House of Representatives/Senate

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

Explanatory Memorandum

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


https://www.coag.gov.au/about-coag/agreements/research-involving-human-embryos-and-prohibition-human-cloning

Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 (Cth) s 14.


https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/MitochondrialDonation .


https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/MitochondrialDonation/~/media/Committees/clac_ctte/MitochondrialDonation/report.pdf page ix-x

See
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/health-advice/all-topics/mitochondrial-donation


https://www.hfea.gov.uk/media/2613/scientific-review-of-the-safety-and-efficacy-of-methods-to-avoid-mitochondrial-disease-through-assisted-conception.pdf ,
https://www.hfea.gov.uk/media/2612/mito-annex_viii-science_review_update.pdf ,
https://www.hfea.gov.uk/media/2614/third_mitochondrial_replacement_scientific_review.pdf ,
https://www.hfea.gov.uk/media/2611/fourth_scientific_review_mitochondria_2016.pdf


https://www.hfea.gov.uk/media/2618/mitochondria_replacement_consultation_-_advice_for_government.pdf


https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/285251/mitochondrial_donation_consultation_document_24_02_14_Accessible_V0.4.pdf


https://www.mito.org.au/mitochondrial-donation/


https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/572/made

The licenced facility, Newcastle Fertility Centre, is restricted to PNT as their research and expertise focused on this technique.


https://www.bionews.org.uk/page_95378


https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0007093006


https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-genom-111119-101815?journalCode=genom

The ERLC will grant and monitor licences and approvals, but won't regulate clinics beyond this. States and territories will regulate other aspects of the ART/IVF treatment, and would regulate other aspects of clinics.


https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/MitochondrialDonation


https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/MitochondrialDonation/Report/b01


https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/health-advice/all-topics/mitochondrial-donation


https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/file/15363/download?token=1Drxz1-1


https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/au/Documents/Economics/deloite-au-economics-medical-tourism-australia-150811.pdf

While it is likely that this work would be undertaken by an administrative officer, due to the differing sizes of these organisations and the possibility that other staff (such as an office manager or a more junior clinician) could complete this component of the application, the default labour rate has been used.


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