Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2007
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(1) An ART provider must not obtain a gamete from a gamete provider unless the ART provider has obtained the following information—
(a) the full name of the gamete provider,
(b) the residential address of the gamete provider,
(c) the date of birth of the gamete provider,
(d) the place of birth of the gamete provider,
(e) the ethnicity and physical characteristics of the gamete provider,
(f) the relevant medical history of the gamete provider,
(g) the sex and year of birth of each offspring of the gamete provider,
(h) the name of each ART provider who has previously obtained a donated gamete from the gamete provider and the date on which the gamete was obtained.
(2) An ART provider must not use a gamete or an embryo for any purpose (including in the provision of ART treatment) unless the ART provider has obtained the information specified in subsection (1) in relation to the gamete or gametes used to create the embryo.
(2A) An ART provider is only required to obtain the information specified in subsection (1) (d)–(h) if the gamete is a donated gamete.
(3) An ART provider must not use a gamete in the provision of ART treatment to a woman unless the ART provider has obtained the following information—
(a) the full name, residential address and date of birth of the woman,
(b) any other information about the woman, the woman’s spouse (if any) and any offspring of the woman that the regulations may require the ART provider to obtain.
(4) An ART provider must not provide treatment to a woman that is intended to assist the woman to achieve pregnancy if the ART provider knows, or should reasonably suspect, that the woman intends to achieve pregnancy through ART treatment provided by a person other than a registered ART provider, unless the ART provider has obtained—
(a) the information required under subsection (1) in relation to the gamete (or the gametes used to create the embryo) that the woman will use to achieve pregnancy, and