22ADisclosure of information from the Voluntary Register—prescribed explanatory material

22A Disclosure of information from the Voluntary Register—prescribed explanatory material

For the purposes of section 72(2)(a) of the Act, the following information is prescribed explanatory material—

(a) information about the requirements of Part 7 of the Act in relation to the disclosure of identifying information from the Voluntary Register;

(b) information about possible consequences for the person whose name is entered in the Voluntary Register if information about that person is disclosed from the Voluntary Register;

(c) information about mental health support and intervention services that can provide crisis support and any other support services that might be relevant to the person whose name is entered in the Voluntary Register;

(d) information about counselling services available to the person whose name is entered in the Voluntary Register;

(e) information about the issues which may arise for the person whose name is entered in the Voluntary Register if the person is contacted by another person following the disclosure of information from the Voluntary Register about the person whose name is entered in the Voluntary Register;

Information about risks to the safety or privacy of the person whose name is entered in the Voluntary Register.

(f) information about the Donor Conception Registrar's reasons for providing the explanatory material to the person whose name is entered in the Voluntary Register;

(g) information about the benefits to the person whose name is entered in the Voluntary Register of considering the explanatory material;

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

(i) if the person whose name is entered in the Voluntary Register is a donor, information about the possibility that the person whose name is entered in the Voluntary Register may be contacted to request information about the health and medical history of the person whose name is entered in the Voluntary Register, including any hereditary conditions;

(j) if the person whose name is entered in the Voluntary Register is a child, information about—

(i) 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

(ii) how to support the child to learn about the child's genetic origins and the child's sense of identity; and

(iii) any safety or privacy issues that may arise for the child if contact is made with a donor; and

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