New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2007

- As at 7 December 2007
- Act 69 of 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Objects of Act
   4.      Definitions
   5.      Application of other legislation

   PART 2 - ART PROVIDERS

           Division 1 - Registration
           Note

   6.      ART providers must be registered
   7.      Registration
   8.      Notice of change in registered particulars
   9.      Register of ART providers

           Division 2 - Provision of ART services

   10.     Infection control standards
   11.     ART services to be undertaken or supervised by a registered medical practitioner
   12.     Counselling to be available
   13.     Provision of information-ART treatment involving no donated gametes
   14.     Provision of information-ART services involving donated gametes
   15.     Donated gametes-disclosure of medical information

           Division 3 - Use of gametes

   16.     Interpretation
   17.     Giving, modifying and revoking consent
   18.     Use of gametes to create embryo outside a woman’s body
   19.     Use of gametes or embryos in ART treatment
   20.     Use of gametes or embryos for research
   21.     Supply of gametes or embryos to another person
   22.     Export of gametes or embryos from NSW
   23.     Use of gametes or embryos after death of gamete provider
   24.     Use of gametes or embryos provided more than 5 years ago
   25.     Storage of gametes or embryos
   26.     Donated gametes or embryos-time limit on use
   27.     Donated gametes or embryos-maximum number of families
   28.     Use of gametes to create embryo with close family member
   29.     Provision of ART treatment to a child

           Division 4 - Records

   30.     Collection of information
   31.     Records to be kept by ART provider
   32.     Records may be given to other ART providers

   PART 3 - CENTRAL ART DONOR REGISTER

   33.     Director-General to establish central ART donor register
   34.     Objectives of central ART donor register
   35.     Disclosure of information must be in accordance with Part
   36.     Disclosure to subject of information
   37.     Disclosure to offspring
   38.     Disclosure to parent of offspring
   39.     Disclosure to donor
   40.     Seeking consent of offspring to disclosure
   41.     Fees

   PART 4 - SURROGACY

   42.     Definitions
   43.     Commercial surrogacy prohibited
   44.     Commercial surrogacy soliciting prohibited
   45.     Surrogacy agreements void

   PART 5 - INSPECTORS AND ENFORCEMENT

   46.     Appointment of inspectors
   47.     Powers of inspectors
   48.     Provisions relating to exercise of powers
   49.     Requirement to provide information and records
   50.     Requirement to provide answers
   51.     Limitation on self-incrimination
   52.     Search warrants
   53.     Offences
   54.     Disallowance of seizure
   55.     Disposal of seized items

   PART 6 - ART PROVIDER-ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS

   56.     Interpretation
   57.     Persons may be prohibited from carrying on business
   58.     Offence of carrying on business while prohibited
   59.     Requirement to provide information
   60.     Court to notify Director-General of conviction
   61.     Order under section 10 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 treated as conviction

   PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

   62.     Person must not make false or misleading representation
   63.     Summary proceedings for offences
   64.     Penalty notices for certain offences
   65.     Offences by corporations
   66.     Evidentiary statements
   67.     How notice is to be given
   68.     Onus of proof concerning reasonable excuse
   69.     Disclosure of information by ART provider
   70.     Delegation
   71.     Regulations
   72.     Savings, transitional and other provisions
   73.     Amendment of other Acts
   74.     Review of Act
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2