Information entered on director-general’s own initiative
59 Information entered on director-general’s own initiative
The director-general may, on their own initiative, enter the following information in the donor register:
mandatory information given by an ART provider other than in accordance with section 53;
mandatory information given to the director-general under section 61 (Direction to give information about donor conceived person);
mandatory information given to the director-general under section 62 (Information sharing between director-general and registrar-general).
Also, the director-general may, on their own initiative, enter information in the donor register if—
the director-general is satisfied on reasonable grounds the information is about—
a donor conceived person born as a result of ART treatment provided on or after the commencement day; or
a donor of a person mentioned in paragraph (i); and
the information is mandatory information given—
other than in accordance with section 53; and
by the subject of the information or, if the subject is a donor conceived child or young person, by their parent.
The director-general must include the source of the information when entering the information in the donor register.
This section does not allow the director-general to include in the donor register information provided unlawfully.
Division 5.3 Measures to ensure accuracy of information
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