Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN EMBRYOS ACT 2002 - SECT 4

  (1)   This Act applies as follows:

  (a)   to things done, or omitted to be done, by constitutional corporations;

  (b)   to things done, or omitted to be done, in the course of constitutional trade or commerce;

  (c)   to matters within the legislative power of the Commonwealth under paragraph   51(xxix) of the Constitution;

  (d)   to the Commonwealth and Commonwealth authorities;

  (e)   for purposes relating to the collection, compilation, analysis and dissemination of statistics;

  (f)   to matters within the legislative power of the Commonwealth under paragraph   51(xxxix) of the Constitution, so far as it relates to the matters mentioned in paragraphs   (a) to (e) of this subsection.

Note:   See also section   28B in relation to mitochondrial donation licences.

  (2)   In this section:

"constitutional trade or commerce" means trade or commerce:

  (a)   between Australia and places outside Australia; or

  (b)   among the States; or

  (c)   by way of the supply of services to the Commonwealth or to a Commonwealth authority.

Note:   For constitutional corporation , see subsection   7(1).