Human Cloning for Reproduction and Other Prohibited Practices Act 2003
7Offence—creating a human embryo for a purpose other than achieving pregnancy in a woman
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7 Offence—creating a human embryo for a purpose other than achieving pregnancy in a woman
7 Offence—creating a human embryo for a purpose other than achieving pregnancy in a woman
(1) A person commits an offence if the person intentionally creates a human embryo by a process of the fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm outside the body of a woman, unless the person’s intention in creating the embryo is to attempt to achieve pregnancy in a particular woman.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 15 years.
(2) A defendant does not bear an evidential burden in relation to any matter in subsection (1).
pt 2, div 1 (ss 5–16): Subst 2007 No 16, Sch 1 [8].
ss 5–14: Subst 2007 No 16, Sch 1 [8].