8Definitions

8 Definitions

In this Part:

accredited ART centre means a person or body accredited to carry out assisted reproductive technology by:

(a) the Reproductive Technology Accreditation Committee of the Fertility Society of Australia; or
(b) if the regulations prescribe another body or other bodies in addition to, or instead of, the body mentioned in paragraph (a)—that other body or any of those other bodies, as the case requires.

AHEC means the Australian Health Ethics Committee established by the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992.

clinical practice licence means a licence referred to in section 28G.

clinical practice research and training licence means a licence referred to in section 28F.

clinical trial licence means a licence referred to in section 28E.

clinical trial research and training licence means a licence referred to in section 28D.

confidential commercial information means information that has a commercial or other value that would be, or could reasonably be expected to be, destroyed or diminished if the information were disclosed.

disclose, in relation to information, means give or communicate in any way.

donor, in relation to a particular use of a mitochondrial donation technique, has the meaning given by subsection 28R(2).

engage in conduct means:

(a) do an act; or
(b) omit to perform an act.

excess ART embryo has the meaning given by section 9.

general licence means a licence issued under section 21.

HREC means a Human Research Ethics Committee.

mitochondrial donation licence means:

(a) a pre‑clinical research and training licence; or
(b) a clinical trial research and training licence; or
(c) a clinical trial licence; or
(d) a clinical practice research and training licence; or
(e) a clinical practice licence.

mitochondrial donation technique means a technique, prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition, that: