Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 1988 (SA)

South Australia Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 1988 An Act to regulate assisted reproductive treatment.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 3 Interpretation 4 Act binds Crown 4A Welfare of child paramount Part 2—Registration 5 Authorisation and registration required to provide assisted reproductive treatment 6 Eligibility for registration 7 Application for registration 8 Registration 9 Conditions of registration 10 Suspension or cancellation of registration 11 Removal from Register 12 Reinstatement on Register 13 Appeals 14 Related matters Part 3—Donor conception register 14A Application of Part 15 Donor conception register 15A Authorisation of entities 15B Notice requiring provision of information etc 15C Freedom of Information Act 1991 does not apply 15D Liability Part 4—Miscellaneous 16 Record keeping 17 Powers of authorised persons 18 Confidentiality 19 Delegation 20 Regulations 21 Review of operation of Act Legislative history

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title This Act may be cited as the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 1988. 3—Interpretation In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears— assisted insemination means assisted reproductive treatment (not being an in vitro fertilisation procedure or a surgical procedure) in which human sperm are introduced, by artificial means, into the human female reproductive system; assisted reproductive treatment means any medical procedure directed at fertilisation of a human ovum by artificial means and includes an in vitro fertilisation procedure; authorised person means a person authorised by the Minister to exercise the powers of an authorised person under this Act; donor conception register—see section 15; human reproductive material means— (a) a human embryo; (b) human semen; (c) a human ovum; in vitro fertilisation procedure means any of the following procedures— (a) the removal of a human ovum for the purpose of fertilisation within or outside the body; (b) the storage of any such ovum prior to fertilisation; (c) the fertilisation by artificial means of any such ovum within or outside the body; (d) the culture or storage of a fertilised ovum outside the body; (e) the transference of a fertilised or unfertilised ovum into the human body; lawful surrogacy agreement means a lawful surrogacy agreement under the Surrogacy Act 2019; registered objector—see section 8(3). 4—Act binds Crown This Act binds the Crown. 4A—Welfare of child paramount The welfare of any child to be born as a consequence of the provision of assisted reproductive treatment in accordance with this Act must be treated as being of paramount importance, and accepted as a fundamental principle, in respect of the operation of this Act.