Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2006A00172:clause:1_22
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2006A00172
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 22
Character Range: 12255–13029

22  Offence—creating a human embryo other than by fertilisation, or developing such an embryo

  A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person intentionally creates a human embryo by a process other than the fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm, or develops a human embryo so created; and
 (b) the creation or development of the human embryo by the person is not authorised by a licence.

Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.

Note 1: The development of a human embryo outside the body of a woman for more than 14 days is prohibited by section 14.

Note 2: The placement in the body of a woman of a human embryo clone, or any other human embryo created other than by the fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm, is prohibited by sections 9 and 20.