Research Involving Human Embryos Amendment Regulations 2005 (No. 1)¹

I, JOHN SANDERSON, Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002.

Dated 15 September 2005

JOHN SANDERSON

Administrator

By His Excellency’s Command

JULIE BISHOP

1              Name of Regulations

                These Regulations are the Research Involving Human Embryos Amendment Regulations 2005 (No. 1).

2              Commencement

                These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

3              Amendment of Research Involving Human Embryos Regulations 2003

                Schedule 1 amends the Research Involving Human Embryos Regulations 2003.

Schedule 1        Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1]           Before regulation 2.1

insert

2.1A        Proper consent — prescribed guidelines

                For paragraph (b) of the definition of proper consent in section 8 of the Act, the Ethical Guidelines on the Use of Assisted Reproductive Technology in Clinical Practice and Research, issued by the NHMRC in 2004 and as in force at the commencement of this regulation, are prescribed.

[2]           Paragraph 2.2 (a)

substitute

                (a)    the Ethical Guidelines on the Use of Assisted Reproductive Technology in Clinical Practice and Research, issued by the NHMRC in 2004 and as in force at the commencement of this regulation;

[3]           Schedule 1, item 10

substitute

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