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PROHIBITION OF HUMAN CLONING FOR REPRODUCTION ACT 2002 - SECT 23

Offence--creating or developing a human embryo containing genetic material provided by more than 2 persons

    A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person intentionally creates or develops a human embryo by a process other than the fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm; and

  (b)   the human embryo contains genetic material provided by more than 2 persons; and

  (c)   the creation or development of the human embryo by the person is not authorised by a general licence or permitted under section   28B of the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 (carrying out activities authorised by mitochondrial donation licences).

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 created other than by the fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm is prohibited by section   20.



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