Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991

The object of this Part is —

to address concerns, including ethical concerns, about scientific developments in relation to human reproduction and the utilisation of human embryos by regulating activities that involve the use of certain human embryos created by assisted reproductive technology; and

to adopt in this State a uniform Australian approach to the regulation of activities that involve the use of certain human embryos created by assisted reproductive technology.

For that purpose, this Part contains a number of provisions that are similar to provisions in the Commonwealth Human Embryo Act.

Nothing in this Part or in a licence under this Part authorises or permits the use of an excess ART embryo if that use is not a therapeutic use.

In subsection (3) —

its use in, or in connection with —

preventing, diagnosing, curing or alleviating a disease, ailment, defect or injury in persons; or

influencing, inhibiting or modifying a physiological process in persons; or

testing the susceptibility of persons to a disease or ailment; or

influencing, controlling or preventing conception in persons; or

testing for pregnancy in persons; or

the replacement or modification of parts of the anatomy of persons;

a use of it that is prescribed in the regulations and is not inconsistent with a use referred to in paragraph (a); or

its use in training or research for the purposes of a use referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).