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Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 - Declaration of Corresponding State Law - VIC

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This is a ministerial declaration that recognises specific Victorian laws about infertility treatment and embryo research as matching Commonwealth standards.

Under the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002, the federal Minister can declare that a State law is a "corresponding State law." Here, the Minister declared that Part 2A and section 166 of Victoria's Infertility Treatment Act 1995 qualify as such.

What this means:

Victoria's rules about human embryo research are officially recognised as equivalent to (or operating alongside) the Commonwealth regime
This allows for consistent national standards while letting Victoria administer its own detailed regulations
Researchers and clinics following these specific Victorian provisions are treated as complying with the Commonwealth framework

This is an example of "cooperative federalism"—where the Commonwealth and States work together rather than operating completely separate regulatory systems.

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN EMBRYOS ACT 2002

DECLARATION OF CORRESPONDING STATE LAW

I, Brett Mason, under Section 7 of the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002, hereby declare:

Part 2A and section 166 of the Victorian Government Infertility Treatment Act 1995 to be a corresponding State law for the purposes of the Commonwealth Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002.

BRETT MASON

Dated this 8th day of August, 2007.

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