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Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008
56LDonor Conception Registrar may request genetic test results of suspected donor
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56L Donor Conception Registrar may request genetic test results of suspected donor
(a) an application has been made under section 56(1) by a person born as a result of a pre-1998 donor treatment procedure; and
(b) there is insufficient information on the Central Register to determine whether a person whose name is entered on the Central Register as a donor is the donor of gametes used in the procedure.
S. 56L(2) amended by No. 39/2024 s. 25(2).
(2) The Donor Conception Registrar may, for the purposes of establishing a genetic link between the person whose name is entered on the Central Register and the applicant, request that the person whose name is entered on the Central Register—
S. 56L(2)(a) amended by No. 39/2024 s. 25(2).
(a) undergo genetic testing at a place specified by the Donor Conception Registrar; and
(b) consent to the comparison of the results of the genetic testing described in paragraph (a) with a DNA profile or genetic test results relating to the applicant; and
S. 56L(2)(c) amended by No. 39/2024 s. 25(2).
(c) consent to the results of the comparison described in paragraph (b) being given to the Donor Conception Registrar.
S. 56M (Heading) amended by No. 39/2024 s. 26(1).
S. 56M inserted by No. 6/2016 s. 15.