Western Australian Consolidated Acts

HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT 1991

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Preamble
           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

           Division 1 -- Introduction  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used and application  
   3A.     Term used: human embryo  
   4.      The 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 the Council  
   12.     Relationship of the Council to the Minister  
   13.     Powers, and relationship to the Council, of the CEO  
   14.     Functions of the Council  

   PART 3 -- The Code of Practice  

           Division 1 -- Compilation of the Code  

   15.     The concept of the Code of Practice  
   16.     The implementation of the Code of Practice  
   17.     Matters which shall be dealt with by the Code, subject to exception by way of regulations  
   18.     Matters which may be dealt with in the Code  
   19.     Principles to be embodied in the Code  
   20.     Principles applicable to projects of research  
   21.     The 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 the process of fertilisation or an embryo  

   PART 4 -- Licensing, etc.  

           Division 1 -- Licensing  

   27.     Licences, and the 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 a 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 a licence or exemption, other than on disciplinary grounds  
   36A.    Referring to State Administrative Tribunal a matter leading to a section 36(2a) notice  
   37.     Summary determinations  
   38.     Disciplinary action  
   39.     Matters that may be the 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 a human embryo clone  
   53D.    Offence -- placing a human embryo clone in the human body or the body of an animal  
   53E.    Offence -- importing or exporting a human embryo clone  
   53F.    No defence that human embryo clone could not survive  

           Division 3 -- Other prohibited practices  

   53G.    Offence -- creating a human embryo other than by fertilisation, or developing such an embryo  
   53H.    Offence -- creating a human embryo for a purpose other than achieving pregnancy in a woman  
   53I.    Offence -- creating or developing a human embryo containing genetic material provided by more than 2 persons  
   53J.    Offence -- developing a human embryo outside the body of a woman for more than 14 days  
   53K.    Offence -- using precursor cells from a human embryo or a human fetus to create a human embryo, or developing such an embryo  
   53L.    Offence -- heritable alterations to genome  
   53M.    Offence -- collecting a viable human embryo from the body of a woman  
   53N.    Offence -- creating a chimeric or hybrid embryo  
   53O.    Offence -- placing of an embryo  
   53P.    Offence -- importing, exporting or placing a 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 a 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 a 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  

           Division 2 -- Subsidiary legislation  

   60.     Regulations, and subsidiary legislation generally  

           Division 3 -- General  

   61.     Review of Act  
           SCHEDULE
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