{"id":"F2018L01402","name":"Research Involving Human Embryos (Corresponding State Law—ACT) Declaration 2018","slug":"research-involving-human-embryos-corresponding-state-law-act-declaration-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":98080,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01402-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Research Involving Human Embryos (Corresponding State Law—ACT) Declaration 2018","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\n \n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nResearch Involving Human Embryos Act 2002\n\nSubsection 7(1)\n\nResearch Involving Human Embryos (Corresponding State Law—ACT) Declaration 2018\n\n \n\nI, Greg Hunt, Minister for Health, under subsection 7(1) of the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 (‘the Commonwealth Act’), declare the Human Cloning and Embryo Research Act 2004 of the Australian Capital Territory to be a corresponding State law for the purposes of the Commonwealth Act.\n\nThis Instrument commences the day after registration.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated          26 September 2018\n\n \n\n…………………………………………………………………………….\n\nGreg Hunt\n\nMinister for Health\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nNote: The name of this instrument was amended on registration as the instrument as lodged did not have a unique name (see subsection 10(2), Legislation Rule 2016).\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by its enabling provision—declaring a specific territory law to be a corresponding law. There is no expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (one declaration)","No defined terms within the instrument itself","No conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references to other sections beyond the enabling provision (subsection 7(1))","Total length: approximately 150 words of substantive content","Straightforward administrative action with no substantive policy content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal declaration made by the federal Health Minister in 2018. It recognises a specific ACT law—the **Human Cloning and Embryo Research Act 2004**—as a 'corresponding State law' under federal legislation that regulates research involving human embryos.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The federal *Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002* sets national standards for embryo research, but allows states and territories to pass their own matching laws.\n- When a state or territory law is declared 'corresponding,' it means that law is treated as equivalent to the federal scheme for certain purposes—typically so that research licences and ethical approvals can operate seamlessly across both levels of government without duplication.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Researchers and institutions in the ACT working with human embryos\n- The ACT government, which administers its own embryo research regulatory framework\n- Patients and donors involved in assisted reproductive technology and related research\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this declaration, there could be gaps or conflicts between federal and ACT rules. This declaration ensures the ACT's local law 'talks to' the federal system properly, allowing the ACT to issue licences and enforce standards that are recognised nationally."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not alter the substantive content of either the Commonwealth Act or the ACT Act. It performs a formal recognition—declaring the ACT statute a 'corresponding State law' for the purposes of the Commonwealth Act—and begins the day after registration. The declaration changes statutory treatment (the relationship between the two Acts) but does not itself change underlying duties, penalties or licences; therefore the substantive scope of the underlying regulatory regimes is unchanged by this instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Single declaratory act: instrument performs one legal recognition (low structural complexity).","Short text with direct cross-reference: effect depends on reading two other statutes (Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 and Human Cloning and Embryo Research Act 2004).","Legal effect is indirect: substantive consequences not stated in the instrument but determined by the referenced Acts.","Administrative commencement provision: simple timing rule (commences day after registration).","Minor procedural amendment noted on registration (name corrected under Legislation Rule 2016)."],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration by the Commonwealth Minister for Health formally treats the Human Cloning and Embryo Research Act 2004 (ACT) as a “corresponding State law” under the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002, taking effect the day after registration. It’s an administrative, ministerial recognition (under subsection 7(1)), not a change to the ACT law’s substance; its practical impact is on how regulators, researchers, clinics and others are treated under the two Acts, not the creation of new offences or costs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/research-involving-human-embryos-corresponding-state-law-act-declaration-2018","history":"/api/acts/research-involving-human-embryos-corresponding-state-law-act-declaration-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/research-involving-human-embryos-corresponding-state-law-act-declaration-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/research-involving-human-embryos-corresponding-state-law-act-declaration-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/research-involving-human-embryos-corresponding-state-law-act-declaration-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/research-involving-human-embryos-corresponding-state-law-act-declaration-2018/documents"}}