sec.28Person may apply for licence

### sec.28 Person may apply for licence A person may apply to the NHMRC Licensing Committee for a licence authorising one or more of the following— use of excess ART embryos; creation of human embryos other than by fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm, and use of such embryos; creation of human embryos other than by fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm that contain genetic material provided by more than 2 persons, and use of such embryos; creation of human embryos using precursor cells from a human embryo or a human fetus, and use of such embryos; research and 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 ART; creation of hybrid embryos by the fertilisation of an animal egg by a human sperm, and use of such embryos up to, but not including, the first mitotic division, if— the creation or use is for the purposes of testing sperm quality; and the creation or use will occur in an accredited ART centre. To avoid any doubt, it is declared that subsection (1) (a) , (b) , (c) or (d) does not permit the NHMRC Licensing Committee to authorise any use of an excess ART embryo or other embryo that would result in the development of the embryo for a period of more than 14 days, excluding any period when development is suspended. An application under subsection (1) — must be made in accordance with the requirements (if any) specified in writing by the NHMRC Licensing Committee; and must be accompanied by the fee (if any) prescribed under a regulation. s 28 amd 2007 No. 45 s 14 (sec.28-ssec.1) A person may apply to the NHMRC Licensing Committee for a licence authorising one or more of the following— use of excess ART embryos; creation of human embryos other than by fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm, and use of such embryos; creation of human embryos other than by fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm that contain genetic material provided by more than 2 persons, and use of such embryos; creation of human embryos using precursor cells from a human embryo or a human fetus, and use of such embryos; research and 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 ART; creation of hybrid embryos by the fertilisation of an animal egg by a human sperm, and use of such embryos up to, but not including, the first mitotic division, if— the creation or use is for the purposes of testing sperm quality; and the creation or use will occur in an accredited ART centre. (sec.28-ssec.1A) To avoid any doubt, it is declared that subsection (1) (a) , (b) , (c) or (d) does not permit the NHMRC Licensing Committee to authorise any use of an excess ART embryo or other embryo that would result in the development of the embryo for a period of more than 14 days, excluding any period when development is suspended. (sec.28-ssec.2) An application under subsection (1) — must be made in accordance with the requirements (if any) specified in writing by the NHMRC Licensing Committee; and must be accompanied by the fee (if any) prescribed under a regulation. - (a) use of excess ART embryos; - (b) creation of human embryos other than by fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm, and use of such embryos; - (c) creation of human embryos other than by fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm that contain genetic material provided by more than 2 persons, and use of such embryos; - (d) creation of human embryos using precursor cells from a human embryo or a human fetus, and use of such embryos; - (e) research and 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 ART; - (f) creation of hybrid embryos by the fertilisation of an animal egg by a human sperm, and use of such embryos up to, but not including, the first mitotic division, if— (i) the creation or use is for the purposes of testing sperm quality; and (ii) the creation or use will occur in an accredited ART centre. - (i) the creation or use is for the purposes of testing sperm quality; and - (ii) the creation or use will occur in an accredited ART centre. - (i) the creation or use is for the purposes of testing sperm quality; and - (ii) the creation or use will occur in an accredited ART centre. - (a) must be made in accordance with the requirements (if any) specified in writing by the NHMRC Licensing Committee; and - (b) must be accompanied by the fee (if any) prescribed under a regulation.