps to refer the person seeking treatment to another registered provider (s9(1a)). This preserves a limited accommodation for conscience while imposing an administrative duty to refer.\n  - Liability protections for information exchange: people and providers supplying information honestly and in good faith to the donor register, and public officials administering Part 3, are protected from civil or criminal liability (s15D). Similarly, authorisations allow authorised entities to receive disclosed information for facilitation and counselling (s15A(1)(b)–(c)).\n\nImplementation, enforcement and contestability\n\n- Inspections and enforcement: authorised persons may enter premises, inspect equipment and records, question people and take copies of records (s17). Offences include obstructing authorised persons or failing to produce records (s17(2)).\n- Remedies and review: affected persons have appeal rights to the Supreme Court against many registration and approval decisions (s13). Decisions to refuse disclosure from the donor register may be reviewed by the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (s15(11)).\n\nRisks, trade‑offs and opportunity costs (source‑grounded)\n\n- Administrative burden on clinics and providers: frequent data reporting, retention and possible transfer of records (s16) and statutory penalties create measurable compliance costs.\n- Concentration of disclosure decisions with the Minister: while guidelines and review avenues exist (s15(9)–(11)), the Act grants broad discretion to withhold donor information (s15(8)), which shapes how readily donor‑conceived people can obtain identifying information.\n- Information gathering from historical records: the register applies to treatments before and after its commencement (s14A), which may require assembling older records and relying on historical accuracy (s15(3), s15(4)).\n\nKey sections to look at for practical effect\n\n- Registration and sanctions: s5–s13.\n- Donor conception register and disclosure controls: s14A, s15, s15A–15D.\n- Record keeping and document transfer: s16(1)–(6).\n- Inspection and enforcement powers: s17.\n- Confidentiality rules and exceptions: s18 (and the specific FOI exclusion s15C).\n- Ministerial delegation and regulation‑making: s19–s20.\n\nThis summary is grounded in the Act's text. It describes who pays (providers through fees and compliance costs), who decides (the Minister and authorised persons, subject to some appeals/reviews), what behaviour changes (registration, record‑keeping, information‑sharing and, for registered objectors, referral duties), and the main compliance and discretional mechanisms (see sections cited above)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The legislation has expanded significantly beyond its original 1988 scope. Originally focused on basic licensing of reproductive technology clinics, it has grown to include: (1) anti-discrimination protections and conscientious objection frameworks (2017); (2) comprehensive donor conception registers with complex information access regimes (2009, expanded 2024); (3) posthumous use of reproductive material (2024); (4) integration with surrogacy legislation (2009, 2019); and (5) enhanced enforcement and inspection powers. The 2024 amendments in particular added an entirely new dimension regarding use of deceased donors' material, which was not part of the original legislative intent."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple nested exceptions: Section 9(1)(ba) creates an anti-discrimination condition, but section 9(1a) immediately creates an exception for 'registered objectors', who then have a different condition imposed (mandatory referral)","Cross-referencing with other Acts: References to Surrogacy Act 2019, Freedom of Information Act 1991, South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013, and Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996","Conditional logic in section 9(1)(c) regarding when treatment can be provided, including sub-paragraphs with multiple requirements (iv) requiring simultaneous satisfaction of conditions (A), (B), (C), and (D)","Dual registration tracks: One for registered providers (Part 2) and one for approved health professionals providing assisted insemination (section 5(2)), each with different compliance regimes","Retroactive application: Part 3 (Donor conception register) explicitly applies to treatments provided before the Part commenced (section 14A)","Multiple information gateways: Section 15 creates various pathways for accessing donor information (regulations, Ministerial authorisation, health/safety emergency disclosure) plus absolute Ministerial discretion to block access (section 15(8))","Legislative history showing significant evolution: Originally enacted 1988 as Reproductive Technology Act, substantially rewritten in 2009, with major amendments in 2017 (conscientious objection), 2019 (surrogacy), and 2024 (posthumous use and donor register)"],"plain_english_summary":"This South Australian law regulates fertility treatments like IVF (in vitro fertilisation) and artificial insemination. It requires anyone providing these services to register with the government and follow strict conditions.\n\n**Key things the law does:**\n\n*   **Licensing:** Makes it illegal to provide fertility treatments without registration (with a few exceptions for certain health professionals doing simple procedures). Breaking this rule can result in a $120,000 fine.\n*   **Protects patients from discrimination:** Generally prevents registered providers from refusing treatment based on someone's sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or religious beliefs. However, there's an exception for \"registered objectors\"—providers who notify the Minister they have religious objections to treating certain people. These objectors must refer patients to another provider instead.\n*   **Child welfare:** States that the welfare of any child born from these treatments is the most important consideration.\n*   **Donor register:** Maintains a confidential register of sperm, egg, and embryo donors to help donor-conceived people learn about their biological origins. Access to this information is strictly controlled and exempt from Freedom of Information laws.\n*   **Posthumous use:** Allows the use of a deceased person's sperm, eggs, or embryos if they consented before death, primarily for the benefit of their partner.\n*   **Surrogacy:** Regulates fertility treatments provided as part of lawful surrogacy arrangements.\n*   **Enforcement:** Authorised inspectors can enter clinics, inspect records, and ask questions. There are heavy penalties for breaches of confidentiality or record-keeping requirements.\n\n**Who it affects:** Fertility clinics, doctors, nurses, donors, people seeking fertility treatment, and children born from these procedures."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/assisted-reproductive-treatment-act-1988","history":"/api/acts/assisted-reproductive-treatment-act-1988/history","analysis":"/api/acts/assisted-reproductive-treatment-act-1988/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/assisted-reproductive-treatment-act-1988/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/assisted-reproductive-treatment-act-1988/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/assisted-reproductive-treatment-act-1988/documents"}}