Western Australian Consolidated Acts

HUMAN TISSUE AND TRANSPLANT ACT 1982 - SECT 30B

30B .         Restriction on use of human embryonic stem cells lines

                A person who uses a human embryonic stem cell line except for a therapeutic use commits a crime.

        Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.

        Summary conviction penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months.

        [Section 30B inserted by No. 18 of 2004 s. 11(3).]