Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated ActsA person commits an offence if—
(a) the person intentionally creates a human embryo by a process other than the fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm, or develops a human embryo so created; and
(b) the creation or development of the human embryo by the person is not authorised by a licence.
Maximum penalty: imprisonment for 10 years.
Note 1 The development of a human embryo outside the body of a woman for more than 14 days is prohibited by s 12.
Note 2 The placement in the body of a woman of a human embryo clone, or any other human embryo created other than by the fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm, is prohibited by s 8 and s 18.