Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Infertility Treatment Regulations 1997 - SECT 6

Counselling prior to treatment procedure

6. Counselling prior to treatment procedure

For the purposes of section 11(1) of the Act, counselling is required in
relation to the following prescribed matters-

   (a)  the options or choices available to the particular woman and her
        husband;

   (b)  the law relating to infertility treatment in Victoria and the rights
        of the woman and her husband under that law;

   (c)  the psychosocial and ethical issues related to infertility and
        infertility treatment procedures;

   (d)  the possible outcomes of an infertility treatment procedure, including
        the success rates of such treatment;

   (e)  any issue or concern raised by the woman or her husband in relation to
        the treatment procedure;

   (f)  if donated gametes, zygotes or embryos are to be used in the treatment
        procedure, the following-

   (i)  relationship issues for the family if one parent is, or both parents
        are, not the genetic parent or parents;

   (ii) if applicable, the implications arising from using known donors,
        including the possible impact on interpersonal relationships;

   (iii) issues relating to biological siblings born from the same genetic
        parents but reared in different families;

   (iv) the information required under the Act for inclusion in the central
        register;

   (v)  advising children about their donor origins and rights to information.