Surrogacy
The commencement of the Surrogacy Act 2010 on 1 March 2011 has resulted in the Central Register established under the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2007 being used for the recording of certain information concerning surrogacy arrangements.
Central Register
The NSW Health Central Register contains a range of information about ART procedures. Section 37 of the Surrogacy Act, requires information about surrogacy arrangements to be recorded in the Central Register before a parentage order under the Surrogacy Act may be granted by the Supreme Court. The information that is to be recorded in the Central Register is set out in Division 3 of Part 3 of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act.
Donor eggs or embryos
In accordance with the Mandatory Information provisions in the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2007, where donated gametes or a donated embryo have been used in a surrogacy arrangement all relevant donor details must be provided to the Central Register by the ART Provider involved in treatment. This mandatory information is able to be released to the donor conceived child once they turn 18.