Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Infertility Treatment Act 1995 - SECT 24

Ban on destructive research on non-excess ART embryos

24. Ban on destructive research on non-excess ART embryos

A person must not carry out research, outside the body of a woman, involving
the use of an embryo-

   (a)  if the embryo is unfit for transfer to a woman; or

   (b)  in the case of an embryo which is fit for transfer to a woman, if the
        research would-

   (i)  harm the embryo; or

   (ii) make the embryo unfit for transfer to a woman; or

   (iii) reduce the likelihood of a pregnancy resulting from the transfer of
        the embryo. Penalty: 480 penalty units or 4 years imprisonment or
        both.