Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Infertility Treatment Act 1995 - SECT 21EA

Person not liable for conduct purportedly authorised

21EA. Person not liable for conduct purportedly authorised



(1) To avoid doubt, a person is not criminally responsible for an offence
against this Division in respect of particular conduct if-

   (a)  the conduct by the person is purportedly authorised by a provision of
        a licence; and

   (b)  the licence or the provision is invalid, whether because of a
        technical defect or irregularity or for any other reason; and

   (c)  the person did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have
        known, of the invalidity of the licence or the provision.

(2) In this section-

licence includes a purported licence.

Division 3-Embryo Research Licensing Committee of the NHMRC