Assisted Reproductive Treatment Amendment Regulations 2019 (Vic)

Assisted Reproductive Treatment Amendment Regulations 2019

S.R. No. 86/2019

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Principal Regulations

5Fee for applications for information

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2019

S.R. No. 86/2019

Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008

Assisted Reproductive Treatment Amendment Regulations 2019

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 17 September 2019

Responsible Minister:

JENNY MIKAKOS
Minister for Health

PIETA TAVROU

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Regulations 2009 to remove the prescribed fee for applications for information on the Central Register pursuant to sections 56 and 60A of the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008 in 3 particular instances.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 124 of the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 October 2019.

4Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Regulations 2009[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

5Fee for applications for information

For regulation 16 of the Principal Regulations substitute—

"16   Fee for applications for information

(1) Subject to subregulation (2), for the purposes of sections 56(3)(b) and 60A(2)(b) of the Act, the prescribed fee for the application is 5∙18 fee units.

(2) The prescribed fee is nil if—

(a)the applicant is currently experiencing financial hardship; or

(b)the applicant has previously applied under section 56 or 60A for access to information on the Central Register and paid the fee set out in subregulation (1) for that application; or

(c)a donor sibling of the applicant has previously applied under section 56 or 60A for access to information on the Central Register and paid the fee set out in subregulation (1) for that application.".

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Endnotes

[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 177/2009 as amended by S.R. Nos 74/2010, 52/2013, 192/2014 and 153/2016.

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Fee Units

These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the Monetary Units Act 2004.

The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit.

The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2018 is $14.45 and for the financial year commencing 1 July 2019 is $14.81. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.

The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.