Contents

Part 1                     Preliminary                                                                 

                      1.1      Name of Regulations [see Note 1]                                     3

                      1.2      Commencement [see Note 1]                                           3

                      1.3      Definitions                                                                       3

Part 2                     Regulation of the use of excess ART embryos, other embryos and human eggs                                                                             

                      2.1      Proper consent -- prescribed guidelines                            4

                      2.2      Unsuitable for implantation -- prescribed guidelines            4

                      2.3      NHMRC Licensing Committee -- prescribed bodies from which nominations must be sought (Act s 16)                                                                               4

                      2.4      Prescribed guidelines to which NHMRC Licensing Committee must have regard (Act s 21)        4

Part 3                     Miscellaneous                                                           

                      3.1      Form of identity card                                                        5

Schedule 1              Committee -- prescribed bodies from which nominations must be sought          6

Notes                                                                                                            7

 

 

  

Notes to the Research Involving Human Embryos Regulations 2003

Note 1

The Research Involving Human Embryos Regulations 2003 (in force under the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 2003 No. 22 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, which came into force on 1 January 2005, it is a requirement for all non‑exempt legislative instruments to be registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.  From 1 January 2005 the Statutory Rules series ceased to exist and was replaced with Select Legislative Instruments (SLI series). Numbering conventions remain the same, ie Year and Number.

Table of Instruments

Year and number	Date of notification in Gazette or FRLI registration	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
2003 No. 22	27 Feb 2003	27 Feb 2003
2005 No. 206	19 Sept 2005 (see F2005L02562)	20 Sept 2005	--
2007 No. 255	22 Aug 2007 (see F2007L02261)	24 Aug 2007	--
2008 No. 80	16 May 2008 (see F2008L00983)	Schedule 1 (items 2-4): (a) Remainder: 17 May 2008	--

(a)    Regulation 2 (2) of SLI 2008 No. 80 provides as follows:

(2)    However, items [2] to [4] of Schedule 1 commence immediately after item [1] of that Schedule.

Item [1] of Schedule 1 commenced on 17 May 2008.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
R. 1.3......................................	rs. 2007 No. 255
	am. 2008 No. 80
Part 2
Heading to Part 2.................	rs. 2007 No. 255
R. 2.1A...................................	ad. 2005 No. 206
	rs. 2007 No. 255
Renumbered 2.1...............	2008 No. 80
R. 2.2......................................	ad. 2008 No. 80
R. 2.1
Renumbered 2.3...............	2008 No. 80
R. 2.2......................................	am. 2005 No. 206; 2007 No. 255
Renumbered 2.4...............	2008 No. 80
Schedule 1
Heading to Schedule 1.......	rs. 2008 No. 80
Schedule 1............................	am. 2005 No. 206