Western Australian Consolidated Acts

HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT 1991 - SECT 53H

53H .         Offence — creating a human embryo for a purpose other than achieving pregnancy in a woman

        (1)         A person commits a crime if the person creates a human embryo outside the body of a woman, unless the person’s intention in creating the embryo is to attempt to achieve pregnancy in a particular woman.

        Penalty: A fine of 600 penalty units or imprisonment for 10 years or both.

        Summary conviction penalty: A fine of 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years or both.

        (2)         An accused does not bear an evidential burden in relation to the exception provided by subsection (1).

        [Section 53H inserted by No. 18 of 2004 s. 8; amended by No. 2 of 2008 s. 63.]