Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Infertility Treatment Act 1995 - SECT 154

Transfer of documents

154. Transfer of documents



(1) Subject to the regulations, if a gamete or embryo is to be or has been
transferred from-

   (a)  a licensed centre; or

   (b)  the premises of an approved doctor who carries out donor insemination
        at a centre other than a licensed centre; or

   (c)  a prescribed place-

to another place, the designated officer of the licensed centre referred to in
paragraph (a), the approved doctor referred to in paragraph (b), or a
prescribed person in relation to a place described in paragraph (c) (as the
case may be), must ensure that-

   (d)  a consent, objection or withdrawal of a consent or an objection lodged
        at that place or forwarded to that place which relates to the gamete
        or embryo; and

   (e)  any prescribed information-

is also transferred to that other place, in accordance with the regulations.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.

(2) If a document is transferred under this provision a certified copy must be
kept by the designated officer, approved doctor or prescribed person.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.

(3) A copy of a document must be certified as a true copy under this section
in accordance with the regulations.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.