Hon Nick Goiran asks the parliamentary secretary about the timeline and publication of the independent review of the Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991 and the Surrogacy Act 2008. The answer reveals delays in the report's completion and a change in plans regarding the public release of all submissions.

AnsweredQoN 953Legislative Council
Asked
16 October 2018
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Health

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HEALTH —
POSTHUMOUS COLLECTION OF GAMETES — REVIEW
953. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the parliamentary
secretary's answer to my question without notice on 14 March 2018, in
which she informed the house about the key performance indicators for the
independent review of the Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991 and the
Surrogacy Act 2008, conducted by Associate Professor Sonia Allan.
(1) Was the draft report supplied by
20 July, as expected?
(2) Will the minister table the
draft report?
(3) Was feedback on the draft report
sent by 21 September, as expected?
(4) Was the final report supplied by
12 October, as expected?
(5) Will the minister table the
final report?
(6) Will the
minister table the submissions to the review that the parliamentary secretary
previously advised would be made publicly available?

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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. I am advised of the following.
(1)–(2) No.
(3) Yes.
(4) No.
(5) Yes, once the report is
completed.
(6) No.
Submissions that are not marked private and confidential will be made publicly
available on the review website, following the completion of the review.

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