10BOffence—certain activities involving use of human eggs

10B Offence—certain activities involving use of human eggs

A person commits an offence if: (a) the person undertakes research or training involving the fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm up to, but not including, the first mitotic division, outside the body of a woman for the purposes of research or training in assisted reproductive technology; and (b) neither of the following apply: (i) the person is authorised to undertake the research or training by a general licence; (ii) the person is permitted under section 28B to undertake the research or training because of a pre‑clinical research and training licence, a clinical trial research and training licence or a clinical practice research and training licence.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.