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#### 4 Definitions 4 Definitions > > (1) In this Act: > > > > animal does not include a human. > > > > chimeric embryo means: > > > > > (a) a human embryo into which a cell, or any component part of a cell, of an animal has been introduced, or > > > > > (b) a thing declared by the regulations to be a chimeric embryo. > > > > human embryo means a discrete entity that has arisen from either: > > > > > (a) the first mitotic division when fertilisation of a human oocyte by a human sperm is complete, or > > > > > (b) any other process that initiates organised development of a biological entity with a human nuclear genome or altered human nuclear genome that has the potential to develop up to, or beyond, the stage at which the primitive streak appears, > > > > and has not yet reached 8 weeks of development since the first mitotic division. > > > > human embryo clone means a human embryo that is a genetic copy of another living or dead human, but does not include a human embryo created by the fertilisation of a human egg by human sperm. > > > > human sperm includes human spermatids. > > > > hybrid embryo means: > > > > > (a) an embryo created by the fertilisation of a human egg by animal sperm, or > > > > > (b) an embryo created by the fertilisation of an animal egg by human sperm, or > > > > > (c) a human egg into which the nucleus of an animal cell has been introduced, or > > > > > (d) an animal egg into which the nucleus of a human cell has been introduced, or > > > > > (e) a thing declared by the regulations to be a hybrid embryo. > > > > licence means a licence issued under section 21 of the [Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth, including a licence issued under section 21 of that Act as applied in this State by the [Research Involving Human Embryos (New South Wales) Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2003-021). > > > > precursor cell means a cell that has the potential to develop into a human egg or human sperm. > > > > woman means a female human. > > > (2) For the purposes of establishing that a human embryo clone is a genetic copy of a living or dead human: > > > > > (a) it is sufficient to establish that the set of genes in the nuclei of the cells of the living or dead human has been copied, and > > > > > (b) it is not necessary to establish that the copy is an identical genetic copy. > > > (3) For the purposes of the definition of human embryo in subsection (1), in working out the length of the period of development of a human embryo, any period when the development of the embryo is suspended is to be disregarded. > > > (4) For the purposes of the definition of human embryo clone in subsection (1), a human embryo that results from the technological process known as embryo splitting is taken not to be created by a process of fertilisation of a human egg by human sperm. > > > (5) A reference in this Act to an embryo (including a human embryo) is a reference to a living embryo. > > > (6) A reference in this Act to a human egg is a reference to a human oocyte. > > > (7) A reference in this Act to a human embryo does not include a reference to: > > > > > (a) a hybrid embryo, or > > > > > (b) a human embryonic stem cell line. > > **s 4:** Am 2007 No 16, Sch 1 \[5\]–\[7\].