Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) A person must not cause or permit gametes to remain in storage—
(a) if the person knows that the person who produced the gametes has asked for those gametes to be removed; or
(b) in any other case—
(i) for more than 10 years; or
(ii) if the person who produced the gametes has given written approval for a specified longer storage period and the Patient Review Panel has approved the period, for more than the approved period.
Penalty: 240 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment or both.
(2) The Patient Review Panel may give written approval for a longer storage period if it considers that there are reasonable grounds to do so in the particular case.
(3) An approval under subsection (2) may be subject to conditions.