Last week the NSW Parliament passed legislation which will strengthen the rights of individuals born through Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) after 2010 to access details about their biological heritage. The changes are aimed at improving the information contained on the central register about donors and donor-conceived children by requiring ART providers to confirm whether treatment resulted in a birth.
The legislation is intended to close an existing loophole where information about whether ART resulted in a birth is not recorded because parents fail to notify the ART provider by shifting the responsibility to the ART provider.
ART providers using donated gametes or embryos will be required to take responsible steps to find out whether the treatment was successful and resulted in a child being born.
In addition to changes to ART law, the Health Legislation Amendment Bill (No 3) 2018 (NSW) amends five other Acts in NSW covering a range of health issues.
Read the Minister for Health’s media release here.