Victorian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

Infertility Treatment Act 1995 - SECT 51

Storing gametes

51. Storing gametes



(1) A person must not cause or permit gametes to remain in storage-

   (a)  if the person knows that the person who produced the gametes has asked
        for those gametes to be removed; or

   (b)  in any other case-

   (i)  for more than 10 years; or

   (ii) if the Authority has approved a longer storage period, for more than
        that approved period. Penalty: 240 penalty units or 2 years
        imprisonment or both.

(2) The Authority may approve in writing a longer storage period if it
considers that there are reasonable grounds to do so in the particular case.

(3) An approval under subsection (2) may be subject to conditions.