New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

STATUS OF CHILDREN REGULATION 1998 - REG 10

10 Laboratory to notify sampler of certain matters

(1) On receiving a notice under clause 9, the person in charge of the laboratory must notify the sampler of the following matters:

(a) the number of the proceedings in the Supreme Court,

(b) the name of the donor to whom the parentage testing order relates,

(c) the purpose of the testing,

(d) the date the order was made,

(e) the period within which the bodily samples are to be taken,

(f) the address to which the bodily samples are to be sent,

(g) the name of the donor's representative if the donor is under the age of 18 years or is suffering from a disability.

(2) The person in charge of the laboratory must also send to the sampler:

(a) instructions for taking the bodily samples, and

(b) sufficient disposable containers and sufficient insulated packages for storing and transporting the bodily samples, and

(c) a label for each container and package.

(3) The person in charge of the laboratory must ensure that all containers referred to in subclause (2) (b) are:

(a) pre-sterilised, and

(b) capable of being sealed in such a manner that, if opened after being sealed, that fact would be evident on inspecting the container.

(4) The person in charge of the laboratory need not comply with the requirements of subclauses (2) and (3) if the person is reasonably satisfied that:

(a) the sampler has the requisite instructions, disposable containers, insulated packages and labels referred to in subclause (2) (a)-(c) to use in relation to the sample, and

(b) the disposable containers to be used by the sampler are:

(i) pre-sterilised, and

(ii) capable of being sealed in such a manner that, if opened after being sealed, that fact would be evident on inspecting the container.