Victorian Numbered Acts

RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN EMBRYOS ACT 2008 (NO. 74 OF 2008) - NOTES

No. 74 of 2008

Victoria

Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2008^[†]

No. 74 of 2008

[Assented to 25 November 2008]

^[†]     Minister's second reading speech—

    Legislative Assembly: 10 September 2008

    Legislative Council: 10 October 2008

    The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to regulate certain activities involving the use of human embryos, and for related purposes."

INDEX

Subject	Section
Accredited ART centre (def.)	3
Act
amendment to Magistrates' Court Act 1989	46
commencement	2
Crown bound by	5
purpose	1
regulations	38
transitional provisions	39–45
AHEC (def.)	3
Authority See Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority
Commonwealth Authority (def.)	3
Consent
proper consent (def.)	3
required in relation to
disclosure of confidential commercial information	24
entry to premises	27, 35
use of embryos, excess ART embryos, human eggs	15, 18
transitional provision	44
Definitions	3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 24, 25, 34, 39
Embryos, excess ART embryos
excess ART embryo (def.)	4
human embryo (def.)	3
hybrid embryo (def.)	3
licences
applications	14
conditions	18
database	23
disclosure of confidential commercial information	23, 24
duration	17
issue	15
matters committee must have regard to, be satisfied of	15
notification of decision	16
surrender	21
suspension, revocation	17, 20, 22
validity of actions under	11
variation	19, 22
responsible person (def.)	3
review of decisions	25, 26
See also Offences
Subject	Section
Inspectors
compensation for damage caused by	36
consent to entry of	35
definition	3
extended operation of Part 4	37
identity cards	34
monitoring powers	28
monitoring warrants	30–33
powers – general	27
securing of evidence	29
NHMRC Licensing Committee
compensation for damage caused by inspectors	36
functions	12
powers	13
See also Embryos, excess ART embryos
Offences
breach of licence conditions	10
disclosure of confidential commercial information	24
liability for	11
unauthorised use of human eggs	8
unauthorised use of human, hybrid embryos	7, 9
use of excess ART embryos	6
Regulations	38
Review	25, 26
Transitional provisions	39–45
Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority (def.)	3