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Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008
66CConfidentiality of information on the Central Register disclosed by the Donor Conception Registrar
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66C Confidentiality of information on the Central Register disclosed by the Donor Conception Registrar
S. 66C(1) amended by Nos 39/2021 s. 36, 39/2024 s. 53(2).
(1) If the Donor Conception Registrar has disclosed information recorded on the Central Register to a person, that person must not disclose the information that was disclosed to the person by the Donor Conception Registrar to any other person, whether directly or indirectly.
S. 66C(2) amended by No. 39/2024 s. 53(2).
(2) Despite subsection (1), the person may disclose information disclosed by the Donor Conception Registrar—
(a) to a court or a tribunal; or
(b) in the course of disciplinary proceedings against a doctor; or
(c) as required under any other Act; or
(d) for the purposes of law enforcement.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if—
S. 66C(3)(a) amended by No. 39/2024 s. 53(2).
(a) the Donor Conception Registrar disclosed the information to a person who made an application under section 56(1) or 60A or to a doctor nominated by that person; or
S. 66C(3)(b) amended by No. 39/2024 s. 53(2).
(b) the Donor Conception Registrar disclosed the information to a person in a notice given to that person under section 62; or
S. 66C(3)(c) amended by No. 39/2024 s. 53(2).
(c) the Donor Conception Registrar did not advise the person, at the time of disclosure, that it is a criminal offence to disclose that information to any other person; or
(d) the information is disclosed to another person by a registered ART provider in accordance with Part 6A.