Queensland Legislation
Queensland
CLONING OF HUMANS (PROHIBITION) BILL 2001
Queensland
CLONING OF HUMANS (PROHIBITION) BILL 2001
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page 1 Short title... eee eee ene 4 2 Dictionary 0.6... eee 4 3 Human cloning is prohibited... ...... 0.6... c cece eee eee 4
4 Human embryo clone must not be placed in human or animal body for gestation eee eee eee 4 5 Proving that a human or human embryo is a genetic copy.............. 4 6 Survival of clone or embryo immaterial .........................0-. 4 7 Offence against this Act is acrime .......... 0.00. e cece eee eee eee 5 8 Responsibility for acts or omissions of representatives ................ 5 9 Executive officers must ensure corporation complies with this Act....... 5 SCHEDULE ....................0... 7
DICTIONARY
A BILL FOR
An Act to prohibit human cloning
sl 4 s6 Cloning of Humans (Prohibition) Bill 2001
The Parliament of Queensland enacts—
1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Cloning of Humans (Prohibition) Act 2001.
2 Dictionary
The dictionary in the schedule defines particular words used in this Act.
3 Human cloning is prohibited
A person must not create, or attempt to create, a human clone by way of a technological or other artificial process.
Maximum penalty—4 000 penalty units or 10 years imprisonment.
4 Human embryo clone must not be placed in human or animal body for gestation
A person must not cause a human embryo clone to be placed anywhere in the body of a human or animal for any period of gestation.
Maximum penalty—4 000 penalty units or 10 years imprisonment.
5 Proving that a human or human embryo is a genetic copy
To prove in a proceeding for an offence against this Act that a human or human embryo is a genetic copy—
(a) it is enough to prove that the set of genes in the nucleus of the human cell has been copied; and
(b) it is not necessary to prove that the copy is an identical genetic copy.
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