Information available on the donor conception information register

Depending on your relationship to the donor conception record, you may be able to access certain information from the register.

In some situations, access to information may be limited or unavailable.

This can happen if:

  • consent has not been given
  • records cannot be located
  • information was never collected by the fertility clinic
  • information has been lost or destroyed
  • the law restricts access to the information.

Find out what information you can access below.

The donor

Personal details

  • Name
  • Date of birth
  • Year of birth
  • Place of birth

Donation information

  • Donor’s ID code
  • Place where sperm or egg was donated
  • Where the sperm or egg was originally obtained (if applicable), either
    • name of international donor bank
    • name of Australian fertility clinic

Death information

  • Whether donor has passed away
  • Date of death (if known)
  • Cause of death (if known)

Documents and records

  • Donor profile information, which may include
    • ethnicity
    • physical characteristics
    • hobbies and interests
    • family history
    • education
    • psychological history
  • Relevant medical information
  • Photographs
  • Letters or handwritten application forms filled out by the donor

Additional information

  • Information the donor chooses to share about themselves.
  • Additional medical information provided by the donor.

Contact information

  • Email address, if the donor has chosen to share it.

Donor conceived siblings

Personal details

  • Year of birth
  • Sex
  • Number of donor conceived siblings

Available if they have consented:

  • name
  • date of birth
  • place of birth.

Procedure information

Available if they have consented:

  • name of fertility clinic that carried out the donor conception procedure
  • location where the donor conception procedure took place.

Additional information

  • Information the donor conceived sibling chooses to share about themselves.
  • Medical information provided by the donor conceived sibling.

Contact information

  • Email address, if the donor conceived sibling has chosen to share it.

Register connections

People connected to the donor conceived person on the register may consent to sharing:

  • their email address
  • information about themselves including medical information.

Donor conceived offspring

Personal details

  • Year of birth
  • Sex

Available if they have consented:

  • name
  • date of birth
  • place of birth.

Procedure information

Available if they have consented:

  • name of fertility clinic that carried out the donor conception procedure
  • location where the donor conception procedure took place.

Additional information

Available if they have consented:

  • information the donor conceived person chooses to share about themselves
  • medical information provided by the donor conceived person.

Contact information

  • Email address, if the donor conceived person has chosen to share it.

Register connections

People connected to the donor on the register may consent to sharing:

  • their email address
  • information about themselves including medical information.

The donor

Personal details

  • Year of birth
  • Place of birth

Available if they have consented:

  • name
  • date of birth.

Donation information

  • Donor’s ID code
  • Place where sperm or egg was donated
  • Where the sperm or egg was originally obtained (if applicable), either
    • name of international donor bank
    • name of Australian fertility clinic

Death information

  • Whether donor has passed away
  • Date of death (if known)
  • Cause of death (if known)

Documents and records

  • Donor profile information, which may include
    • ethnicity
    • physical characteristics
    • hobbies and interests
    • family history
    • education
    • psychological history
  • Relevant medical information
  • Photographs
  • Letters or handwritten application forms filled out by the donor

Additional information

Available if they have consented:

  • information the donor chooses to share about themselves
  • additional medical information provided by the donor.

Contact information

  • Email address, if the donor has chosen to share it.

Their child's donor conceived siblings

Personal details

  • Year of birth
  • Sex
  • Number of donor conceived siblings of their child

Available if they have consented:

  • name
  • date of birth
  • place of birth.

Procedure information

Available if they have consented:

  • name of fertility clinic that carried out the donor conception procedure
  • location where the donor conception procedure took place.

Additional information

Available if they have consented:

  • information the donor conceived sibling chooses to share about themselves
  • medical information provided by the donor conceived sibling.

Contact information

  • Email address, if the donor conceived sibling has chosen to share it.

Register connections

People connected to the parent or guardian on the register may consent to sharing:

  • their email address
  • information about themselves.

The donor

Personal details

  • Name
  • Date of birth
  • Year of birth
  • Place of birth

Donation information

  • Donor’s ID code
  • Place where sperm or egg was donated Where the sperm or egg was originally obtained (if applicable), either
    • name of international donor bank
    • name of Australian fertility clinic

Death information

  • Whether donor has passed away
  • Date of death (if known)
  • Cause of death (if known)

Documents and records

  • Donor profile information, which may include
    • ethnicity
    • physical characteristics
    • hobbies and interests
    • family history
    • education
    • psychological history
  • Relevant medical information
  • Photographs
  • Letters or handwritten application forms filled out by the donor

Additional information

Available if they have consented:

  • information the donor chooses to share about themselves
  • additional medical information provided by the donor.

Contact information

  • Email address, if the donor has chosen to share it.

Their parents or grandparents donor conceived siblings

Personal details

  • Year of birth
  • Sex
  • Number of donor conceived siblings of their parent or grandparent

Available if they have consented:

  • name
  • date of birth
  • place of birth.

Procedure information

Available if they have consented:

  • name of fertility clinic that carried out donor conception procedure
  • location where donor conception procedure took place.

Additional information

Available if they have consented:

  • information the donor conceived sibling chooses to share about themselves
  • medical information provided by the donor conceived sibling.

Contact information

  • Email address, if the donor conceived sibling has chosen to share it.

Register connections

People connected to the descendant on the register may consent to sharing:

  • their email address
  • information about themselves including medical information.

The donor

Information available if the donor consents to share it:

  • information the donor chooses to share about themselves.
  • medical information provided by the donor
  • email address.

Donor conceived siblings

Personal details

  • Year of birth
  • Sex
  • Number of donor conceived siblings

Available if they have consented:

  • name
  • date of birth
  • place of birth.

Procedure information

Available if they have consented:

  • name of fertility clinic that carried out the donor conception procedure
  • location where the donor conception procedure took place.

Additional information

Available if they have consented:

  • information the donor conceived sibling chooses to share about themselves
  • medical information provided by the donor conceived sibling.

Contact information

  • Email address, if the donor conceived sibling has chosen to share it.

Register connections

People connected to the interstate donor conceived person on the register may consent to sharing:

  • their email address
  • information about themselves including medical information.

Donor conceived siblings

Personal details

  • Year of birth
  • Sex
  • Number of donor conceived siblings

Available if they have consented:

  • name
  • date of birth
  • place of birth.

Procedure information

Available if they have consented:

  • name of fertility clinic that carried out the donor conception procedure
  • location where the donor conception procedure took place.

Additional information

Available if they have consented:

  • information the donor conceived sibling chooses to share about themselves
  • medical information provided by the donor conceived sibling.

Contact information

  • Email address, if the donor conceived sibling has chosen to share it.

Register connections

People connected to the donor’s child on the register may consent to sharing:

  • their email address
  • information about themselves including medical information.

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