Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2024
48Requirement to keep records
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48 Requirement to keep records (1) An ART provider must keep a record of the following: (a) in relation to each gamete or embryo in its possession— (i) information collected under section 46 (1); and (ii) information about each other ART provider that has had possession of the gamete or embryo (including the gametes used to create the embryo); and (iii) each gamete provider’s consent; and
Record keeping requirements Division 4.5 (iv) any use, supply or export of the gamete or embryo; and (v) the period during which the gamete or embryo has been in storage; (b) in relation to each person to whom it provides ART treatment— (i) information collected under section 47 (1); and (ii) if a donated gamete was used in the provision of the treatment—information collected under section 47 (3) (a); (c) in relation to each child it knows was born as a result of ART treatment it provided— (i) the child’s full name, sex and date of birth; and (ii) the full name of the person who gave birth to the child; and (iii) if a donated gamete was used in the provision of the treatment—the donor’s full name and date and place of birth; (d) if it does not know whether a child was born, or knows a child was not born, as a result of ART treatment it provided at least 15 months earlier—information to that effect; (e) any other information prescribed by regulation. (2) An ART provider commits an offence if it fails to comply with subsection (1). (3) An ART provider must keep a record mentioned in subsection (1) for 50 years.