NSWIn ForceAct
Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2007
15Donated gametes—disclosure of medical information
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 15
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2007.
#### 15 Donated gametes—disclosure of medical information
15 Donated gametes—disclosure of medical information
> > (1) An ART provider may disclose medical information—
> >
> > > (a) about a donor—
> > >
> > > > (i) to an adult offspring born as a result of ART treatment using the donor’s donated gamete, or
> > >
> > > > (ii) to the parent of an offspring born as a result of ART treatment using the donor’s donated gamete, if the offspring is a child, or
> > >
> > > > (iii) to a woman who is pregnant as a result of ART treatment using the donor’s donated gamete, or
> >
> > > (b) to a donor, about an offspring born as a result of ART treatment using the donor’s donated gamete,
> >
> > if a registered medical practitioner has certified in writing that it is necessary to make the disclosure to save a person’s life or to warn the person to whom the information is disclosed about the existence of a medical condition that may be harmful to that person or to that person’s offspring (including any future offspring of the person).
>
> > (2) If an ART provider discloses medical information under this section, the disclosure must be made by a registered medical practitioner on behalf of the ART provider.
>
> > (3) If a disclosure may be made to a person under this section, the disclosure may also be made to a registered medical practitioner who is treating the person.
>
> > (4) Nothing in this section requires an ART provider to disclose information to any person.