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ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2007 - As at 17 November 2021 - Act 69 of 2007 - NOTES

ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2007 - As at 17 November 2021 - Act 69 of 2007 - NOTES

Note to Division 1

Section 11 of the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 of the Commonwealth requires a person or body to be accredited by the Reproductive Technology Accreditation Committee of the Fertility Society of Australia or another prescribed body if the person or body intentionally uses a human embryo (other than an excess ART embryo as defined under that Act) outside the body of a woman.

See also--

Abortion Law Reform (Sex Selection Prohibition) Amendment Bill 2021 [Non-government Bill-- Revd the Hon F J Nile, MLC[#93]

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule
Cl clause No number Schs Schedules
Cll clauses p page Sec section
Div Division pp pages Secs sections
Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision
GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions
Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted

Table of amending instruments

Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2007 No 69. Assented to 7.12.2007. Date of commencement, sec 6 (1) excepted, 1.1.2010, sec 2 and 2009 (321) LW 10.7.2009; date of commencement of sec 6 (1), 1.3.2010, sec 2 and 2009 (321) LW 10.7.2009. This Act has been amended as follows:

2009 No 106 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2009. Assented to 14.12.2009.

Date of commencement of Sch 4, 8.1.2010, sec 2 (2).
2010 No 19 Relationships Register Act 2010. Assented to 19.5.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (2).
No 52 Health Legislation Amendment Act 2010. Assented to 28.6.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 3.1, 30.7.2010, sec 2 (1) and 2010 (385) LW 30.7.2010.
No 102 Surrogacy Act 2010. Assented to 16.11.2010.

Date of commencement, 1.3.2011, sec 2 and 2011 (49) LW 11.2.2011.
No 119 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2010. Assented to 29.11.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 4, 7.1.2011, sec 2 (2).
2016 No 11 Assisted Reproductive Technology Amendment Act 2016. Assented to 6.4.2016.

Date of commencement of Sch 1 [1[#93] [2[#93] [6[#93]-[8[#93] [18[#93] and [21[#93], assent, sec 2 (2); date of commencement of Sch 1 [3[#93]-[5[#93] [9[#93]-[17[#93] [19[#93] [20[#93] [22[#93]-[26[#93], 28 days after assent, sec 2 (1).
No 55 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2016. Assented to 25.10.2016.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.3, 6.1.2017, sec 2 (1).
2017 No 25 Electronic Transactions Legislation Amendment (Government Transactions) Act 2017. Assented to 27.6.2017.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 22 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017. Assented to 1.6.2017.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, 7.7.2017, sec 2 (3).
2018 No 28 Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Marriages) Act 2018. Assented to 15.6.2018.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 68 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2018. Assented to 31.10.2018.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.1, 8.1.2019, sec 2 (1).
No 73 Health Legislation Amendment Act (No 3) 2018. Assented to 22.11.2018.

Date of commencement of Sch 1, 1 month after assent, sec 2 (2).

Table of amendments

Sec 4 Am 2010 No 19, Sch 3.6 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [2[#93] [3[#93]; 2016 No 55, Sch 1.3; 2018 No 28, Sch 1.4; 2018 No 68, Sch 2.1 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [1[#93]-[3[#93].
Secs 4A, 4B Ins 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [4[#93].
Sec 12 Am 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [5[#93] [6[#93].
Sec 13 Subst 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [7[#93].
Sec 14 Am 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [3[#93]. Rep 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [7[#93].
Sec 15A Ins 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [4[#93].
Sec 16 Am 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [8[#93].
Sec 17 Am 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [9[#93]-[12[#93].
Secs 17A, 17B Ins 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [13[#93].
Sec 24 Am 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [14[#93].
Sec 25 Am 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [4[#93]; 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [15[#93].
Sec 26 Am 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [5[#93]; 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [16[#93].
Sec 27 Am 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [6[#93]-[8[#93].
Sec 30 Am 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [9[#93]; 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [17[#93]-[20[#93].
Sec 31 Am 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [10[#93] [11[#93]; 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [21[#93]-[26[#93].
Part 3, heading Subst 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [5[#93].
Part 3, Div 1, heading Subst 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [27[#93].
Part 3, Div 1 Ins 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [6[#93].
Sec 32A Ins 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [6[#93].
Sec 32B Ins 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [6[#93]. Am 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [28[#93] [29[#93].
Part 3, Div 2, heading Ins 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [6[#93].
Sec 32C (previously sec 34) Renumbered 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [36[#93].
Sec 33 Am 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [7[#93] [8[#93]. Subst 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [12[#93]. Am 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [30[#93].
Sec 33A Ins 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [12[#93].
Sec 33B Ins 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [12[#93]. Am 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [31[#93].
Sec 33C Ins 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [12[#93]. Am 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [32[#93].
Sec 33D Ins 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [12[#93]. Am 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [33[#93] [34[#93].
Sec 33E Ins 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [35[#93].
Sec 34 Am 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [9[#93]. Renumbered as sec 32C, 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [36[#93]. Ins 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [37[#93].
Sec 35 Rep 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [10[#93]. Ins 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [37[#93].
Sec 36 Am 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [11[#93]; 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [32[#93].
Sec 37 Am 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [11[#93]. Subst 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [13[#93].
Sec 38 Am 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [11[#93]; 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [14[#93].
Sec 39 Am 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [11[#93]. Subst 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [15[#93]. Am 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [38[#93].
Sec 40 Am 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [12[#93].
Sec 40A Ins 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [16[#93]. Am 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [25[#93].
Sec 40B Ins 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [16[#93].
Sec 41 Am 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [13[#93].
Part 3, Div 3 (secs 41A-41M) Ins 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [14[#93].
Part 3A, Divs 1-3 Ins 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [17[#93].
Secs 41N-41Q Ins 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [17[#93].
Sec 41R Ins 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [17[#93]. Am 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [25[#93].
Sec 41S Ins 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [17[#93]. Am 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [38[#93].
Sec 41T Ins 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [17[#93]. Am 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [25[#93].
Secs 41U, 41V Ins 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [17[#93].
Sec 41W Ins 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [17[#93]. Am 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [39[#93].
Sec 41X Ins 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [17[#93].
Part 4 (secs 42-45) Rep 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [15[#93].
Sec 54 Am 2009 No 106, Sch 4.1.
Sec 55A Ins 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [16[#93].
Sec 57 Am 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [17[#93] [18[#93].
Sec 61A Ins 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [18[#93].
Sec 62 Subst 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [40[#93].
Sec 63 Am 2009 No 106, Sch 4.1; 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [19[#93].
Sec 64 Subst 2017 No 22, Sch 3.1.
Sec 67 Am 2017 No 25, Sch 1.5.
Sec 69 Am 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [41[#93].
Sec 73 Rep 2010 No 119, Sch 4.
Sec 74 Subst 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [20[#93].
Sch 1 Am 2010 No 52, Sch 3.1 [1[#93]-[3[#93]; 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [19[#93] [20[#93]; 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [21[#93]-[26[#93]; 2018 No 73, Sch 1 [42[#93].
Sch 2 Rep 2010 No 119, Sch 4.
The whole Act (except Sch 1) Am 2016 No 11, Sch 1 [1[#93] ("Director-General" and "Director-General's" omitted wherever occurring, "Secretary" and "Secretary's" inserted instead, respectively).