Offences relating to reproductive technology
7 Offences relating to reproductive technology
A person, whether or not a licensee, must not cause or permit —
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
a diagnostic procedure to be carried out upon or with a human egg undergoing fertilisation, or any embryo, not being a procedure which is —
authorised by the Code; or
specifically approved by the Council.
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]
A person who —
being a licensee, keeps or uses human gametes, a human egg undergoing fertilisation or a human embryo in contravention of this Act; or
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: No. 17 of 2004 s. 10.]
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