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ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TREATMENT FURTHER AMENDMENT ACT 2014 (NO. 58 OF 2014) - SECT 15

New section 67A inserted

After section 67 of the Principal Act insert

        " 67A     Counselling under this Part

    (1)     This section applies if a person is required to receive counselling under this Part before disclosure of information on the Central Register.

    (2)     On referring the person for counselling, the Registrar must inform the counsellor about the kind of information sought by the person from the Central Register.

    (3)     On completion of counselling, the counsellor must give to the Registrar a statement—

        (a)     confirming that the person has received counselling and whether the person wishes to proceed with the application; and

        (b)     if the person is a child and is born as a result of a donor treatment procedure, stating whether the child is sufficiently mature to understand the consequences of the disclosure; and

        (c)     in any other case, that the person has received counselling about potential consequences of disclosure of information from the Central Register.

    (4)     If any person is required under this Part to give consent before information on the Central Register may be disclosed, on completion of counselling, the counsellor must give to the Registrar a statement of the applicant's reasons for the application, to be given to the person whose consent is required.".



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