Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN EMBRYOS ACT 2002 - SECT 11

                   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 as to that fact.

Maximum penalty:    Imprisonment for 5 years.