{"id":"human-reproductive-technology-licences-and-registers-regulations-1993","name":"Human Reproductive Technology (Licences and Registers) Regulations 1993","slug":"human-reproductive-technology-licences-and-registers-regulations-1993","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176869,"registerId":"wa-human-reproductive-technology-licences-and-registers-regulations-1993-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Human Reproductive Technology (Licences and Registers) Regulations 1993","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nHuman Reproductive Technology Act 1991\n\nHuman Reproductive Technology Regulations 1993\n\nWestern Australia\n\nHuman Reproductive Technology Regulations 1993\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n1A. Interpretation 1\n\n2. Exemptions relating to artificial insemination 1\n\n3. Applications for licences 2\n\n4. Registers of identity, etc. 3\n\n4AA. Fee for information under s. 46 5\n\n4A. Form of warrant 5\n\n5. Authorised officers 6\n\nSchedule 1 — Forms\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 12\n\nUncommenced provisions table 13\n\nOther notes 13\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nHuman Reproductive Technology Act 1991\n\nHuman Reproductive Technology Regulations 1993\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\nThese regulations may be cited as the *Human Reproductive Technology Regulations 1993*.\n\n[Regulation 1 amended: Gazette 18 Sep 2018 p. 3513.]\n\n##### 1A. Interpretation\n\nIn these regulations —\n\n  Department means the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Act.\n\n[Regulation 1A inserted: Gazette 15 Dec 2006 p. 5628.]\n\n##### 2. Exemptions relating to artificial insemination\n\n(1) An application by a medical practitioner for exemption under section 28(1) of the Act in respect of artificial insemination procedures shall be —\n\n(a) lodged with the Department;\n\n(b) in writing, substantially in accordance with Schedule 1 Form 1, and containing the undertaking prescribed in that Form;\n\n(c) accompanied by —\n\n(i) a fee of $50; and\n\n(ii) evidence of the medical qualification of the applicant;\n\n(d) signed by the applicant.\n\n(2) A certificate of exemption in respect to which conditions are to be imposed shall be issued under section 28(1) of the Act in the form of Schedule 1 Form 2..\n\n(3) Where an artificial insemination procedure is carried out by a person, other than by a medical practitioner, no licence or exemption under the Act is required if the person carrying out the procedure —\n\n(a) is acting under the direction of a licensee; and\n\n(b) where donor sperm is used, has given in writing an undertaking to the licensee directing the procedure to furnish to that licensee such detail as may be possible, and is required by that licensee, of the outcome of the procedure.\n\n[Regulation 2 amended: Gazette 15 Dec 2006 p. 5628; 18 Sep 2018 p. 3513.]\n\n##### 3. Applications for licences\n\n(1) An application for a licence, or for the renewal of a licence, shall be lodged with the Department.\n\n(2) An application for a practice licence shall be accompanied by a fee of $1 800.\n\n(3) An application for a storage licence shall be accompanied by a fee —\n\n(a) if —\n\n(i) sperm is not to be collected at the premises to which the licence relates; or\n\n(ii) the sperm which is to be collected there is not intended for use in donor insemination,\n\nof $225; and\n\n(b) if sperm intended for use in donor insemination is to be collected at the premises to which the licence relates, of $1 120; and\n\n(c) if eggs or embryos are to be stored, of $1 120.\n\n[Regulation 3 amended: Gazette 15 Dec 2006 p. 5628; 15 Jul 2014 p. 2465; 30 Jun 2017 p. 3571; 25 May 2018 p. 1637; SL 2020/97 r. 10; SL 2021/108 r. 10; SL 2023/96 r. 13; SL 2024/91 r. 13; SL 2025/104 r. 14.]\n\n##### 4. Registers of identity, etc.\n\n(1) For the purpose of a register required to be kept under section 45(1)(b)(i) of the Act, the prescribed information to be shown in respect of a licence is —\n\n(a) the full name and address of the licensee;\n\n(b) the kind of licence;\n\n(c) the date of grant, the date of expiry;\n\n(d) any date from which the operation of the licence was, is, or is to be suspended, and the period of suspension ordered;\n\n(e) each condition, term or matter currently and specifically applicable, whether as required by section 27(4)(a)(ii), (iii) and (iv) or by any condition, term or matter subsequently imposed, or as varied, and the period for which it is to apply;\n\n(f) the full name and address of the person responsible, and of any person approved as a manager or as temporarily responsible, specifying the period applicable;\n\n(g) the address of the premises to which the licence relates, containing such detail as is sufficient to identify those premises; and\n\n(h) the date, and the outcome, of any monitoring or review.\n\n(2) For the purpose of a register required to be kept under section 45(1)(b)(ii) of the Act, the prescribed information to be shown in respect to persons to whom an exemption under section 28 of the Act applies is —\n\n(a) the full name and address of the holder of the exemption;\n\n(b) the kind of procedures to which the exemption relates;\n\n(c) the date the exemption takes effect;\n\n(d) the date of issue of any certificate of exemption;\n\n(e) any date from which the operation of any exemption deemed to have been or specifically issued was, is, or is to be suspended, and the period of suspension ordered;\n\n(f) each condition currently and specifically applicable, and the period for which it is to apply;\n\n(g) the full name and address of the person responsible; and\n\n(h) if the exemption, or any condition, relates to specific premises the address of those premises containing such detail as is sufficient to identify those premises.\n\n(3) For the purpose of the register required to be kept under section 45(1)(d) of the Act, the prescribed requirements to be shown in relation to any disciplinary proceedings are —\n\n(a) the name of the licensee or other person to whom the proceedings relate;\n\n(b) the kind of licence, and the premises, to which the proceedings relate;\n\n(c) the nature of the matters alleged as requiring disciplinary action;\n\n(d) each kind of disciplinary action taken, and the date on which it was taken;\n\n(e) whether any, and what, summary determination was made, consent given or cause shown;\n\n(f) whether any, and what, warning or penalty was imposed by the CEO summarily;\n\n(g) the nature of any allegation made to the State Administrative Tribunal by the CEO;\n\n(h) the outcome of any allegation to the State Administrative Tribunal, including any penalty imposed by the Tribunal; and\n\n[(j), (k) deleted]\n\n(l) the nature, and outcome, of any review by the State Administrative Tribunal.\n\n(4) The CEO shall cause to be kept, in a place and manner approved by the Minister, registers containing information relating to —\n\n(a) the export from the State of gametes, eggs in the process of fertilisation or embryos; and\n\n(b) the subsequent use, or other dealing in or disposal, of the exported material,\n\nas may be required to be supplied by any provision of the Code, by a direction given under section 31(1)(b), or by a condition imposed under any such provision or direction.\n\n[Regulation 4 amended: Gazette 12 May 1995 p. 1775; 30 Dec 2004 p. 6939; 15 Dec 2006 p. 5628-9.]\n\n##### 4AA. Fee for information under s. 46\n\n(1) The fee for a person to be furnished with information under section 46 of the Act is $75.\n\n(2) The fee referred to in subregulation (1) is waived if the information is furnished under section 46(2) or (3)(a) of the Act.\n\n[Regulation 4AA inserted: SL 2023/5 r. 4.]\n\n##### 4A. Form of warrant\n\nA warrant for the purposes of section 55(1) of the Act must be in the form of Schedule 1 Form 3.\n\n[Regulation 4A inserted: Gazette 18 Sep 2018 p. 3513.]\n\n##### 5. Authorised officers\n\nThe certificate of identity to be issued to an authorised officer or other person to whom section 59(2) of the Act applies shall show —\n\n(a) the full name, and a photograph of the face, of that person;\n\n(b) whether that person —\n\n(i) is generally authorised for the purposes of the Act;\n\n(ii) is authorised only for specific named functions or in particular circumstances; and\n\n(iii) is, or is not, to be given right of access to participant identifying information;\n\n(c) the signature of the holder; and\n\n(d) the signature of the CEO , and the date of issue,\n\non a background clearly stating the name of the Act, and identifying an officer of the Department of whom inquiries may be made.\n\n[Regulation 5 amended: Gazette 15 Dec 2006 p. 5629.]\n\nSchedule 1 — Forms\n\n[r. 2(1) and (2) and 4A]\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 18 Sep 2018 p. 3513.]\n\n**FORM 1**\n\n*HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT 1991*\n\n*HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS 1993*\n\n**APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION IN RESPECT OF ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION PROCEDURES**\n\nI ..............................................................................................................................\n\n(Full name of applicant)\n\nof ............................................................................................................................\n\n(Address, fax. and telephone number of applicant)\n\nbeing a licensed medical practitioner, hereby apply for an exemption from the licensing requirements of the *Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991* in respect of the carrying out of artificial insemination procedures of the following kind —\n\n................................................................................................................. (Specify)\n\nI understand that the conditions specified in s. 33 of the Act will apply to this exemption.\n\nI undertake —\n\n(a) to observe and comply with —\n\n(i) the Code of Practice; and\n\n(ii) any direction from the Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Health,\n\nin so far as it relates to any relevant artificial insemination procedure;\n\n(b) to furnish such detail as is possible and may be required to —\n\n(i) the storage licensee from whom sperm was obtained; or\n\n(ii) if the sperm was not obtained from a storage licensee, the Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Health,\n\nof the outcome of each procedure I perform, or authorise, involving donor insemination;\n\nand\n\n(c) to comply with any requirement made under the Act as to the obtaining of effective consent from participants.\n\nSigned ......................................... Date ............./............./.............\n\nFor further information contact:\n\nCoordinator/Reproductive Technology  \nDepartment of Health  \n189 Royal Street  \nEAST PERTH 6004\n\nPhone (08) 9222 4260  \nFax (08) 9222 4236\n\n[Form 1 amended: Gazette 15 Dec 2006 p. 5629; 18 Sep 2018 p. 3513.]\n\n**FORM 2**\n\n*HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT 1991*\n\n*HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS 1993*\n\n**EXEMPTION IN RESPECT OF ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION PROCEDURES**\n\nThis certificate of exemption is issued in accordance with section 28(1) of the\n\nAct to ......................................................................................................................\n\n(Full name of holder)\n\nof ............................................................................................................................\n\n(Address of holder)\n\n.................................................................................................................................\n\nwho, as the person responsible for the supervision of all practices related to the procedures, has been granted an EXEMPTION from the requirement of the Act to be licensed to carry out ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION PROCEDURES of the kind listed below —\n\n................................................................................................................................\n\n................................................................................................................................\n\n................................................................................................................................\n\n................................................................................................................................\n\n................................................................................................................................\n\nsubject, in addition to the conditions specified in s. 33 of the Act, to the following specific conditions —\n\n................................................................................................................................\n\n................................................................................................................................\n\n................................................................................................................................\n\n................................................................................................................................\n\n................................................................................................................................\n\n........................................................................  \nSigned (Chief Executive Officer, Department of Health)\n\nFor information contact:\n\nCoordinator/Reproductive Technology  \nDepartment of Health  \n189 Royal Street  \nEAST PERTH 6004\n\nPhone (08) 9222 4260  \nFax (08) 9222 4236\n\n[Form 2 amended: Gazette 15 Dec 2006 p. 5629; 18 Sep 2018 p. 3513.]\n\n**FORM 3**\n\n- *Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991* s. 55 **Warrant authorising entry to premises**\n- To\n- Application The applicant has applied under the *Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991* s. 55(1) to me, a Justice of the Peace, for a warrant authorising entry to premises.\n- Applicant’s details Full name of authorised officer/member of the Police Force\n- Office/Rank held Number assigned for official purposes to applicant\n- Suspected offence(s)\n- Purpose of warrant\n- Warrant This warrant authorises you to enter the premises described below, with such other persons as may be necessary to assist, and to exercise the powers in the *Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991* section 55(2).This warrant authorises the use of such force as may be necessary.\n- Premises to be entered\n- Effect of warrant This warrant continues to have effect until the purpose for which it is granted is satisfied.\n- Issuing details Name of Justice of the Peace\n- Date Time\n- JP’s signature Issued by me on the above date and at the above time.Justice of the Peace\n\n\n[Form 3 inserted: Gazette 18 Sep 2018 p. 3514.]\n\n![]()\n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the *Human Reproductive Technology Regulations 1993* and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table. For provisions that have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Published** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Human Reproductive Technology (Licences and Registers) Regulations 1993* 1 | 19 Mar 1993 p. 1642‑6 | 19 Mar 1993 |\n| *Human Reproductive Technology (Licences and Registers) Amendment Regulations 1995* | 12 May 1995 p. 1775 | 12 May 1995 |\n| *Human Reproductive Technology (Licences and Registers) Amendment Regulations 2004* | 30 Dec 2004 p. 6939 | 1 Jan 2005 (see r. 2 and *Gazette* 31 Dec 2004 p. 7130) |\n| **Reprint 1: The *Human Reproductive Technology (Licences and Registers) Regulations 1993* as at 11 Mar 2005** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Human Reproductive Technology (Licences and Registers) Amendment Regulations 2006* | 15 Dec 2006 p. 5628-9 | 15 Dec 2006 |\n| *Human Reproductive Technology (Licences and Registers) Amendment Regulations 2014* | 15 Jul 2014 p. 2464-5 | r. 1 and 2: 15 Jul 2014 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 16 Jul 2014 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Health Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2017* Pt. 8 | 30 Jun 2017 p. 3568‑74 | 1 Jul 2017 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Health Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2018* Pt. 8 | 25 May 2018 p. 1632‑9 | 1 Jul 2018 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Human Reproductive Technology (Licences and Registers) Amendment Regulations 2018* | 18 Sep 2018 p. 3512‑14 | r. 1 and 2: 18 Sep 2018 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 19 Sep 2018 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Health Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2020* Pt. 5 | SL 2020/97 26 Jun 2020 | 1 Jul 2020 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Health Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2021* Pt. 5 | SL 2021/108 29 Jun 2021 | 1 Jul 2021 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Human Reproductive Technology Amendment Regulations 2023* | SL 2023/5 27 Jan 2023 | r. 1 and 2: 27 Jan 2023 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 28 Jan 2023 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Health Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2023* Pt. 6 | SL 2023/96 30 Jun 2023 | 1 Jul 2023 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Health Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2024* Pt. 6 | SL 2024/91 12 Jun 2024 | 1 Jul 2024 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Health Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2025* Pt. 6 | SL 2025/104 25 Jun 2025 | 1 Jul 2025 (see r. 2(b)) |\n\n\nUncommenced provisions table\n\nTo view the text of the uncommenced provisions see *Acts as passed* on the WA legislation website.\n\n| **Citation** | **Published** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |\n| *Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Act 2025* s. 279(1)(c) assented to  18 Dec 2025 | | To be proclaimed (see s. 2(c)) |\n\n\nOther notes\n\n1 Now known as the *Human Reproductive Technology Regulations 1993;* citation changed (see note under r. 1).\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\nDepartment 1A\n\n© State of Western Australia 2025.\n\nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). To view relevant information and for a link to a copy of the licence, visit www.legislation.wa.gov.au.\n\nAttribute work as: © State of Western Australia 2025.\n\nBy Authority: ROGER JACOBS, Acting Government Printer\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain focused on their original purpose of providing administrative machinery for the Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991. While fees have been updated multiple times (as shown in the compilation table with amendments through 2025), the core scope of licensing exemptions, register-keeping, and enforcement procedures has remained consistent with the original 1993 intent."},"complexity_factors":["Only 1 defined term ('Department') in the interpretation section","Straightforward procedural structure with 5 main regulations plus schedule of forms","Minimal cross-referencing - primarily references back to specific sections of the parent Act (Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991)","Simple conditional logic (if/then fee structures in regulation 3, basic exemption conditions in regulation 2)","No nested exceptions or complex definitional chains","Forms are included in full rather than incorporated by reference","Length is short - approximately 6 pages of substantive content excluding compilation tables"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out the administrative details for how Western Australia's Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991 actually works in practice. They cover:\n\n**Who needs a licence or exemption:**\n- Medical practitioners performing artificial insemination can apply for an exemption from full licensing requirements (with a $50 fee and proper forms)\n- People performing artificial insemination under a doctor's direction don't need their own licence if they follow specific rules about reporting outcomes\n- Storage facilities and fertility clinics need proper licences (costing between $225 and $1,800 depending on what they do)\n\n**What records must be kept:**\n- Detailed registers tracking who has licences, when they expire, any suspensions, conditions attached, and disciplinary actions\n- Special registers for tracking exported eggs, sperm, or embryos\n- Records of exemptions granted to individual doctors\n\n**Fees and forms:**\n- Sets out specific fees for licences and for accessing information from the registers ($75, though waived for people seeking their own donor conception information)\n- Provides standard forms for exemption applications, exemption certificates, and search warrants\n\n**Enforcement:**\n- Rules for who can be an authorised officer and what their ID cards must show\n- Standard form for warrants to enter premises\n\n**Why it matters:** This ensures fertility treatments happen safely and ethically, with proper tracking of donor material and accountability for practitioners. It balances reducing red tape for simple procedures (like artificial insemination by GPs) with strict oversight for complex fertility treatments involving stored genetic material."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain focused on licences, exemptions, registers and enforcement mechanisms under the Human Reproductive Technology Act. Amendments have adjusted fees, added a fee for information (reg. 4AA), introduced a warrant form (reg. 4A) and updated forms and administrative details, but did not materially expand the subject-matter regulated; they refine procedural and financial requirements tied to the original scope."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross-references to the Human Reproductive Technology Act (s.28, s.45, s.46, s.55, s.59) creating dependency on primary Act interpretation","Tiered fee schedule with separate fees for practice, storage, donor-related collection and information requests (reg. 3; reg. 4AA)","Detailed mandatory register content listing many discrete data items for licences, exemptions and disciplinary proceedings (reg. 4)","Discretion and administrative roles allocated to the CEO and Minister (register storage location approved by Minister; CEO issues exemptions, maintains registers) (regs 4, 5)","Prescribed statutory forms and documentary requirements for applications, certificates and warrants (Schedule 1 Forms 1–3; reg. 4A)","Obligations on practitioners to give undertakings, comply with the Code and report outcomes introduce ongoing compliance burdens (reg. 2; Form 1)","Enforcement powers (warrant for entry) and identity-certification for authorised officers add procedural safeguards and limits","Numerous amendments over time to fees and procedural provisions increase need to track current versions"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the paperwork, fees and record-keeping rules for licences, exemptions and storage relating to assisted reproductive procedures in Western Australia. They prescribe application forms, what must be entered in public registers, a fee for disclosure requests, the form of search warrants and identity requirements for authorised officers. Applicants pay specified fees; the CEO issues exemptions and maintains registers, and applicants must apply, accept conditions, and report outcomes as required (regs 2, 3, 4, 4AA, 4A, 5)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed — the legislative text was not available for review. No comparison between original intent and current provisions is possible from the provided source."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was retrievable — the source page is a 404-equivalent error page","Analysis is limited to what can be inferred from the title and known parent Act","Cannot assess actual regulatory complexity, cross-references, schedules, or definitions without the text"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set licensing rules for clinics and practitioners involved in assisted reproduction and require registers of donors, recipients, and children born through those procedures. They affect fertility clinics, clinicians, donors, people using assisted reproduction, and donor‑conceived persons seeking origin information.\n\nNote: the linked WA legislation page is currently unavailable; check the WA Legislation website or PCO for the current text."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/human-reproductive-technology-licences-and-registers-regulations-1993","history":"/api/acts/human-reproductive-technology-licences-and-registers-regulations-1993/history","analysis":"/api/acts/human-reproductive-technology-licences-and-registers-regulations-1993/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/human-reproductive-technology-licences-and-registers-regulations-1993/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/human-reproductive-technology-licences-and-registers-regulations-1993/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/human-reproductive-technology-licences-and-registers-regulations-1993/documents"}}