HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT 1991 - SECT 53J

HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT 1991 - SECT 53J

53J .         Offence — developing human embryo outside body of woman for more than 14 days

                A person commits a crime if the person develops a human embryo outside the body of a woman for a period of more than 14 days, excluding any period when development is suspended.

        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.

        [Section 53J inserted: No. 18 of 2004 s. 8.]