10Establishing whether gamete provider is alive—the Act, s 24(3)(b)

10 Establishing whether gamete provider is alive—the Act, s 24(3)(b)

10 Establishing whether gamete provider is alive—the Act, s 24(3)(b)

(1) An ART provider takes reasonable steps to establish whether a gamete provider is alive if—

(a) the last address of the gamete provider known by the ART provider is in another State or Territory, and

(b) the ART provider obtains a certificate from the registering authority of the other State or Territory as to whether the gamete provider’s death is recorded in the register kept under the corresponding registration law of the other State or Territory.

(2) In this section—

corresponding registration law means a law of another State or Territory that provides for the registration of deaths.

registering authority means an authority responsible under a corresponding registration law for the registration of deaths.