Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Infertility Treatment Act 1995 - SECT 11

Counselling

11. Counselling



(1) Before a woman consents to undergo a treatment procedure, she and her
husband must have received counselling (including counselling in relation to
the prescribed matters) from a counsellor who has been approved under Part 8
to give counselling to women undergoing treatment procedures and their
husbands.

(2) Before a woman undergoes a treatment procedure, the doctor in charge of
that woman's case must take all reasonable steps to ensure that a counsellor
who has been approved under Part 8 to give counselling to women undergoing
treatment procedures and their husbands is available to give further
counselling to the woman and her husband after the procedure is carried out.

Division 3-Requirements for donors