Human Embryonic Research Regulation Act 2003 (Tas)

Human Embryonic Research Regulation Act 2003

An Act to apply the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 of the Commonwealth as a law of Tasmania and for other purposes [Royal Assent 25 September 2003]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Human Embryonic Research Regulation Act 2003 .

2. Commencement The provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be proclaimed.

3. Object of Act (1) The object of this Act is to adopt in Tasmania a uniform Australian approach to the regulation of activities that involve the use of certain human embryos created by assisted reproductive technology or by other means. (2) For that purpose, this Act – (a) applies the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 of the Commonwealth as a law of Tasmania; and (b) makes provision to ensure that that Commonwealth Act and the applied law of Tasmania are administered on a uniform basis by the Commonwealth as if they constituted a single law of the Commonwealth.

4. Interpretation (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – applied provisions means the Commonwealth embryo laws that apply as a law of Tasmania because of section 6 , including any modification under section 7 ; Commonwealth administrative laws means the following Acts and regulations of the Commonwealth: (a) the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (excluding Part IVA); (b) the Freedom of Information Act 1982 ; (c) the Ombudsman Act 1976 ; (d) the Privacy Act 1988 ; (e) the regulations in force under any of those Acts; Commonwealth Embryo Act means the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 of the Commonwealth; Commonwealth embryo laws means – (a) the Commonwealth Embryo Act; and (b) all regulations in force under that Act; function includes duty; modification includes additions, omissions and substitutions; NHMRC Licensing Committee means the Embryo Research Licensing Committee of the NHMRC established under the Commonwealth Embryo Act. (2) If an expression is defined in the Commonwealth Embryo Act and is also used in this Act, the expression as used in this Act has, unless the contrary intention appears, the same meaning as in that Act.