Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

HUMAN CLONING AND EMBRYO RESEARCH ACT 2004 - SECT 26

A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person intentionally uses, outside the body of a woman, a human embryo—

              (i)     that was created by fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm; and

              (ii)     that is not an excess ART embryo; and

        (b)     the use is not for a purpose relating to the assisted reproductive technology treatment of a woman carried out by an accredited ART centre, and the person knows or is reckless about that fact.

Maximum penalty: imprisonment for 5 years.