Requirement to keep records
48 Requirement to keep records
An ART provider must keep a record of the following:
in relation to each gamete or embryo in its possession—
information collected under section 46 (1); and
information about each other ART provider that has had possession of the gamete or embryo (including the gametes used to create the embryo); and
each gamete provider’s consent; and
any use, supply or export of the gamete or embryo; and
the period during which the gamete or embryo has been in storage;
in relation to each person to whom it provides ART treatment—
information collected under section 47 (1); and
if a donated gamete was used in the provision of the treatment—information collected under section 47 (3) (a);
in relation to each child it knows was born as a result of ART treatment it provided—
the child’s full name, sex and date of birth; and
the full name of the person who gave birth to the child; and
if a donated gamete was used in the provision of the treatment—the donor’s full name and date and place of birth;
if it does not know whether a child was born, or knows a child was not born, as a result of ART treatment it provided at least 15 months earlier—information to that effect;
any other information prescribed by regulation.
An ART provider commits an offence if it fails to comply with subsection (1).
Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.
An ART provider must keep a record mentioned in subsection (1) for 50 years.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
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