News
Published: June 2015
Assisted reproduction treatment (ART), Donor conception, Donor conception register services, Regulation
A right to know your identity - Victorian Government's committment
The Victorian Labour Government is committed to giving all donor-conceived people the right to access identifying information about their donors regardless of when they were born.
Proposed measures are outlined in a discussion paper released 29 June, 2015.
Published: August 2014
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Donor conception, Donor conception register services, Regulation
ART further amendment legislative changes Q&A briefing
Victorian Parliament passes donor information amendments
New legislation giving Victorians conceived through donor sperm donated before 1988 the right to access identifying information about their donors with their donor's consent was passed on August 21, 2014, and took effect 29 June 2015.
Q&A briefing
The Q&A briefing provides more information on the amendments and their implications.
Published: December 2015
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Surrogacy, Regulation
Commonwealth parliamentary inquiry into surrogacy announced
Attorney General George Brandis has announced a Commonwealth parliamentary inquiry into surrogacy, to be conducted by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs.
Announcing the inquiry, the Attorney General’s media release stated that “surrogacy raises a broad range of legal and social issues, and raises questions relating to the rights, responsibilities, values and protections of Australian citizens”.
Published: August 2018
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Fertility & infertility, Assisted reproduction treatment (ART), Donor conception, Surrogacy, Regulation
Have your say on assisted reproductive treatment legislation in Victoria
Headline: Have your say on assisted reproductive treatment legislation in Victoria
The Victorian Government wants to hear your views and experiences about the way assisted reproductive treatment (ART) is provided in Victoria.
Your input will inform a review of Victoria’s Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008 and help shape changes and improve services for all Victorians who may need assisted reproductive treatment in the future.
Assisted reproduction treatment (ART), Donor conception, Donor conception register services, About VARTA, Regulation
New law gives all donor-conceived Victorians the right to know their heritage
New donor conception laws were implemented in Victoria on 1 March 2017. This world-first legislation gives all people conceived in Victorian from egg and sperm donation the right to know their donor’s identity.
Published: December 2016
Donor conception, Donor conception register services, Regulation
The donor conception registers have moved to VARTA
Headline: The donor conception registers have moved to VARTA
Changes to legislation governing donor conception in Victoria mean that on 1 March 2017, the state’s donor conception registers moved from the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM) to VARTA.
Published: August 2014
Regulation
Victorian Parliament passes donor information amendments
Legislation giving Victorians conceived through donor sperm donated before 1988 the right to access identifying information about their donors with their donor's consent passed on 21 August 2014 and took effect from 29 June 2015.