Human Cloning for Reproduction and Other Prohibited Practices Act 2003
14Offence—placing of an embryo
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14 Offence—placing of an embryo
14 Offence—placing of an embryo
(1) A person commits an offence if the person intentionally places a human embryo in an animal.
(2) A person commits an offence if the person intentionally places a human embryo in the body of a human, other than in a woman’s reproductive tract.
(3) A person commits an offence if the person intentionally places an animal embryo in the body of a human for any period of gestation.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 15 years.
pt 2, div 1 (ss 5–16): Subst 2007 No 16, Sch 1 [8].
ss 5–14: Subst 2007 No 16, Sch 1 [8].