41QSecretary may authorise destruction of records

#### 41Q Secretary may authorise destruction of records 41Q Secretary may authorise destruction of records > > (1) Despite any other provision of this Part, a person may destroy a pre 2010 record during the retention period if authorised in writing to do so by the Secretary. > > > (2) The Secretary must not authorise the destruction of a pre 2010 record unless satisfied that no person would be adversely affected by the destruction of the record. > > Note— > > For example, the Secretary may authorise destruction of pre 2010 records if the records relate to gametes that no longer exist and the Secretary is satisfied that no person was born as a result of ART treatment using those gametes. > > **ss 41N–41Q:** Ins 2016 No 11, Sch 1 \[17\].