RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN EMBRYOS ACT 2002 - SECT 29 NHMRC Licensing Committee to make certain information publicly available

RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN EMBRYOS ACT 2002 - SECT 29

  (1)   The NHMRC Licensing Committee must maintain a database containing the following information in relation to each general licence and each mitochondrial donation licence (including a licence as varied):

  (a)   the name of the person to whom the licence was issued;

  (b)   for a general licence--a short statement about the nature of the uses of excess ART embryos or human eggs, and creations or uses of other embryos, that are authorised by the licence;

  (ba)   for a mitochondrial donation licence--a short statement about the nature of the uses of excess ART embryos or human eggs, and creations or uses of other embryos or zygotes, that are authorised by the licence;

  (d)   for a general licence--the number of excess ART embryos or human eggs authorised to be used under the licence, and the number of other embryos authorised to be created or used under the licence;

  (e)   for a mitochondrial donation licence--the number of excess ART embryos or human eggs authorised to be used under the licence, and the number of other embryos or zygotes authorised to be created or used under the licence;

  (f)   in any case:

  (i)   any conditions to which the licence is subject; and

  (ii)   the date on which the licence was issued; and

  (iii)   the period throughout which the licence is to remain in force.

  (2)   The database is to be made publicly available.

  (3)   The database may be kept and made publicly available in electronic form.

  (4)   Information mentioned in subsection   (1) must not be such as to disclose confidential commercial information.