Meaning of mature donor conceived person etc—pt 5
51 Meaning of mature donor conceived person etc—pt 5
In this part:
mature donor conceived person means a donor conceived person who—
is at least 16 years old; or
has been assessed by a counsellor.
For this part, a donor conceived person has been assessed by a counsellor if—
the person has received appropriate counselling services from a suitably qualified and experienced counsellor; and
the counsellor is satisfied the person is able to—
understand and comply with the donor’s contact preferences under section 58; and
understand that the donor has no parental rights or responsibilities (including financial rights and responsibilities) in relation to the donor conceived person.
A regulation may prescribe a qualification a person must hold to be a suitably qualified and experienced counsellor for subsection (2).
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