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ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TREATMENT ACT 2008 (NO. 76 OF 2008)

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Purposes  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Definitions  
  • 4 Interpretation of references to procedures and treatment  
  • 5 Guiding principles  
  • 6 Act to bind the Crown  

PART 2--TREATMENT PROCEDURES

Division 1--General

Division 2--General requirements for treatment procedures

Division 3--Requirements for donors

  • 16 Donation of gametes or an embryo  
  • 17 Requirements as to consent  
  • 18 Counselling requirements  
  • 19 Requirements as to the giving and receiving of information  

Division 4--Provisions about consent

  • 20 Withdrawal of consent  
  • 21 Lapsing of consent  
  • 22 Record of consent and withdrawal of consent  
  • 23 Transfer of documents  
  • 24 Information about transfer of donated gametes or an embryo  

Division 5--Requirements for donor treatment procedures

  • 25 Information and advice  

PART 3--OFFENCES RELATING TO USE AND STORAGE OF GAMETES AND EMBRYOS AND OTHER MATTERS

Division 1--Prohibited procedures

  • 26 Procedures involving gametes produced by children  
  • 27 Ban on certain procedures  
  • 28 Ban on sex selection  
  • 29 Ban on using donated gametes to produce more than 10 families  
  • 30 Ban on destructive research on embryos created for treatment purposes  

Division 2--Storage

Division 3--General offences in relation to gametes and embryos

Division 4--Offence in relation to giving information

  • 38 False or misleading information  

PART 4--SURROGACY

PART 5--POSTHUMOUS USE OF GAMETES

PART 6--REGISTERS AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION

Division 1--Registers kept by registered ART providers and doctors

Division 3--Disclosure of information on Central Register

  • 56 Application for information on Central Register  
  • 57 Disclosure of information that does not identify a person  
  • 58 Disclosure of information to parent of person born as a result of donor treatment or donor  
  • 59 Disclosure of information to persons born as a result of donor treatment procedure  
  • 60 Disclosure of information to persons descended from persons born as a result of donor treatment procedure  
  • 61 Requirement for counselling  
  • 62 Notice to be given of intended disclosure  
  • 63 Disclosure of information to Authority  

Division 4--General provisions

PART 7--VOLUNTARY REGISTER

PART 8--REGISTRATION AND DESIGNATED OFFICERS

Division 1--Registration as an ART provider

  • 74 Registration as an ART provider  
  • 75 Authority may impose conditions on registration  

Division 2--General provisions about registrations

  • 76 Suspension of registration  
  • 77 Immediate suspension of registration  
  • 78 Offence of failing to notify authority if RTAC accreditation no longer held  
  • 79 Notification to Minister  

Division 3--Designated officers

Division 4--List of registered ART providers

PART 9--PATIENT REVIEW PANEL

Division 1--Constitution and procedures of Patient Review Panel

  • 82 Establishment of Panel  
  • 83 Constitution of Panel  
  • 84 List of approved names  
  • 85 Functions of Panel  
  • 86 Chairperson and deputy chairperson  
  • 87 Removal of name from approved list  
  • 88 Payment of members  
  • 89 Notice of hearing  
  • 90 Conduct of hearing  
  • 91 Decision by Patient Review Panel  
  • 92 Written reasons for decisions  
  • 93 Effect of vacancy or defect  
  • 94 Immunity  
  • 95 Evidence  

Division 2--Review of Patient Review Panel's decisions

  • 96 Reviewable decisions  
  • 97 Who may apply for review  
  • 98 When application must be made  

PART 10--VICTORIAN ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TREATMENT AUTHORITY

Division 1--Constitution of the Authority

  • 99 Establishment of Authority  
  • 100 Powers, functions, duties and consultation requirements  
  • 101 Membership  
  • 102 Terms of office  
  • 103 Resignation and removal  
  • 104 Chairperson and deputy chairperson  
  • 105 Acting member  
  • 106 Payment of members  
  • 107 Procedure of Authority  
  • 108 Effect of vacancy or defect  
  • 109 Member's interests  
  • 110 Immunity  
  • 111 Engagement or employment of persons  
  • 112 Delegation  
  • 113 Committees  

Division 2--Reporting and financial provisions

PART 11--GENERAL

  • 117 No action if gametes used without knowing consent withdrawn or lapsed  
  • 118 Identity cards  
  • 119 Powers and duties of members of Authority to inspect documents  
  • 120 Offence to obstruct or hinder  
  • 121 Prohibition on destruction of documents  
  • 122 Requirements if registered ART provider ceases to operate  
  • 123 Indictable offences  

PART 12--REGULATIONS

PART 13--REPEAL, SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Division 1--Repeal

  • 126 Repeal  

Division 2--Transitional provisions

  • 127 Definitions  
  • 128 References to repealed Act etc  
  • 129 Consents  
  • 130 Registers  
  • 131 Licence holders  
  • 132 Authority  
  • 133 Applications  
  • 134 Transitional regulations  

Division 3--Savings provision

  • 135 Continued operation of Infertility Treatment Regulations  

PART 14--AMENDMENTS TO THE STATUS OF CHILDREN ACT 1974

  • 136 Principal Act  
  • 137 Definitions  
  • 138 Evidence of parentage  
  • 139 Instruments may be filed with Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages  
  • 140 Application to Supreme Court for declaration of parentage  
  • 141 Substitute heading to Part II  
  • 142 Interpretation  
  • 143 Artificial insemination: presumption as to status of child  
  • 144 Implantation procedures: presumption as to status of child where donor semen used  
  • 145 Implantation procedures: presumption as to status of child where donor ovum used  
  • 146 Donor semen used in artificial insemination of certain women  
  • 147 Substitute Part III  
  • 148 Repeal of Part  

PART 15--AMENDMENTS TO BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1996

  • 149 Purposes  
  • 150 Definitions  
  • 151 Registrar's general functions  
  • 152 Registration of parentage details  
  • 153 New sections 17A and 17B  
  • 154 New section 19A  

PART 16--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS OF OTHER ACTS

Division 1--Amendment of Freedom of Information Act 1982

  • 155 Document affecting personal privacy  

Division 2--Amendment of Magistrates' Court Act 1989

  • 156 Amendment of Schedule 4  

Division 3--Amendment of Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008

Division 4--Amendment of Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998

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