Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A person commits a
crime if the person gives or offers valuable consideration to another person
for the supply of a human egg, human sperm or a human embryo.
(2) A person commits a
crime if the person receives, or offers to receive, valuable consideration
from another person for the supply of a human egg, human sperm or a human
embryo.
(3) A person who
commits an offence against this section is liable to 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.
(4) In this
section —
reasonable expenses —
(a) in
relation to the supply of a human egg or human sperm includes, but is not
limited to, expenses relating to the collection, storage or transport of the
egg or sperm; and
(b) in
relation to the supply of a human embryo —
(i)
does not include any expenses incurred by a person before
the time when the embryo became an excess ART embryo; and
(ii)
includes, but is not limited to, expenses relating to the
storage or transport of the embryo;
valuable consideration , in relation to the supply
of a human egg, human sperm or a human embryo by a person, includes any
inducement, discount or priority in the provision of a service to the person,
but does not include the payment of reasonable expenses incurred by the person
in connection with the supply.
[Section 53Q inserted by No. 18 of 2004
s. 8.]
[Heading inserted by No. 18 of 2004 s. 8.]