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Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002
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C2008C00689
10 December 2008
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30 June 2014
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title [see Note 1]
2 Commencement
3 Object of Act
4 Operation of Act
5 Act to bind the Crown
6 External Territories
7 Definitions
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Part 2—Regulation of the use of excess ART embryos, other embryos and human eggs
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Division 1—Interpretation
8 Definitions [see Note 2]
9 Meaning of excess ART embryo
Division 2—Offences
10 Offence—use of excess ART embryo
10A Offence—use of other embryos
10B Offence—certain activities involving use of human eggs
11 Offence—use of embryo that is not an excess ART embryo
12 Offence—breaching a licence condition
12A Person not liable for conduct purportedly authorised
Division 3—Embryo Research Licensing Committee of the NHMRC
13 Establishment of Committee
14 Functions of Committee
15 Powers of Committee
16 Membership of Committee
17 Terms of appointment
18 Annual report
19 Reports to Parliament
Division 4—Licensing system
20 Person may apply for licence
21 Determination of application by Committee
22 Notification of decision
23 Period of licence
24 Licence is subject to conditions
25 Variation of licence
26 Suspension or revocation of licence
27 Surrender of licence
28 Notification of variation, suspension or revocation of licence
Division 5—Reporting and confidentiality
29 NHMRC Licensing Committee to make certain information publicly available
30 Confidential commercial information may only be disclosed in certain circumstances
Division 6—Review provisions
31 Meaning of terms
32 Review of decisions
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Part 3—Monitoring powers
33 Appointment of inspectors
34 Identity card
35 Powers available to inspectors for monitoring compliance
36 Monitoring powers
37 Power to secure
37A Monitoring warrants
37B Details of warrant to be given to occupier etc.
37C Announcement before entry
37D Occupier entitled to be present during search
38 Inspector must produce identity card on request
39 Consent
40 Compensation for damage
41 Extended operation of Part
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Part 4—Commonwealth/State arrangements
42 Operation of State laws
43 Conferral of functions on Commonwealth officers and bodies
44 When duty imposed
45 Review of certain decisions
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Part 5—Sunset clause, review provision and regulations
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Division 1—Repeal
46 Repeal of paragraphs 21(3)(b) and 24(1)(c) and subsection 24(3)
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Division 2—Review of Act
47 Review of operation of Act
47A Further review of operation of Act
47B Minister to report to Parliament
47C Study of non blood human tissue based therapies
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Division 3—Regulations
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48 Regulations
Notes to the STYLEREF ShortT \* MERGEFORMAT Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002