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Human Cloning for Reproduction and Other Prohibited Practices Act 2003
17Offence—creating a human embryo other than by fertilisation, or developing such an embryo
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17 Offence—creating a human embryo other than by fertilisation, or developing such an embryo
17 Offence—creating a human embryo other than by fertilisation, or developing such an embryo
A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person intentionally creates a human embryo by a process other than the fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm, or develops a human embryo so created, and
(b) the creation or development of the human embryo by the person is not authorised by a licence.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.
s 17: Subst 2007 No 16, Sch 1 [8].