Tweaks to ART Laws Affecting Sperm Donors and Resulting Children
Assisted Reproductive Treatment (Review Recommendations) Amendment Bill 2020
1st House
2nd House
Law
Links to Info on Official Parliament Websites:
Effects of Bill:
This bill being passed means that:
the legislation previously said the "welfare of the child is paramount"; this is being amended to state, the "health and welfare of the child is paramount"
Birth certificates may include a statement that the father is a donor
Responsibility for the register of donor-conceived persons is moved from a government minister to the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages
Records must be kept and not thrown out, as specified by the relevant regulations - or else there's now a $50,000 fine.
News Articles, Admin Comments and Press Releases...
4 quotes from press releases and news articles are visible to logged-in users.