Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Infertility Treatment Act 1995 - SECT 9

Requirements as to consent

9. Requirements as to consent



(1) A consent under section 8-

   (a)  must be in writing; and

   (b)  must specify that the woman and her husband have consented to undergo
        the kind of treatment procedure specified in the consent; and

   (c)  must not have been withdrawn or have lapsed when the procedure takes
        place.

(2) The person giving the consent must lodge the consent or cause the consent
to be lodged-

   (a)  with the designated officer of the licensed centre where the procedure
        is to take place; or

   (b)  if the procedure is to take place at a place other than a licensed
        centre, with the doctor in charge of the woman's case.