Stephen Parry (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Barnett, I move:

That the following matter be referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 30 November 2010:The past and present practices of donor conception in Australia, with particular reference to:

(a)

donor conception regulation and legislation across federal and state jurisdictions;

(b)

the conduct of clinics and medical services, including:

(i)

payments for donors,

(ii)

management of data relating to donor conception, and

(iii)

provision of appropriate counselling and support services;

(c)

the number of offspring born from each donor with reference to the risk of consanguine relationships; and

(d)

the rights of donor conceived individuals.

Question agreed to.