Submissions received by the Committee

Inquiry into donor conception in Australia

Submissions received by the Committee

Sub No.

1 Name Withheld (PDF 38KB) 
2 Mrs Susan Hurst (PDF 42KB) 
3 Mr Callum Lorbach  (PDF 41KB) 
4 Name Withheld (PDF 12KB) 
5 Name Withheld (PDF 12KB) 
6 Ms Zoe Brillante (PDF 32KB) 
7 Tonia (PDF 80KB) 
8 Australian Law Reform Commission  (PDF 150KB) 
9 Mr Michael Linden (PDF 77KB) 
10 Andrew (PDF 10KB) 
11 Name Withheld (PDF 34KB) 
12 Mr Adam Quinlivan (PDF 13KB) 
13 Miss Clare Armitage (PDF 3KB) 
14 Name Withheld (PDF 19KB) 
15 Ms Elizabeth Lorbach (PDF 9KB) 
16 Ms Karen Boyd (PDF 28KB) 
17 FamilyVoice Australia (PDF 62KB) 
18 DES Action Australia NSW (PDF 94KB) 
19 Dr Damien Riggs (PDF 126KB) 
20 Office of the Information Commissioner (Qld) (PDF 157KB) 
21 Name Withheld (PDF 2KB) 
22 Name Withheld (PDF 47KB) 
23 IVF Australia (PDF 43KB) Attachment 1(PDF 11345KB) 
24 Ms Lynette Mason (PDF 36KB) 
25 Name Withheld (PDF 5KB) 
26 Name Withheld (PDF 25KB) 
27 Michael and Laureen Dempsey  (PDF 94KB) 
28 Name Withheld (PDF 8KB) 
29 Name Withheld (PDF 31KB) 
30 Dr Sonia Allan (PDF 236KB) 
31 Confidential
32 Ms Helen Kane (PDF 98KB) 
33 Name Withheld (PDF 45KB) 
34 Mr Peter Browne  (PDF 42KB) 
35 Glenda and Robert Davis (PDF 12KB) 
36 Mr Gordon Ley (PDF 112KB) 
37 Name Withheld (PDF 2KB) 
38 Mr Damian Adams (PDF 75KB) 
39 Name Withheld (PDF 8KB) 
40 Miss Lauren Burns (PDF 315KB) 
41 Name Withheld (PDF 27KB) 
42 Name Withheld (PDF 37KB) 
43 Name Withheld (PDF 31KB) 
44 Ms Lia Vandersant (PDF 18KB) 
45 Confidential
46 Confidential
47 Confidential
48 Canberra Fertility Centre  (PDF 109KB) 
49 Repromed (PDF 1094KB) 
50 Ms Sharon Somerville  (PDF 18KB) 
51 Ms Astrid Thompson (PDF 488KB) 
52 Ms Kimberley Springfield (PDF 35KB) 
53 Confidential
54 Name Withheld (PDF 63KB) 
55 Ms Vanessa Ferguson (PDF 55KB) 
56 Fertility East (PDF 91KB) 
57 Confidential
58 Alex (PDF 22KB) 
59 Name Withheld (PDF 38KB) 
60 Name Withheld (PDF 46KB) 
61 TangledWebs (PDF 513KB) 
62 Vanish Inc. (PDF 53KB) 
63 Ms Myfanwy Cummerford  (PDF 69KB) Attachment 1(PDF 1126KB) Attachment 2(PDF 459KB) Attachment 3(PDF 1280KB) 
64 Name Withheld (PDF 21KB) 
65 Confidential
66 Ms Christine Whipp (PDF 31KB) 
67 Ms Danielle Heath (PDF 31KB) 
68 Victorian Infertility Counsellors Group (PDF 75KB) 
69 Confidential
70 Luke and Donna Galvin (PDF 47KB) 
71 Confidential
72 Name Withheld (PDF 116KB) 
73 Rainbow Families Council (PDF 104KB) 
74 Confidential
75 Ms Romana Rossi (PDF 42KB) 
76 Caroline and Patrice Lorbach (PDF 44KB) 
77 Name Withheld (PDF 131KB) 
78 Name Withheld (PDF 343KB) 
79 Ms Kilda Zada  (PDF 12KB) 
80 Mrs Elizabeth Kennelly (PDF 2KB) 
81 Ms Jaclyn Fletcher (PDF 19KB) 
82 Confidential
83 Name Withheld (PDF 9KB) 
84 Name Withheld (PDF 36KB) 
85 Name Withheld (PDF 29KB) 
86 Name Withheld (PDF 32KB) 
87 Name Withheld (PDF 194KB) 
88 Name Withheld (PDF 5KB) 
89 Name Withheld (PDF 87KB) 
90 Name Withheld (PDF 37KB) 
91 Name Withheld (PDF 7KB) 
92 Confidential
93 Name Withheld (PDF 86KB) 
94 Name Withheld (PDF 161KB) 
95 Name Withheld (PDF 35KB) 
96 Name Withheld (PDF 24KB) 
97 Name Withheld (PDF 17KB) 
98 Name Withheld (PDF 25KB) 
99 SMC Australia (PDF 857KB) 
100 Confidential
101 Ms Elizabeth Hurrell (PDF 37KB) Attachment 1(PDF 36KB) 
102 Mrs Peta Knapping (PDF 10KB) 
103 Ms Kate Dobby (PDF 199KB) 
104 Fertility First (PDF 49KB) 
105 Ms Antonia Clissa  (PDF 27KB) 
106 The Fertility Society of Australia (PDF 165KB) Attachment 1(PDF 306KB) Attachment 2(PDF 253KB) Attachment 3(PDF 85KB) 
107 Miss Narelle Grech (PDF 219KB) 
108 Name Withheld (PDF 56KB) 
109 Name Withheld (PDF 24KB) 
110 Name Withheld (PDF 38KB) 
111 Name Withheld (PDF 1204KB) 
112 Name Withheld (PDF 221KB) 
113 Ms Ina White (PDF 96KB) 
114 Ms Kylie Dempsey  (PDF 115KB) 
115 Ms Louise Jamieson and International Donor Offspring Alliance (IDOA) (PDF 37KB) Attachment 1(PDF 726KB) 
116 Ms Rebecca Jennings (PDF 46KB) 
117 Kriss (PDF 16KB) 
118 Ms Michelle Squillaci (PDF 20KB) 
119 Stuart (PDF 12KB) 
120 Monash IVF (PDF 1447KB) 
121 Ms Marina Holland and Roland Cropley (PDF 10KB) 
122 Donor Conception Support Group of Australia (PDF 12792KB) 
123 Name Withheld (PDF 19KB) 
124 Name Withheld (PDF 1011KB) 
125 Public Interest Law Clearing House (PILCH) (PDF 124KB) 
126 Western Australian Department of Health (PDF 45KB) 
127 Name Withheld (PDF 54KB) 
128 Todd (PDF 27KB) 
129 Michelle (PDF 21KB) 
130 Mr Tom Ellis (PDF 201KB) 
131 Confidential
132 Name Withheld (PDF 9KB) 
133 Name Withheld (PDF 34KB) 
134 Confidential
135 Confidential
136 Name Withheld (PDF 155KB) 
137 Name Withheld (PDF 3KB) 
138 Hon Dr Bob Such MP (PDF 19KB) 
139 Name Withheld (PDF 30KB) 
140 Confidential
141 Name Withheld (PDF 927KB) 
142 Ms Genevieve Hewitt (PDF 10KB) 
143 Name Withheld (PDF 139KB) 
144 Mr Bill Cordray (PDF 33KB) 
145 Dr Kim Hudson (PDF 8KB) 
146 Name Withheld (PDF 405KB) 
147 Mrs Carolyn Leer (PDF 33KB) 
148 Dr Patricia A. Crook, Dynek Pty. Ltd (PDF 9KB) 
149 Ms Susan Henry (PDF 8KB) 
150 Claire and Tony Keefe (PDF 1668KB) 
151 Office of the Privacy Commissioner (PDF 494KB) 
152 Name Withheld (PDF 243KB) 
Supplementary Submission(PDF 27KB) 
153 Liberty Victoria  (PDF 261KB) 
154 Name Withheld (PDF 32KB) 
155 Warren and Leonie Hewitt (PDF 24KB) 
156 Ms Marilyn Crawshaw  (PDF 173KB) 
157 Name Withheld (PDF 461KB) 
158 Name Withheld (PDF 4076KB) 
159 Confidential
160 Name Withheld (PDF 118KB) 
Supplementary Submission(PDF 17KB) 
161 Name Withheld (PDF 4954KB) 
162 Andrology Department, Concord RG Hospital (PDF 108KB) 


Additional Information Received

1 Journal of Family Studies article (Margaret Somerville), provided by Margaret Somerville on Wednesday 21 July 2010(PDF 7489KB) 
2 Paper 'Brave New Babies' (Margaret Somerville), provided by Margaret Somerville on Wednesday 21 July 2010(PDF 2419KB) 
3 Newspaper article (Margaret Somerville), provided by Margaret Somerville on Wednesday 21 July 2010(PDF 991KB) 
4 Masters Thesis (Henry Wellsmore), provided by Henry Wellsmore on Wednesday 21 July 2010(PDF 19426KB) 
5 Publication 'My Daddy's Name is Donor' (Marquardt et al), Institute for American Values, provided by Elizabeth Marquardt on Wednesday 1 September 2010.(PDF 1280KB) 
6 SMC Australia survey provided by Robin Bailey on Friday 5 November 2010(PDF 8KB) 
7 Feminism & Psychology 19(4) Journal article (Damien Riggs), provided by Dr Damien Riggs on Friday 5 November 2010(PDF 90KB) 
8 International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society article (Damien Riggs), provided by Dr Damien Riggs on Friday 5 November 2010(PDF 181KB) 
9 Human Reproduction Journal article (Damien Riggs and Laura Russell), provided by Dr Damien Riggs on Friday 5 November 2010(PDF 172KB) 
10 Document tabled at a public hearing by Ms Leonie Hewitt on Tuesday 2 November 2010(PDF 3392KB) 
11 Document tabled by Ms Elizabeth Marquardt at a public hearing on Tuesday 2 November 2010(PDF 177KB) 
12 Document 1 of 5 tabled by SMC Australia at a public hearing on Tuesday 2 November 2010(PDF 182KB) 
13 Document 2 of 5 tabled by SMC Australia at a public hearing on Tuesday 2 November 2010(PDF 3441KB) 
14 Document 3 of 5 tabled by SMC Australia at a public hearing on Tuesday 2 November 2010(PDF 3141KB) 
15 Document 4 of 5 tabled by SMC Australia at a public hearing on Tuesday 2 November 2010(PDF 3911KB) 
16 Document 5 of 5 tabled by SMC Australia at a public hearing on Tuesday 2 November 2010(PDF 1894KB) 
17 Document tabled by SMC Australia at a public hearing on Tuesday 2 November 2010(PDF 660KB) 
18 Document tabled by Ms Lauren Burns at a public hearing on Wednesday 3 November 2010(PDF 187KB) 
19 Clarification of evidence provided by Gary Coles, Manager, Vanish on Wednesday 17 November 2010(PDF 1106KB) 

Answers to Questions on Notice

1 Answers to Questions on Notice provided by Dr Damien Riggs on 4 November 2010(PDF 200KB) 
2 Answers to Questions on Notice provided by Dr Damien Riggs on 4 November 2010(PDF 393KB) 
3 Answers to Questions on Notice provided by Dr Sonia Allan on 8 November 2010(PDF 166KB) 
4 Answers to Questions on Notice provided by the National Health and Medical Research Council on 16 November 2010(PDF 161KB) 
5 Answers to Questions on Notice provided by the National Health and Medical Research Council on 17 November 2010(PDF 24KB) 
6 Answers to Questions on Notice provided by the Fertility Society of Australia on 17 November 2010 (Document 1 of 6)(PDF 60KB) 
7 Answers to Questions on Notice provided by the Fertility Society of Australia on 17 November 2010 (Document 2 of 6)(PDF 46KB) 
8 Answers to Questions on Notice provided by the Fertility Society of Australia on 17 November 2010 (Document 3 of 6)(PDF 326KB) 
9 Answers to Questions on Notice provided by the Fertility Society of Australia on 17 November 2010 (Document 4 of 6)(PDF 253KB) 
10 Answers to Questions on Notice provided by the Fertility Society of Australia on 17 November 2010 (Document 5 of 6)(PDF 101KB) 
11 Answers to Questions on Notice provided by the Fertility Society of Australia on 17 November 2010 (Document 6 of 6)(PDF 68KB) 
12 Answers to Questions on Notice provided by the Attorney-General's Department on 19 November 2010(PDF 3966KB) 
13 Answers to Questions on Notice provided by Western Australia Department of Health on 25 November 2010(PDF 53KB) 
14 Answers to Questions on Notice provided by the Attorney-General's Department on 6 December 2010(PDF 1538KB) 

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Legal and Constitutional Committees
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3560
Fax: +61 2 6277 5794
Email: legcon.sen@aph.gov.au