Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2024
54Voluntary information about donors
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54 Voluntary information about donors (1) This section applies to— (a) a donor who donated a gamete before the commencement day; or (b) a donor who donated a gamete for use in an informal donor arrangement; or (c) an ART provider acting on behalf of a donor mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) with the donor’s consent. (2) The donor or ART provider may, by written notice, give the director-general any of the following information about the donor for inclusion in the donor register: (b) their home address; (c) their date and place of birth; (d) their donor code; (e) their relevant medical history;
(f) the sex and year of birth of each of their donor conceived offspring; (g) the name of each ART provider that has obtained a donated gamete from the donor and the date on which the gamete was obtained. (3) The notice may state restrictions on the disclosure of the information. (4) The director-general may require that the notice be accompanied by evidence— (a) that the information contained in the notice is accurate; and (b) if the information is given on a donor’s behalf—that the donor has consented to the information being given. (5) The director-general may enter in the donor register any information