Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00295:section:21
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00295
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 21
Character Range: 18952–20279

21  Offence—commercial trading in human eggs, human sperm or human embryos
 (1) A person commits an offence if the person intentionally gives or offers valuable consideration to another person for the supply of a human egg, human sperm or a human embryo.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 15 years.
 (2) A person commits an offence if the person intentionally receives, or offers to receive, valuable consideration from another person for the supply of a human egg, human sperm or a human embryo.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 15 years.
 (3) In this section:
reasonable expenses:
 (a) in relation to the supply of a human egg or human sperm—includes, but is not limited to, expenses relating to the collection, storage or transport of the egg or sperm; and
 (b) in relation to the supply of a human embryo:
 (i) does not include any expenses incurred by a person before the time when the embryo became an excess ART embryo; and
 (ii) includes, but is not limited to, expenses relating to the storage or transport of the embryo.
valuable consideration, in relation to the supply of a human egg, human sperm or a human embryo by a person, includes any inducement, discount or priority in the provision of a service to the person, but does not include the payment of reasonable expenses incurred by the person in connection with the supply.