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63BTime limit for disclosure of identifying information about pre-1998 donors
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63B Time limit for disclosure of identifying information about pre-1998 donors
S. 63B(1) amended by No. 39/2024 s. 37.
(1) If the Donor Conception Registrar has given a pre-1998 donor a notice under section 62(2), the Donor Conception Registrar must disclose under Division 3 the identifying information about the pre-1998 donor as soon as reasonably practicable after the earlier of the following—
(a) if the donor consents to the disclosure, the day of that consent;
(b) 4 months after the notice was given.
S. 63B(2) amended by No. 39/2024 s. 37.
(2) If, under section 63, the Donor Conception Registrar is not required to give a notice before disclosing identifying information about a pre‑1998 donor under Division 3, the Donor Conception Registrar must disclose the information as soon as reasonably practicable after 4 months after the application under section 56 was made.
S. 63B(3) amended by No. 39/2024 s. 37.
(3) Despite subsections (1)(b) and (2), the Donor Conception Registrar may delay disclosure of the identifying information by a further 4 months if the Donor Conception Registrar considers there are exceptional circumstances that justify delaying the disclosure of the information.
S. 63C inserted by No. 6/2016 s. 23.