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Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004

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

57: Access by donor offspring to information about them kept by providers or Registrar-General

You could also call this:

"Donor offspring can access their own information when they turn 18, or a guardian can ask for them if they're under 18."

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If you are a donor offspring and you are 18 years or older, you can ask for information about yourself that is kept by a provider or the Registrar-General. They must give you access to this information and tell you if the donor has asked for information about you. They will also advise you that it might be a good idea to get counselling.

If you are under 18 years old, your guardian can ask for this information on your behalf. The provider or Registrar-General must give your guardian access to the information and tell them if the donor has asked for information about you. They will also advise your guardian that counselling might be a good idea.

If you are under 18 years old and you ask for this information yourself, the provider or Registrar-General will give you some of the information about yourself, but not anything that could identify the donor. They will also tell you if the donor has asked for information about you and advise you that counselling might be a good idea.

When a provider or the Registrar-General gives you or your guardian information, they are doing so as a relevant agency, which means they are either a provider or the Registrar-General.

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Part 3Information about donors of donated embryos or donated cells and donor offspring
Information about donor offspring

57Access by donor offspring to information about them kept by providers or Registrar-General

  1. If asked to do so by a donor offspring who is 18 years or older, the relevant agency must—

  2. give the donor offspring access to any information about the donor offspring kept by the relevant agency:
    1. tell the donor offspring whether the donor has asked for information about the donor offspring.

      1. If asked to do so by the guardian of a donor offspring who is under 18 years, the relevant agency must—

      2. give the guardian access to any information about the donor offspring kept by the relevant agency:
        1. tell the guardian whether the donor has asked for information about the donor offspring.

          1. If asked to do so by a donor offspring who is under 18 years, the relevant agency must—

          2. give the offspring access to as much information about the donor offspring that is kept by the relevant agency and that is not identifying information about the donor:
            1. tell the offspring whether the donor has asked for information about the donor offspring.

              1. The relevant agency that gives a person access to information under this section must advise the person of the desirability of counselling.

              2. In this section, relevant agency means a provider or the Registrar-General.