Limits on Family Creation and Consent Requirements for Donated Gametes and Embryos
Assisted Reproductive Technology Amendment Bill 2025
Assembly
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
Donors are presumed to have consented to the use of their gametes or embryos if used to complete a family; they can still modify or withdraw this consent.
ART providers cannot use a donor's gametes or embryos if it would result in more than 5 families in the ACT or 10 families across Australia.
ART providers must provide specific information about donors to recipients.
ART providers are exempt from certain donor information and management rules if the gamete or embryo was allocated or used before the end of the transitional period.
Topics
assisted reproductive technology donor consent embryo donation family planning fertility treatment gamete donation