Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2024
67Disclosure to parent of donor conceived child or young
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67 Disclosure to parent of donor conceived child or young (1) The director-general must, on application by a parent of a donor conceived child or young person, give the parent a copy of the following information kept in the donor register: (a) the following mandatory information about the child or young person’s donor given to the director-general under section 53: (i) the donor’s year of birth; (ii) the donor’s country of birth; (iii) the donor’s ethnicity and physical characteristics; (iv) the donor’s relevant medical history; (v) the donor’s country of residence; (b) if the child or young person’s donor consents in writing— the following mandatory information about the donor given to the director-general under section 53: (i) the donor’s full name; (ii) the donor’s date and place of birth; (iii) the donor’s home address; (c) information the child or young person’s donor gave voluntarily under division 5.2, subject to any restrictions on disclosure stated by the donor; (d) information the child or young person’s donor sibling gave voluntarily under division 5.2, subject to any restrictions on disclosure stated by the sibling; (e) the sex and year of birth of the donor siblings.
(2) However, the director-general must not give the parent mandatory information about the child or young person’s donor if— (a) the child or young person was born as a result of ART treatment or self-insemination using a gamete donated before the commencement day; and (b) the donor has not— (i) given the mandatory information voluntarily under division 5.2; or (ii) consented in writing to the disclosure. (3) The director-general must, on application by a suitable person, give the person a copy of the information that may be given to a parent under this section if— (a) the parent is unwilling or unable to seek the information on the child or young person’s behalf; and (b) the information cannot reasonably be obtained by the person in any other way. suitable person, in relation to a child or young person, means a person the director-general considers is a representative of the child or young person with a genuine interest in their welfare.