Limits on the Number of Families Created Using Donated Gametes

Assisted Reproductive Technology Amendment Bill 2025

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

Donors are deemed to have consented to the use of their gametes or embryos for the completion of a family; they can still modify or withdraw this consent.
ART providers cannot use a donated gamete or embryo if it would result in more than 5 families in the ACT; the limit is 10 families across Australia.
ART providers must provide mandatory information about the donor.
ART providers are exempt from certain donor limits and information rules when using gametes or embryos created or allocated before the end of the transitional period.
ART providers can use subsequent gametes from the same donor to complete a family if the first pregnancy occurred using gametes or embryos from the transitional period.

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