Western Australia
Human Reproductive Technology Amendment
Act 2004
Western Australia
Human Reproductive Technology Amendment
Act 2004
CONTENTS
| 1. | Short title | 1 |
| 2. | Commencement | 2 |
| 3. | The Act amended | 2 |
| 4. | Preamble amended | 2 |
| 5. | Section 3 amended | 3 |
| 6. | Section 3A inserted | 8 |
| 3A. | Meaning of “human embryo” | 8 |
| 7. | Section 4 amended | 9 |
| 8. | Section 5A inserted | 9 |
| 5A. | Application | 9 |
| 9. | Section 6 amended | 10 |
| 10. | Section 7 amended | 11 |
| 11. | Section 14 amended | 12 |
| 12. | Section 17 amended | 14 |
| 13. | Section 18 amended | 15 |
| 14. | Section 20 amended | 16 |
| 15. | Section 21 amended | 16 |
| 16. | Section 22 amended | 18 |
| 17. | Section 23 amended | 21 |
| 18. | Section 24 amended | 21 |
| 19. | Section 25 amended | 24 |
| 20. | Section 26 amended | 24 |
| 21. | Section 27 amended | 26 |
| 22. | Section 28 amended | 27 |
| 23. | Section 28A inserted | 27 |
| 28A. | Exemptions relating to storage of certain | |
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| 24. | Section 29 amended | 28 |
| 25. | Section 30 amended | 29 |
| 26. | Section 32 amended | 29 |
| 27. | Section 33 amended | 29 |
| 28. | Section 40 amended | 31 |
| 29. | Section 41 amended | 31 |
| 30. | Section 44 amended | 31 |
| 31. | Section 45 amended | 33 |
| 32. | Section 48 amended | 33 |
| 33. | Section 49 amended | 34 |
| 34. | Section 51 amended | 36 |
| 35. | Section 53 amended | 37 |
| 36. | Part 4B inserted | 37 |
| Part 4B — Regulation of certain uses involving |
excess ART embryos
Division 1 — General
| 53S. | Object of this Part | 37 |
| 53T. | Definitions | 38 |
Division 2 — Performance of functions
| 53U. | Functions not affected by State laws | 42 |
| 53V. | Extent to which functions are conferred | 42 |
Division 3 — Offences
| 53W. | Offence — use of excess ART embryo | 42 |
| 53X. | Offence — breaching a licence condition | 44 |
Division 4 — Embryo Research Licensing Committee
of the NHMRC
| 53Y. | Functions of Committee | 45 |
| 53Z. | Powers of Committee | 45 |
Division 5 — Licensing system
| 53ZA. | Person may apply for licence | 45 |
| 53ZB. | Determination of application by Committee | 46 |
| 53ZC. | Notification of decision | 47 |
| 53ZD. | Period of licence | 48 |
| 53ZE. | Licence is subject to conditions | 48 |
| 53ZF. | Variation of licence | 50 |
| 53ZG. | Suspension or revocation of licence | 50 |
| 53ZH. | Surrender of licence | 51 |
| 53ZI. | Notification of variation, suspension, | |
| revocation or surrender of licence | 51 |
Division 6 — Reporting and confidentiality
| 53ZJ. | NHMRC Licensing Committee to make | |
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| 53ZK. | Confidential commercial information may | |
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| 53ZKA. | Annual Reports | 54 |
Division 7 — Review provisions
| 53ZL. | Meaning of terms | 55 |
| 53ZM. | Review of decisions | 55 |
Division 8 — Monitoring powers
| 53ZN. | Appointment of inspectors | 56 |
| 53ZO. | Identity card | 57 |
| 53ZP. | Powers available to inspectors for | |
| monitoring compliance | 57 | |
| 53ZQ. | Monitoring powers | 58 |
| 53ZR. | Power to secure | 59 |
| 53ZS. | Inspector must produce identity card on | |
| request | 60 | |
| 53ZT. | Consent | 60 |
| 53ZU. | Compensation for damage | 60 |
Division 9 — Expiry
| 53ZV. | Expiry of certain provisions | 61 |
Division 10 — Conscientious objection to use of
excess ART embryos
| 53ZVA. | Conscientious objection to use of… |