Hi Clare

sorry I just reread your post and you are going to donate as opposed to be a recipient.

As mentioned all donations now are ID release regardless of which state you are in, so the child has the right to find out details of the donor when they turn 18. There is another thread here about whether to tell the child or not. There is the issue of course that the recipients don't tell the child in which case, the child may no know they have the ability to access that information. Sorry I am aware of what happens in Qld, NSW and Vic but not sure of WA.

I am a recipient and again searching for either donor embryos, or an egg donor.

My daughter was conceived using an egg donor. At the time, donations through clinics were anonymous. I wanted her to have the opportunity to contact the donor should she so desire so went down the know donor path. However it is not necessarily my desire for the donor to have a huge role in the child's life. Obviously its a personal choice. I prefer to tell my daughter about her conception and then allow her to make the decision as to what she wants to do as opposed to making the choice for her. With a known donor that possibility can occur anytime during her life. With a clinic "anonymous" donation its generally after the age of 18 unless the donor and recipients elect to allow it to occur earlier. There are a lot of donors/recipients that go down the known donation path because they prefer for any resultant children to have contact with the donor throughout their life.