Assisted Reproductive Treatment Amendment Regulations 2014 (Vic)
Assisted Reproductive Treatment Amendment Regulations 2014
S.R. No. 192/2014
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1Objective
2Authorising provision
3Commencement
4Principal Regulations
5New regulation 13A inserted
13ARegister of pre-1988 donor treatment procedures to be kept by registered ART Provider
6Fee for applications for information
7New Schedule 3A inserted
Schedule 3A—Information to be Recorded in Register of
Pre-1988 Donor Treatment Procedures Kept by Registered Art Provider1Information relating to donors of gametes used in
pre-1988 donor treatment procedures2Information relating to each woman on whom a
pre-1988 donor treatment procedure was carried
out by a registered ART provider and the partner,
if any, of each woman3Information relating to outcome of pre-1988 donor treatment procedures
4Information relating to each pre-1988 donor treatment procedure carried out on a woman by the registered
ART provider5Information relating to the use of donor gametes in a
pre-1988 donor treatment procedure carried out by a registered ART provider6Information relating to each child born as a result of a pre-1988 donor treatment procedure carried out by the registered ART provider
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STATUTORY RULES 2014
S.R. No. 192/2014
Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008
Assisted Reproductive Treatment Amendment Regulations 2014
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 29 October 2014
Responsible Minister:
DAVID DAVIS
Minister for HealthYVETTE CARISBROOKE
Clerk of the Executive Council
1Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Regulations 2009 as a result of the enactment of the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Further Amendment Act 2014.
2Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 124 of the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008.
3Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 30 October 2014.
4Principal Regulations
In these Regulations, the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Regulations 2009[1] are called the Principal Regulations.
5New regulation 13A inserted
After regulation 13 of the Principal Regulations insert—
"13A Register of pre-1988 donor treatment procedures to be kept by registered ART Provider
For the purposes of section 49A of the Act, the prescribed information is the information listed in Schedule 3A.".
6Fee for applications for information
In regulation 16 of the Principal Regulations, after "sections 56(3)(b)" insert "and 60A(2)(b)".
7New Schedule 3A inserted
After Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations insert—
"SCHEDULE 3A
Regulation 13A
INFORMATION TO BE RECORDED IN REGISTER OF PRE‑1988 DONOR TREATMENT PROCEDURES KEPT BY REGISTERED ART PROVIDER
1Information relating to donors of gametes used in pre-1988 donor treatment procedures
The following information is required in relation to each pre-1988 donor of gametes—
(a)the unique donor identifier;
(b)the full name of the donor;
(c)the date of birth of the donor;
(d)the donor's place of birth (suburb or town and country);
(e)the sex of the donor;
(f)any other name by which the donor is or has been known;
(g)the donor's residential address and contact telephone number;
(h)the date and place where the donor produced the gamete;
(i)if the gametes were not produced at the premises of the registered ART provider, the date on which the gamete was received by the registered ART provider;
(j)the ethnic background of the donor's parents and grandparents;
(k)the donor's height;
(l)the donor's build;
(m)the donor's blood group;
(n)any genetic abnormality of the donor and, if available, any results of tests undertaken in relation to that abnormality;
(o)the donor's hair colour;
(p)the donor's eye colour;
(q)the donor's marital status;
(r)the donor's occupation;
(s)the donor's education;
(t)the donor's interests;
(u)the number of women who have children conceived using the donor's gametes including the donor and any current or former partner of the donor;
(v)the total number of children born as a result of treatment procedures carried out by the registered ART provider using the donor's gametes;
(w)whether the donor has donated gametes to any other registered ART provider or a doctor.
2Information relating to each woman on whom a pre-1988 donor treatment procedure was carried out by a registered ART provider and the partner, if any, of each woman
(1)The following information is required in relation to each woman on whom a pre-1988 donor treatment procedure was carried out by the registered ART provider—
(a)the name of the doctor performing the procedure;
(b)the full name of the woman;
(c)the date of birth of the woman;
(d)the place of birth of the woman (suburb or town and country);
(e)any genetic abnormality of the woman and, if available, any results of tests undertaken in relation to that abnormality;
(f)if the woman gave birth to a child as a result of a previous treatment procedure—
(i)the name of the registered ART provider or doctor who carried out the treatment procedure; and
(ii)if the child was conceived using donor gametes, the unique donor identifier.
(2)If the woman had a partner, the following information is required in relation to her partner—
(a)the full name of the partner;
(b)the date of birth of the partner;
(c)the place of birth of the partner (suburb or town and country);
(d)the partner's gender;
(e)if the partner's gametes were used in the treatment procedure, any genetic abnormality of the partner and, if available, any results of tests undertaken in relation to that abnormality.
3Information relating to outcome of pre-1988 donor treatment procedures
The following information is required in relation to the outcome of each pre-1988 donor treatment procedure that was carried out by the registered ART provider—
(a)the unique patient identifiers of the woman who underwent the treatment procedure and her partner (if any);
(b)the unique donor identifier;
(c)the date on which the treatment procedure was carried out;
(d)the outcome of the treatment procedure;
(e)if there was a miscarriage of a pregnancy resulting from the treatment procedure—
(i)the date on which the miscarriage occurred (if known); and
(ii)the reason for the miscarriage (if known).
4Information relating to each pre-1988 donor treatment procedure carried out on a woman by the registered ART provider
The following information is required in relation to each pre-1988 donor treatment procedure carried out on a woman by the registered ART provider—
(a)the unique patient identifiers of the woman on whom the treatment procedure is carried out and, if applicable, her partner;
(b)the date of the woman's consent to undergo the treatment procedure and, if applicable, the date of her partner's consent to the treatment procedure;
(c)the date and place where the treatment procedure was carried out;
(d)the kind of treatment procedure carried out;
(e)the name of the doctor who carried out the treatment procedure;
(f)the date on which the treatment cycle commenced;
(g)in relation to the donor of gametes used in the treatment procedure—
(i)whether the donor was known to the woman; and
(ii)the date of the donor's consent to use the gametes in a treatment procedure; and
(iii)the unique donor identifiers for each person who produced the gametes used; and
(h)the outcome of the treatment procedure.
5Information relating to the use of donor gametes in a pre-1988 donor treatment procedure carried out by a registered ART provider
(1)The following information is required in relation to each pre-1988 treatment procedure using donor gametes carried out by the registered ART provider—
(a)whether the gametes used in the treatment procedure were thawed or fresh;
(b)if the gametes used in the treatment procedure were transferred to the registered ART provider, the date the gametes were received by the registered ART provider and from whom the gametes were transferred;
(c)the outcome of the treatment procedure.
(2)The following information is required in relation to the formation or attempted formation of an embryo outside the body of a woman by a registered ART provider for the purposes of a donor treatment procedure—
(a)the embryo reference number;
(b)the name of the doctor performing the treatment procedure;
(c)the registered ART provider record number, unique donor identifier or unique patient identifier of the man who produced the sperm or the woman who produced the oocyte;
(d)the date on which the gametes were produced;
(e)the time and date at which the sperm and oocyte were placed together;
(f)the time and date at which fertilisation was confirmed;
(g)the outcome of the treatment procedure.
6Information relating to each child born as a result of a pre-1988 donor treatment procedure carried out by the registered ART provider
The following information is required in relation to each child born (including each child born in a multiple birth) as a result of a pre-1988 donor treatment procedure carried out by the registered ART provider—
(a)the unique patient identifiers of the woman who underwent the procedure and her partner, if any;
(b)the unique donor identifier;
(c)the date on which the procedure was carried out;
(d)the child's name and sex;
(e)the child's date of birth;
(f)the place of birth (full address);
(g)the child's birth weight;
(h)the child's gestational age;
(i)any physical or other abnormality discerned at or about the time of birth;
(j)if the child was not liveborn, the reason;
(k)if the birth was a multiple birth—
(i)the place of each child in the order of birth; and
(ii)the total number of children of the birth, whether liveborn or not.
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[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 177/2009 as amended by S.R. Nos 74/2010 and 92/2013.
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