9HProhibited location for importation

9H Prohibited location for importation

(1) For the purposes of section 37E of the Act, a person (other than a person who has been exempted under section 37 of the Act from compliance with section 37E of the Act) must not bring donor gametes, or an embryo produced from donor gametes, into Victoria from a prohibited location.

(2) The Secretary, by notice published in the Government Gazette, may declare a country or geographic location to be a prohibited location for the purposes of subregulation (1) if in the Secretary's opinion—

(a) there is ongoing armed conflict or political unrest in the country or geographic location; and

(b) it is unlikely that requirements under the Act relating to consent or record‑keeping requirements can be complied with because of the ongoing armed conflict or political unrest.

(3) A declaration under subregulation (2) takes effect on—

(a) the day the declaration is published in the Government Gazette; or

(b) a later day specified in the declaration.