Limits on the Number of Families Created Using a Single Donor's Gametes or Embryos (Assisted Reproductive Technology)
Assisted Reproductive Technology Amendment Bill 2025
Assembly
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
Donors are taken to have consented to the use of their gametes or embryos for completion of family provisions.
ART providers cannot use a donor's gametes or embryos if it would result in more than 5 families in the ACT; they cannot exceed 10 families across Australia.
ART providers must provide information about the donor that they have on record.
ART providers are exempt from certain donor information and reporting rules for gametes or embryos used or created before the end of the transitional period.
ART providers are exempt from certain rules when using subsequent gametes from the same donor for a person or their partner who previously became pregnant using that donor.
Topics
assisted reproductive technology donor rights embryo donation family planning fertility treatment gamete donation