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ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2024 - SECT 40

Definitions for part

40 Definitions for part

In this part—

"approved way" , of making an application or giving a notice, means a way that is—

(a) approved by the registrar; and
(b) published on the department’s website or www.qld.gov.au.

"contact information" , for a person, means the person’s residential address, phone number or email address or any other way the person may be contacted.

"donor-conceived" , in relation to a person, means a person born as a result of a donor conception ART procedure or a private donor conception procedure.

"donor-conceived offspring" , of a donor, means a donor- conceived person who was born using a donated gamete obtained from the donor.

"donor-conceived siblings" means any 2 persons—
(a) who are both donor-conceived persons; and
(b) who were both born using at least 1 gamete from the same donor.

"donor conception ART procedure" means an ART procedure carried out by an ART provider that uses a donated gamete or donated embryo.

"donor’s ID code" means any number or other code used by an ART provider to identify the donor.

"donor’s profile information" means any of the following information about a donor that has been collected and kept by an ART provider and that does not identify the name or the date of birth of the donor—
(a) information about the donor’s hobbies or interests;
(b) information about the family history of the donor;
(c) information about the education of the donor;
(d) photos of the donor;
(e) correspondence of the donor;
(f) information about the psychological history of the donor that is not relevant medical history.

"identifying information" means information, other than contact information, that identifies the person to whom the information relates, and includes—
(a) a name of the person; and
(b) the date of birth of the person; and
(c) for information about a donor-conceived person—
(i) the place of birth of the person; and
(ii) the name of any ART provider who carried out the donor conception ART procedure and the place where the procedure was carried out.

"non-identifying information" means information, other than contact information, that does not identify the person to whom the information relates, and includes—
(a) for information about a donor—
(i) the donor’s ID code; and
(ii) the donor’s year and place of birth; and
(iii) the donor’s ethnicity; and
(iv) the donor’s physical characteristics; and
(v) the donor’s relevant medical history; and
(vi) the place where the donor’s gamete was obtained; and
(vii) the donor’s profile information; and
(b) for information about a donor-conceived person—
(i) the year of birth of the person; and
(ii) the sex of the person.

"private donor conception procedure" means a self-insemination procedure using a donated gamete that was carried out in Queensland.

"register" means the donor conception information register maintained by the registrar for the purposes of this part.

"relevant information" , relating to the birth of a donor-conceived person, means the information stated in section 44 .



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