Donor conception practices in Australia

10 February 2011

© Commonwealth of Australia 2011
ISBN 978-1-74229-361-5

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View the report as separate downloadable parts:

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE	(PDF 9KB)
ABBREVIATIONS	(PDF 7KB)
RECOMMENDATIONS	(PDF 24KB)
CHAPTER 1 - Introduction	(PDF 43KB)
Background Conduct of the inquiry Scope of the inquiry Structure of the report Note on references
CHAPTER 2 - Regulation of donor conception practices	(PDF 160KB)
Introduction Commonwealth's role in regulation of donor conception State and territory regulation of donor conception Other states and territories Concerns about regulation of donor conception practices
CHAPTER 3 - Establishment of a national register	(PDF 142KB)
Support for the establishment of a national register Suggested approaches for a national register Opposition to the establishment of a national register Voluntary register
CHAPTER 4 - Payments for donors and provision of counselling services	(PDF 101KB)
Payments for donors Provision of appropriate counselling and support services
CHAPTER 5 - Risk of consanguinity and limits on donations	(PDF 54KB)
Risk of consanguine relationships Variation between jurisdictions on limits Enforcement of limits How should any limits be expressed? What would be an appropriate limit?
CHAPTER 6 - Rights of donor conceived individuals	(PDF 94KB)
Access to information about donors Current concerns for donor conceived people Birth certificates Is a 'rights' approach appropriate in this context?
CHAPTER 7 - Committee view and recommendations	(PDF 77KB)
Regulation of donor conception practices Commonwealth's role in regulation of donor conception Separate but uniform legislation Establishment of registers and retrospectivity Oversight of clinics Payments for donors Counselling and support services Risk of consanguinity and limits on donations Rights of donor conceived individuals Acknowledgement
APPENDIX 1 - Donor conception – state and territory legislative regimes and access to information	(PDF 13KB)
APPENDIX 2 - Adoption – state and territory legislative regimes and access to information	(PDF 19KB)
APPENDIX 3 - SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED	(PDF 15KB)
APPENDIX 4 - WITNESSES WHO APPEARED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE	(PDF 10KB)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3560
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5794
Email:	legcon.sen@aph.gov.au