Question on Notice regarding annual reporting of posthumous gamete collection, including report completion, tabling, number of returns, and number of nil returns. Patient confidentiality concerns limit full disclosure.

AnsweredQoN 2939Legislative Council
Asked
12 May 2020
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I refer to the system of annual reporting to the Executive Director, Public Health by designated officers of the authorisation of the posthumous collection of gametes, which first reported on the 2014-15 financial year, and I ask:
(a) was a report completed for the period 2018-19;
(b) if yes to (a), will you table the report;
(c) how many returns have been submitted by designated officers since the establishment of the reporting system; and
(d) how many nil returns have been received since the establishment of the reporting system?

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Answered
17 June 2020
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
10 days
(a) Yes. (b) Yes see tabled paper no. # (c) 111. (d) The answer to this question has been suppressed for patient confidentiality; provision of this figure would reveal a number less than 5 for the number of positive returns.
(b) Yes see tabled paper no. # (c) 111. (d) The answer to this question has been suppressed for patient confidentiality; provision of this figure would reveal a number less than 5 for the number of positive returns.
(c) 111. (d) The answer to this question has been suppressed for patient confidentiality; provision of this figure would reveal a number less than 5 for the number of positive returns.
(d) The answer to this question has been suppressed for patient confidentiality; provision of this figure would reveal a number less than 5 for the number of positive returns.

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