Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN EMBRYOS AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2008 (NO. 1) (SLI NO 80 OF 2008) - SCHEDULE 1

(regulation 3)

[1]           Regulations 2.1A, 2.1 and 2.2

renumber as regulations 2 . 1, 2 . 3 and 2 . 4

[2]           Regulation 1.3, after definition of ART Guidelines

insert

"Objective Criteria for Unsuitable Embryos means the Objective Criteria for determining embryos that are unsuitable for implantation," issued by the CEO of the NHMRC under the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992 in 2007 and as existing on 6 December 2007.

Note    The Objective Criteria for determining embryos that are unsuitable for implantation are available on the Internet -- see http://www.nhmrc.gov.au .

[3]           After regulation 2.1

insert

2.2            Unsuitable for implantation -- prescribed guidelines

                For paragraph (b) of the definition of unsuitable for implantation in section 7 of the Act, the Objective Criteria for Unsuitable Embryos are prescribed.

[4]           Schedule 1, heading

substitute

Schedule 1         Committee -- prescribed bodies from which nominations must be sought

(regulation 2.3)