National Ethics Committee on Assisted Human Reproduction

The National Ethics Committee on Assisted Human Reproduction (NECAHR) no longer exists. In New Zealand, the area of assisted reproductive technology is now covered by two new committees:

ACART sits between the government and the people of New Zealand and formulates advice and guidelines for the regulation of assisted human reproduction. Visit ACART's website here.

ECART considers and determines applications for assisted reproductive procedures or human reproductive research and keep under review approvals previously given. In addition, ECART shall liase with ACART and other relevant ethics committees on matters relating to assisted reproductive procedures and human reproductive research. Visit ECART's website here.