Queensland Numbered Acts

ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2024 - SECT 9

9 Meaning of donated gamete and donated embryo

(1) A
"donated gamete" is—

(a) a gamete donated by a gamete provider for use by someone other than—

(i) the gamete provider; or

(ii) any spouse of the gamete provider; or

(b) a gamete used to create a donated embryo, whether or not—

(i) the gamete was originally obtained from the gamete provider as a donated gamete; or

(ii) the embryo was originally created for use as a donated embryo.

(2) A
"donated embryo" is an embryo donated after its creation for use by someone other than—

(a) a gamete provider from whom a gamete used to create the embryo was obtained; or

(b) any spouse of the gamete provider.

(3) A donated gamete used in an ART procedure includes a donated gamete used to create an embryo that is used in the procedure.

Note—

Under the above definitions, a gamete that was not obtained as a donated gamete and is used to create an embryo becomes a donated gamete if the embryo is an excess embryo that later becomes a donated embryo.