Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2024
53Mandatory information
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53 Mandatory information (1) This section applies to an ART provider that provides ART treatment using a donated gamete. (2) The ART provider must, within 2 months after becoming aware that a child has been born alive as a result of the treatment, give the director-general— (a) the following information about the donor kept by the ART provider under section 48: (i) their full name; (ii) their home address; (iii) their date and place of birth; (iv) their ethnicity and physical characteristics; (v) their relevant medical history; (vi) the sex and year of birth of each of their donor conceived offspring; (vii) the name of each ART provider that has previously obtained a donated gamete from the donor and the date on which the gamete was obtained; (viii) their consent; and (b) the full name, sex and date of birth of the child; and (c) the full name of the person who gave birth to the child. (3) If the ART provider does not know whether a child was born alive as a result of the treatment, it must, within 15 to 16 months after providing the treatment— (a) tell the director-general it does not know whether a child was born alive as a result of the treatment; and
(b) give the director-general— (i) information about the donor mentioned in subsection (2) (a); and (ii) the full name of the person who underwent the treatment. (4) An ART provider commits an offence if it fails to comply with this (5) The director-general must enter in the donor register any information