I am donor conceived AFTER 1 January 2010
What do I have to do to register or apply for information?Who can access my information?
Can I remove my information from the Register?
What kind of information about my donor will I be able to get?
Is there Mandatory Information about siblings?
Can I find out about genetic siblings, but not my donor?
How will the NSW Ministry of Health let me know?
FAQs
What do I have to do to register or apply for information?
You must be over 18 to register or apply for information on the Central Register.
It will be 2028 before those who were donor conceived after 1 January 2010, can apply to the Central Register for Mandatory identifying information about their donor or other offspring from their donor.
To register or apply for information you will need to apply in writing by using one of the application forms on this site and providing 100 points of identification. Or you can contact the NSW Ministry of Health in person or by phone to request that forms are sent to you.
Who can access my information?
Mandatory information supplied to the Central Register (for those conceived as a result of donated eggs, sperm or embryos after 1 January 2010) can only be shared between the relevant parties if both are over the age of 18 years. This aspect of the Register will not come into effect until 2028 when those children who were donor conceived after 1 January 2010, have turned 18.
Can I remove my information from the Register?
If the information is Mandatory, then it cannot be removed from the Central Register.
What kind of information about my donor will I be able to get?
Once a person who was donor conceived after 1 January 2010 has turned 18, they can apply to the Central Register to receive the following mandatory information about their donor:
- full name
- residential address
- date and place of birth
- ethnicity and physical characteristics
- medical history or genetic test results of themself or someone in the donor's family that are relevant to the future health of:
- a person undergoing ART treatment involving the use of their donated sperm, eggs or embryo, or
- any offspring born as a result of that treatment, or
- any descendent of any such offspring,
- the sex and year of birth of each other offspring of the donor,
- the name of the ART provider to whom the sperm, eggs or embryo was provided,
- the date on which the sperm, eggs or embryo was provided
Is there Mandatory Information about siblings?
Yes. From 1 January 2010, ART Providers collect non-identifying information (year of birth and sex) from donors about any offspring they have who have not been born as a result of ART treatment. It is only with that offspring’s consent can identifying information about them be shared.
Can I find out about genetic siblings, but not my donor?
Yes. You can apply to find out information about either or both of these parties. You are under no obligation to apply for both.
You can also consent to only your genetic sibling having access to the information you voluntarily place onto the Register, but not your donor.
How will the NSW Ministry of Health let me know?
The NSW Ministry of Health will notify you via Registered Post of the information you have applied for.
FAQs
A list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) provide further detail about the Central Register.