20CAmendment of contact preferences by pre-1998 donors—prescribed explanatory material

20C Amendment of contact preferences by pre-1998 donors—prescribed explanatory material

For the purposes of section 63E(3)(ab) of the Act, the following information is prescribed explanatory material—

(a) information about how to comply with an amended contact preference;

(b) information about mental health support and intervention services that can provide crisis support and any other support services that might be relevant to the applicant;

(c) information about counselling services available to the applicant;

(d) information about the issues which may arise for the applicant if the applicant is contacted by another person following the disclosure of that person's identifying information from the Central Register;

(e) information about the Donor Conception Registrar's reasons for providing the explanatory material to the applicant;

(f) information about the benefits to the applicant of considering the explanatory material;

(g) information about how to approach discussions about genetic and medical issues and possible outcomes of those discussions;

(h) if the applicant is a parent or guardian of a child born as a result of a donor treatment procedure, information about—

(iii) the significance to the child of a biological connection with the donor and the benefits of early disclosure and early connection with any donor siblings; and

(vi) any issues that may arise for the child if contact is made with donor siblings who are raised in different families.

Reg. 20D inserted by S.R. No. 141/2024 reg. 16.