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Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004

Information about donors of donated embryos or donated cells and donor offspring - Information about donors

51: Restriction on access to information about donors

You could also call this:

"Who can see information about donors for babies born using special help"

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You can't get information about a donor unless you are allowed to by this Act. You might be allowed to get this information if another law says you can. You can also get this information if a doctor needs it to give medical treatment or advice and two doctors sign a certificate saying it's necessary.

You need to be authorised to get information about a donor. This means a provider or the Registrar-General must follow the rules. They must only give out information when the law says they can.

A doctor can ask for information about a donor if they need it for medical treatment. The doctor must get a certificate signed by two other doctors. This certificate must say that the information is needed for medical purposes.

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Information about donors

51Restriction on access to information about donors

  1. A provider or the Registrar-General must not allow any person access to information about a donor unless—

  2. authorised or required to do so by this Act; or
    1. required to do so by any other enactment or rule of law; or
      1. the information is relevant for the purposes of providing medical treatment or medical advice to a person, and is requested by a medical practitioner who produces a certificate signed by 2 medical practitioners that states that access to the information should be obtained for those purposes.