59Information entered on director-general’s own initiative

59 Information entered on director-general’s own initiative (1) The director-general may, on their own initiative, enter the following information in the donor register: (a) mandatory information given by an ART provider other than in accordance with section 53;

(b) mandatory information given to the director-general under section 61 (Direction to give information about donor conceived person); (c) mandatory information given to the director-general under section 62 (Information sharing between director-general and registrar-general). (2) Also, the director-general may, on their own initiative, enter information in the donor register if— (a) the director-general is satisfied on reasonable grounds the information is about— (i) a donor conceived person born as a result of ART treatment provided on or after the commencement day; or (ii) a donor of a person mentioned in paragraph (i); and (b) the information is mandatory information given— (i) other than in accordance with section 53; and (ii) by the subject of the information or, if the subject is a donor conceived child or young person, by their parent. (3) The director-general must include the source of the information when entering the information in the donor register. Note This section does not allow the director-general to include in the donor register information provided unlawfully.

Measures to ensure accuracy of information Division 5.3