ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2007 - SECT 41H Seeking consent to disclosure

ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2007 - SECT 41H

41H Seeking consent to disclosure

(1) The Secretary may contact a person and ask the person whether he or she wishes to consent to the disclosure of information under this Division.

(2) The Secretary may contact a person:

(a) at the request of a birth parent of the person or a gamete provider under a surrogacy arrangement that relates to the person, or

(b) at the request of any biological sibling of the person, or

(c) on the Secretary's own initiative.

(3) The Secretary is not to contact a person under this section unless the person is an adult and the Secretary is of the opinion that the contact is justified in order to promote the welfare and best interests of one or more of the persons concerned.

(4) The Secretary may consult any person or body that the Secretary believes may assist the Secretary in the exercise of his or her functions under this section.

(5) The Secretary may arrange for any one or more of the persons concerned to be provided with such counselling as the Secretary believes is necessary to assist the person and the Secretary in the matter.

(6) The Secretary must exercise his or her functions under this section in accordance with any guidelines that may be prescribed by the regulations.