With the recent enactment of the Health Legislation Amendment (Regulatory Reform) Act 2024, the regulation of Assisted Reproductive Treatment (ART) and management of Victoria’s donor conception registers will be transferred from VARTA to the Department of Health. The commencement date for the VARTA transition is yet to be formally proclaimed but VARTA understands it is expected to be 1 January 2025. It is therefore anticipated VARTA will cease operations on 31 December 2024. Visit the contact us section for more information.
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VARTA has a wealth of information and resources to assist you in all areas of assisted reproduction
Understanding fertility
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Donor conception registry services
VARTA manages the Central Register and the Voluntary Register and provides support for donors, people who are donor-conceived, parents who used a donor and their families. View services
The Voluntary Register
The Voluntary Register allows people who have been involved in donor conception in Victoria at any time to voluntarily lodge information about themselves and their wishes in order to exchange information with other people on the Voluntary Register.
The Central Register
The Central Register holds the names and dates of birth (identifying information) of all parties to donor conception treatment in Victoria - donor-conceived people, their parents, and donors. The information is provided to VARTA by the fertility clinics where treatment occurred. People can apply to the Central Register for both identifying and non-identifying information.
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Personal stories
Experience the stories of real people. View all stories
Telling your adult child they are donor-conceived
A couple's successful IVF treatment
A donor's wife's perspective
A male perspective on IVF treatment
A man's perspective on a future without children
A mother reflects on her experience of donor treatment in the late 1970S and early 1980s
Experiences of donor conception - Chantele's story
Experiences of donor conception - Louise's story
Experiences of donor conception - Riley's story