South Australian Numbered Acts

STATUTES AMENDMENT (PROHIBITION OF HUMAN CLONING FOR REPRODUCTION AND REGULATION OF RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN EMBRYOS) ACT 2009 (NO 11 OF 2009) - SECT 15

15—Amendment of section 14—Licence is subject to conditions

        (1)         Section 14(1)—delete subsection (1) and substitute:

        (1)         A licence is subject to the condition that before an excess ART embryo or human egg is used, or any other embryo is created or used, as authorised by the licence—

            (a)         each responsible person in relation to the excess ART embryo, human egg or other embryo must have given proper consent to that creation or use; and

            (b)         the licence holder must have reported in writing to the NHMRC Licensing Committee that such consent has been obtained, and any restrictions to which the consent is subject.

        (2)         Section 14(2)—after “excess ART embryo” insert:

or human egg, or the creation or use of any other embryo,

        (3)         Section 14(5)(a)—after "excess ART embryos" insert:

or human eggs, or create or use other embryos

        (4)         Section 14(5)(b)—delete paragraph (b) and substitute:

            (b)         the number of excess ART embryos or human eggs authorised to be used under the licence, or the number of other embryos authorised to be created or used under the licence;

        (5)         Section 14(5)(e)—after "excess ART embryos" insert:

or human eggs, or to create or use other embryos

        (6)         Section 14(6)—after "excess ART embryos" insert:

or human eggs, or to create or use other embryos

        (7)         Section 14(7)—after "excess ART embryos" insert:

or human eggs, or to create or use other embryos,

        (8)         Section 14—after subsection (7) insert:

        (8)         For the purposes of applying the condition referred to in subsection (1)(a)—

            (a)         a licence may provide that the guidelines referred to in the definition of "proper consent" apply in a modified form in relation to the use, under the licence, of excess ART embryos that are unsuitable for implantation; and

            (b)         if a licence so provides, the guidelines as modified by the licence have effect in relation to the giving of consent for such creation or use.

Note—

For example, the guidelines could apply to a particular licence in a modified form, to alter the cooling-off period required in relation to the use of excess ART embryos that are unsuitable for implantation.