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Inquiry into matters relating to donor conception information
about the inquiry
On 24 February 2022 the Legislative Assembly agreed:
That the Legal Affairs and Safety Committee (the committee) inquire into and report to the Legislative Assembly by 31 August 2022 on:
1. Issues relating to access to donor conception information, including:
- Rights of donor-conceived persons, including to know their genetic origins;
- Extent to which identifying information about donors should be given to donor-conceived persons, taking into consideration the right to privacy of donors;
- Access to historical clinical records and implications of retrospectivity;
- Access to support and counselling for donor-conceived persons and donors;
- Whether a register should be established; and
- Benefits, risks and implications on donor conception practices arising from any recommendations.
2. That the committee consider:
- Views and experiences of donor-conceived people, donors and industry stakeholders of the current framework;
- Current governance/regulatory frameworks, including registers established interstate;
- Options to manage collection, storage, and disclosure of identifying and non-identifying information about donors, donor-conceived persons and relatives;
- Whether and how to collect and disclose identifying information about donors where a donation was made on the condition of anonymity, including matters relating to consent;
- Whether any model should include information from private donor arrangements;
- Costs of any proposal including to establish and maintain any register and options for efficiencies, including a user-pays model;
- Whether regulating donor conception practices and assisted reproductive technology should also be considered as part of establishing a donor conception register; and
- human rights engaged under the Human Rights Act 2019.
SUBMISSIONS
Submissions closed on Friday 29 April 2022. Submissions can be accessed under the “View Submissions” tab above.
TIMELINE
Submissions closed: | 5:00pm Friday 29 April 2022 |
Public hearing: | Friday 13 May 2022 - program - Broadcast part 1 part 2 - Proof Transcript |
Report due date: | Wednesday 31 August 2022 |
Related Publications
Publication Details | Type | Published Date | Tabled Date | Committee Name |
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Submissions
- 1 - Katharine Gelber
- 2 - Helen J Riley PhD
- 3 - Helen McKenzie
- 4 - Daniel Roos
- 5 - Nigel Page
- 6 - Amanda Woodrow
- 7 - Sarah Dingle
- 8 - Patrick Cronin
- 9 - FamilyVoice Australia
- 10 - Dr Darren Russell
- 11 - Ian Smith
- 12 - Katherine
- 13 - Stephen Page
- 14 - Mari Eleanor
- 15 - Dr Anthony Stephen Brown
- 16 - Toni Sanfilippo
- 17 - Paul Bellas
- 18 - Jigsaw Queensland Inc
- 19 - Name withheld
- 20 - National Medical Health and Research Council
- 21 - Sophie Hicks
- 22 - Cate Smith
- 23 - Australian Medical Association Queensland Limited
- 24 - VARTA
- 25 - Jane Sliwka
- 26 - Alison Jones
- 27 - Trevor L Jordan
- 28 - Emily Noy
- 29 - International Social Service Australia
- 30 - Kerri Favarato
- 31 - Independent Queensland Fertility Counsellors Social Workers and Psychologists
- 32 - Jessica Addley-Cook
- 33 - Kate Drysdale
- 34 - Carolyn Fox
- 35 - Sarah Clay
- 36 - Caitlin Macmillan
- 37 - Name withheld
- 38 - Name withheld
- 39 - Donor Conceived Aotearoa
- 40 - Rainbow Families Queensland
- 41 - Elizabeth Baker
- 42 - Eleni McIlroy
- 43 - Office of the Information Commissioner
- 44 - Queensland Fertility Group
- 45 - Women's Legal Service Queensland
- 46 - Professor Fiona Kelly
- 47 - Name withheld
- 48 - Caroline Lorbach
- 49 - Ross Hunter
- 50 - Name withheld
- 51 - Confidential
- 52 - Giselle Newton
- 53 - Natalie Parker
- 54 - Name withheld
- 55 - Confidential
- 56 - Margaret Bellas
- 57 - Andrew Haines
- 58 - Name withheld
- 59 - Donor Conceived Australia
- 60 - Confidential
- 61 - Krystal Irene Kyriakou
- 62 - Kathryn A Leishman
- 63 - Name withheld
- 64 - Sophie Turner
- 65 - Aimee Shackleton
- 66 - Hayley Smith-Williams
- 67 - Robyn
- 68 - Cath Grassick
- 69 - Sonia Allen
- 70 - Lyndal Dell
- 71 - VANISH