Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In this
Part —
animal does not include a human;
chimeric embryo means —
(a) a
human embryo into which a cell, or any component part of a cell, of an animal
has been introduced; or
(b) a
thing declared by regulations under the Prohibition of Human Cloning
Act 2002 of the Commonwealth to be a chimeric embryo;
human embryo clone means a human embryo that is a
genetic copy of another living or dead human, but does not include a human
embryo created by the fertilisation of a human egg by human sperm;
hybrid embryo means —
(a) an
embryo created by the fertilisation of a human egg by animal sperm;
(b) an
embryo created by the fertilisation of an animal egg by human sperm;
(c) a
human egg into which the nucleus of an animal cell has been introduced;
(d) an
animal egg into which the nucleus of a human cell has been introduced; or
(e) a
thing declared by regulations under the Prohibition of Human Cloning
Act 2002 of the Commonwealth to be a hybrid embryo;
precursor cell means a cell that has the potential
to develop into a human egg or human sperm.
(2) For the
purposes of establishing that a human embryo clone is a genetic copy of a
living or dead human —
(a) it
is sufficient to establish that the set of genes in the nuclei of the cells of
the living or dead human has been copied; and
(b) it
is not necessary to establish that the copy is an identical genetic copy.
(3) For the purposes
of the definition of human embryo clone in subsection (1), a human
embryo that results from the technological process known as embryo splitting
is taken not to be created by a process of fertilisation of a human egg by
human sperm.
(4) A reference in
this Part to a number of penalty units is a reference to the amount calculated
in accordance with the following formula —
where —
A is that number of
penalty units; and
B is the amount (in
dollars) that is for the time being a penalty unit under section 4AA of
the Crimes Act 1914 of the Commonwealth.
[Section 53B inserted by No. 18 of 2004
s. 8.]
[Heading inserted by No. 18 of 2004 s. 8.]