Victorian Consolidated Regulations

ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TREATMENT REGULATIONS 2019 - REG 9

For the purposes of section 18 of the Act, the following matters are prescribed—

Reg. 9(a) amended by S.R. No. 141/2024 reg. 9.

        (a)     the requirements of the Act in relation to disclosing the identity of the donor to the Donor Conception Registrar and disclosing information to a person born as a result of a donor treatment procedure, if the person seeks that information;

        (b)     the ability of the donor to obtain identifying information about a person born as a result of a donor treatment procedure with the consent of the person and the right of the person to lodge a contact preference;

        (c)     any issue or concern raised by the donor in relation to the donation, for example—

              (i)     the possible impact of donation on the donor's partner, if any;

Reg. 9(c)(ii) amended by S.R. No. 60/2022 reg. 9(a).

              (ii)     the possible impact of donation on the donor's children, if any;

Reg. 9(d) inserted by S.R. No. 60/2022 reg. 9(b).

        (d)     the implications for donors of—

              (i)     the effect of section 29 of the Act on using donor gametes; and

              (ii)     the provisions in the Act relating to—

    (A)     the withdrawal or lapsing of a donor's consent; and

    (B)     consent requirements for an extension of storage or for the removal of an embryo from storage.

Reg. 9A inserted by S.R. No. 141/2024 reg. 10.