HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT 1991
HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT 1991
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
Preamble
PART 1 -- Preliminary
Division 1 -- Introduction
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Terms used and application
3A. Term used: human embryo
4. Objects of this Act
5. Administration of this Act
Division 2 -- Specific offences
5A. Application
6. Unlicensed practices
7. Offences relating to reproductive technology
PART 2 -- The Council
8. Establishment of Council
9. Nominations, and recommendations, for membership
10. Committees
11. Delegation by Council
12. Relationship of Council to Minister
13. Powers, and relationship to Council, of CEO
14. Functions of Council
PART 3 -- The Code of Practice
Division 1 -- Compilation of the Code
15. Concept of Code of Practice
16. Implementation of Code of Practice
17. Matters which shall be dealt with in Code
18. Matters which may be dealt with in Code
19. Principles to be embodied in Code
20. Principles applicable to projects of research
21. Code and directions, generally
Division 2 -- Consents
22. Consents, generally
23. When procedures may be carried out
24. Storage
Division 3 -- Rights of control, etc.
25. Rights in relation to gametes
26. Control, dealing and disposal in relation to an egg in process of fertilisation or an embryo
PART 4 -- Licensing, etc.
Division 1 -- Licensing
27. Licences, and person responsible
28. Exemptions relating to artificial insemination
28A. Exemptions relating to storage of certain embryos
29. Applications, generally
30. Interim authorisations and transitional directions
Division 2 -- Directions and conditions
31. Directions, generally
32. Terms, conditions and directions specifically applicable
33. Conditions applicable to all licences and exemptions
34. Contravention of condition or direction
35. Notice and coming into operation of directions and conditions
Division 3 -- Suspension or cancellation, and disciplinary action
36. Suspension or cancellation of licence or exemption, other than on disciplinary grounds
36A. Referring to SAT a matter leading to section 36(2a) notice
37. Summary determinations
38. Disciplinary action
39. Matters that may be subject of disciplinary action
40. Penalties
41. Effect on pending procedures
Division 4 -- State Administrative Tribunal powers
42. Reviews
43. Restraint of continuing contravention
Division 5 -- Information
44. Records of procedures
45. Registers of identity
46. Access to information
47. Annual returns etc.
48. Exchange of information
49. Confidentiality
50. False or misleading statements and records
Division 6 -- Supervision, etc.
51. Supervision
52. Licensee liable for act of employee etc.
53. Offences by bodies corporate and partnerships
PART 4A -- Prohibited practices
Division 1 -- General
53A. Object of this PART
53B. Terms used
Division 2 -- Human cloning
53C. Offence -- creating human embryo clone
53D. Offence -- placing human embryo clone in human body or body of an animal
53E. Offence -- importing or exporting human embryo clone
53F. No defence that human embryo clone could not survive
Division 3 -- Other prohibited practices
53G. Offence -- creating human embryo other than by fertilisation, or developing such an embryo
53H. Offence -- creating human embryo for purpose other than achieving pregnancy in woman
53I. Offence -- creating or developing human embryo containing genetic material provided by more than 2 persons
53J. Offence -- developing human embryo outside body of woman for more than 14 days
53K. Offence -- using precursor cells from human embryo or human fetus to create human embryo, or developing such an embryo
53L. Offence -- heritable alterations to genome
53M. Offence -- collecting viable human embryo from body of woman
53N. Offence -- creating chimeric or hybrid embryo
53O. Offence -- placing of an embryo
53P. Offence -- importing, exporting or placing prohibited embryo
53Q. Offence -- commercial trading in human eggs, human sperm or human embryos
Division 4 -- Review of Part
53R. Review of PART
PART 4B -- Regulation of certain uses involving excess ART embryos
Division 1 -- General
53S. Object of this PART
53T. Terms used
Division 2 -- Performance of functions
53U. Functions not affected by State laws
53V. Extent to which functions are conferred
Division 3 -- Offences
53W. Offence -- use of excess ART embryo
53X. Offence -- breaching licence condition
Division 4 -- Embryo Research Licensing Committee of the NHMRC
53Y. Functions of Committee
53Z. Powers of Committee
Division 5 -- Licensing system
53ZA. Person may apply for licence
53ZB. Determination of application by Committee
53ZC. Notification of decision
53ZD. Period of licence
53ZE. Licence is subject to conditions
53ZF. Variation of licence
53ZG. Suspension or revocation of licence
53ZH. Surrender of licence
53ZI. Notification of variation, suspension, revocation or surrender of licence
Division 6 -- Reporting and confidentiality
53ZJ. NHMRC Licensing Committee to make certain information publicly available
53ZK. Confidential commercial information may only be disclosed in certain circumstances
53ZKA. Annual reports
Division 7 -- Review provisions
53ZL. Terms used
53ZM. Review of decisions
Division 8 -- Monitoring powers
53ZN. Appointment of inspectors
53ZO. Identity card
53ZP. Powers available to inspectors for monitoring compliance
53ZQ. Monitoring powers
53ZR. Power to secure
53ZS. Inspector must produce identity card on request
53ZT. Consent
53ZU. Compensation for damage
Division 9 -- Expiry
53ZV. Expiry of certain provisions
Division 10 -- Conscientious objection to use of excess ART embryos
53ZVA. Conscientious objection to use of excess ART embryos
Division 11 -- Review of Part
53ZW. Review of PART
PART 5 -- Enforcement
Division 1 -- Powers of authorised officers
54. Powers of authorised officers
55. Entry, search and seizure, by warrant
Division 2 -- Proceedings
56. Complaints for simple offence
57. Averments, and other evidentiary matters
PART 6 -- Administration
Division 1 -- Staff
58. Use of staff and facilities of departments, agencies and instrumentalities, and engagement of consultants, etc.
59. Staff
60A. Public Health Officials
Division 2 -- Subsidiary legislation
60. Regulations, and subsidiary legislation generally
Division 3 -- General
61. Review of Act
SCHEDULE
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