39Donated gametes or embryos—time limits on use

39 Donated gametes or embryos—time limits on use (a) it provides ART treatment— (i) using a donated gamete that was obtained more than 15 years before the treatment is provided; or (ii) using an embryo created from a donated gamete, or a donated embryo, that was created more than 15 years before the treatment is provided; and (b) the treatment is provided without the written authorisation of the director-general. (2) The director-general may authorise ART treatment for subsection (1) (b) only if satisfied there are reasonable grounds for doing so. (3) The director-general may make guidelines in relation to the giving of an authorisation under subsection (2). (4) A guideline is a notifiable instrument.

(5) For this section, a gamete used in the provision of ART treatment does not include an embryo created from the gamete.