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Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve's Law) Bill 2021

Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve's Law) Act 2022

Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Hon Greg Hunt MP)

Abbreviations used in this explanatory memorandum

This explanatory memorandum uses the following abbreviated references:

Abbreviation Full reference
Acts Interpretation Act Acts Interpretation Act 1901
Bill Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve's Law) Bill 2021
Criminal Code The Schedule to the Criminal Code Act 1995
ERLC Embryo Research Licensing Committee of the NHMRC
Excluded Goods Determination Therapeutic Goods (Excluded Goods) Determination 2018
FFSP Act Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Act 1997
FOI Act Freedom of Information Act 1982
Gene Technology Act Gene Technology Act 2000
Gene Technology Regulations Gene Technology Regulations 2001
GVT Germinal Vesicle Transfer
HFEA The United Kingdom Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
IRD Act Industry Research and Development Act 1986
Legislation Act Legislation Act 2003
MST Maternal spindle transfer
NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council
NHMRC Act National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992
PBT Polar Body Transfer (either first polar body transfer or second polar body transfer)
PGPA Act Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
PHCR Act Prohibition on Human Cloning for Reproduction Act 2002
PNT Pronuclear Transfer
Public Service Act Public Service Act 1999
Regulatory Powers Act Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014
RIHE Act Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002
RIHE Regulations Research Involving Human Embryos Regulations 2017
Senate Inquiry 2018 inquiry by the Senate Community Affairs References Committee into the Science of Mitochondrial Donation and Related Matters
Therapeutic Goods Act Therapeutic Goods Act 1989
UK United Kingdom


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