Medico-legal

Key statutes

• Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004 (HART)
• Crimes Act 1961 – Part 8 – Crimes against the person – duties tending to the preservation of life (for more information about the Crimes Act and criminal offences, see criminal law)
• Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977

Key secondary legislation

• Human Assisted Reproductive Technology (Fees) Regulations 2005
• Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Order 2005

Information/links to recent or currently underway reviews

• The Advisory Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology has an ongoing role in reviewing and advising on aspects of the HART regime(external link)
• Te Aka Matua o te Ture | Law Commission is currently undertaking a review of surrogacy(external link) in Aotearoa New Zealand