Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004

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

62: Restriction on disclosure of information about donor offspring

You could also call this:

"Keeping donor offspring information private"

Illustration for Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004

If you are a provider or the Registrar-General, you must not tell anyone information about a donor offspring. You can only share this information if the Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004 says you can or if another law says you have to. This means you need to follow the rules in the Act or other laws when deciding what information to share about donor offspring.

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This page was last updated on 6 August 2025

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61: Access by donors to information about donor offspring kept by Registrar-General, or

"Donors can ask to know if they have any children from their donation"

63: Voluntary register to be maintained by Registrar-General, or

"A list for donors and their families to share information safely"

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

62Restriction on disclosure of information about donor offspring

A provider or the Registrar-General must not disclose any information about a donor offspring unless—
authorised or required to do so by this Act; or
required to do so by any other enactment or rule of law.