Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A person, whether
or not a licensee, must not cause or permit —
(a)
research to be conducted upon or with a human egg undergoing fertilisation, or
any embryo, not being research in respect of which the Council has already
granted relevant approval or all requisite specific prior approvals have been
sought and obtained under section 20; or
(b) a
diagnostic procedure to be carried out upon or with a human egg undergoing
fertilisation, or any embryo, not being a procedure which
is —
(i)
authorised by the Code; or
(ii)
specifically approved by the Council.
(2) A person who
contravenes subsection (1) commits a crime and is liable to imprisonment
for 5 years.
Summary conviction penalty: Imprisonment for
one year.
[(3), (4) deleted]
(5) A person
who —
(a)
being a licensee, keeps or uses human gametes, a human egg undergoing
fertilisation or a human embryo in contravention of this Act; or
(b)
being a person to whom a licence applies or applied, fails to comply with a
direction given for the purpose of section 30(4)(a),
commits an offence.
Penalty: 2 years imprisonment.
[Section 7 amended by No. 17 of 2004
s. 10.]