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Research Involving Human Embryos and Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction Act 2003
sec.20AOffence—creating a hybrid embryo
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### sec.20A Offence—creating a hybrid embryo
A person commits an offence if the person intentionally creates a hybrid embryo.
Maximum penalty—10 years imprisonment.
A person commits an offence if the person intentionally develops a hybrid embryo.
Maximum penalty—10 years imprisonment.
A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) or (2) if the creation or development of the hybrid embryo by the person is authorised by a licence.
A licence to create or use a hybrid embryo can only be issued under section 29 for the purposes of testing sperm quality in an accredited ART centre up to, but not including, the first mitotic division.
s 20A ins 2007 No. 45 s 7
(sec.20A-ssec.1) A person commits an offence if the person intentionally creates a hybrid embryo. Maximum penalty—10 years imprisonment.
(sec.20A-ssec.2) A person commits an offence if the person intentionally develops a hybrid embryo. Maximum penalty—10 years imprisonment.
(sec.20A-ssec.3) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) or (2) if the creation or development of the hybrid embryo by the person is authorised by a licence. A licence to create or use a hybrid embryo can only be issued under section 29 for the purposes of testing sperm quality in an accredited ART centre up to, but not including, the first mitotic division.