Antega Australia — State guide

Fertility treatment, law and funding in New South Wales

New South Wales has its own ART Act, a state donor register and, through the Affordable IVF Initiative, two rebates plus lower-cost IVF places with participating private providers.

ART regulation
Dedicated state or territory ART legislation in force
Donor register
Statutory donor-conception register operating
Public or state support
State rebate towards treatment costs
Clinic providers listed
12 in New South Wales

Getting treatment here

Most people start with a GP, who can arrange initial tests and refer you to a fertility specialist. Treatment is delivered mainly by private ART providers registered with NSW Health, alongside a public fertility service at the Royal Hospital for Women in Randwick. A referral is generally needed before Medicare rebates apply to specialist care.

How ART is regulated

Legislation: Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2007 (NSW)

ART providers in New South Wales must be registered with NSW Health under the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2007 and its current regulation. NSW Health publishes the register of currently registered providers, which is the reliable place to check whether a clinic is registered.

Oversight: NSW Ministry of Health registers ART providers and publishes the public register. Clinical accreditation is separately handled through RTAC, a committee of the Fertility Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Donor conception

Statutory donor-conception register operating

  • NSW Health keeps a central register of donors and people conceived from donated gametes, which began on 1 January 2010 with the ART Act.
  • For conceptions from donations made on or after 1 January 2010, a donor-conceived person can apply for identifying information about the donor once they turn 18.
  • For conceptions before 2010, there is a voluntary register: information is exchanged only where both people have registered and consented.
  • Family limits apply to how many women may be provided with a donor's gametes. The current limit is set by the Act, so check the NSW Health page for the number that applies now.

Surrogacy

Legislation: Surrogacy Act 2010 (NSW)

  • Only altruistic surrogacy is lawful. Commercial surrogacy — paying a surrogate a fee beyond her reasonable costs — is an offence.
  • Intended parents apply to the Supreme Court for a parentage order after the birth, subject to the conditions in the Act.
  • Everyone involved must obtain independent legal advice and counselling before the arrangement is entered into.

Surrogacy arrangements have serious legal consequences for everyone involved, including the child. Get independent legal advice in this jurisdiction before you agree to anything.

Public support and funding here

State rebate towards treatment costs

  • The NSW Affordable IVF Initiative brings together a pre-IVF fertility testing rebate, the Fertility Treatment Rebate-2, and lower-cost IVF places with participating registered private providers.
  • The Fertility Treatment Rebate-2 is a $2,000 rebate towards out-of-pocket costs for eligible women who received eligible ART treatment on or after 19 February 2025. Applications must be made within 90 days of the treatment and the rebate can be claimed once.
  • Eligibility is income tested and set by Service NSW. Antega does not decide whether you qualify — read the current guidelines before you rely on it.

  • Fertility Treatment Rebate-2

    Open$2,000

    A one-off rebate towards out-of-pocket costs for IVF and other assisted reproductive treatment, part of the NSW Affordable IVF Initiative and administered by Service NSW with NSW Health.

    Service NSW

  • Pre-IVF Fertility Testing Rebate

    Open

    A rebate towards the cost of fertility testing done before starting IVF, part of the NSW Affordable IVF Initiative.

    Service NSW

  • Lower-cost IVF places (NSW Affordable IVF Initiative)

    Open

    Publicly supported lower-cost IVF treatment places offered through participating registered private ART providers in New South Wales.

    NSW Health

  • Fertility & Research Centre, Royal Hospital for Women

    Open with a waiting list

    A public fertility service in Randwick, Sydney, providing assessment and treatment through the public system.

    Royal Hospital for Women
Medicare, the Safety Nets, the PBS and the full funding hub

Fertility preservation

NSW Health publishes information about fertility preservation services for people facing medical treatment that may affect fertility, including support for patients in regional New South Wales. Check the Affordable IVF page for the current arrangements.

If something goes wrong

Raise a concern with the clinic first — every accredited service must have a complaints process. If you are not satisfied, you can take it further.

Health Care Complaints Commission (NSW)

Fertility providers in New South Wales

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Where this information came from

This is general information about the rules in an Australian state or territory. It is not legal advice, and it is not a decision about your own situation. Australian fertility law is not the same everywhere, and it changes. Take independent legal advice before entering a donor or surrogacy arrangement, and confirm anything you rely on with the official source.

The New South Wales record was last reviewed on 11 September 2026. Rules, programmes and services can change.

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