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Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Bill 2025 Part 7 Licensing of ART services Division 1 Preliminary s. 152 page 102 mandatory condition, of a licence, has the meaning given in1 section 175(1)(a);2 officer, in relation to a body corporate, has the meaning given in3 the Corporations Act 2001 (Commonwealth) section 9AD;4 person with management or control, of a licensee or proposed5 licensee, means —6 (a) in the case of a sole trader — the individual who is the7 sole trader; or8 (b) in the case of a body corporate — each officer of the9 body corporate; or10 (c) in the case of a partnership — each partner; or11 (d) in the case of a trust — each person who has a12 responsibility as trustee of the trust; or13 (e) in the case of an incorporated association under the14 Associations Incorporation Act 2015 — each member of15 the management committee as defined in section 3 of16 that Act; or17 (f) in the case of any other type of entity — a person who18 has the responsibility, alone or with others, for19 managing the operations of the licensee or proposed20 licensee;21 policies and procedures means the policies and procedures22 relating to the provision of ART services that a licensee must23 have as required by the regulations;24 statement of reasons, for a decision, means a written statement25 containing —26 (a) the reasons for the decision; and27 (b) any findings on material questions of fact that led to the28 decision, referring to the evidence or other materials on29 which those findings were based.30

Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Bill 2025 Licensing of ART services Part 7 Application for licence Division 2 s. 153 page 103 Division 2 — Application for licence1 153. Application for licence2 A person may apply to the CEO for a licence.3 154. Requirements for application for licence4 (1) An application for a licence must —5 (a) be made in the approved form; and6 (b) specify the proposed licensee; and7 (c) specify the ART services that would be provided by the8 proposed licensee; and9 (d) list each person proposed to have management or10 control of the proposed licensee; and11 (e) state the premises at which the proposed licensee would12 provide ART services; and13 (f) include the policies and procedures that the proposed14 licensee would have if it were granted a licence; and15 (g) include the information required by the approved form;16 and17 (h) be accompanied by the prescribed fee.18 (2) If an application for a licence does not comply with19 subsection (1), the CEO may reject the application without20 further consideration.21 155. Investigations related to considering an application22 After receiving an application for a licence made under23 section 153, the CEO may —24 (a) request that the applicant provide the CEO with further25 specified information in relation to the provision of ART26 services by the proposed licensee; and27 (b) inspect the premises at which ART services are28 proposed to be provided by the proposed licensee for the29