47Requirement to collect information about person

47 Requirement to collect information about person undergoing ART treatment (1) An ART provider must collect a person’s full name, home address and date of birth before using a gamete in the provision of ART treatment to the person. (2) An ART provider commits an offence if it fails to comply with subsection (1).

(3) If a donated gamete is used in the provision of ART treatment to a person, an ART provider must take reasonable steps to find out— (a) within 1 to 4 months after providing the treatment—whether the person is pregnant as a result of the treatment; and (b) within 10 to 15 months after providing the treatment—whether a child was born as a result of the treatment, and if so, the child’s full name, sex and date of birth. (4) An ART provider commits an offence if it fails to comply with subsection (3). (5) Subsection (4) does not apply to an ART provider that fails to comply with subsection (3) (b) if— (a) within 10 months after providing the treatment, the person who underwent the treatment tells the ART provider that a child was born as a result of the treatment, and the child’s full name, sex and date of birth; or (b) it knows that no child was born as a result of the treatment. mentioned in s (5) (see Criminal Code, s 58). (6) An offence against subsection (2) is a strict liability offence.