The NHMRC Licensing Committee assesses applications for licences to:
- use excess Assisted Reproductive Technology embryos;
- create or use certain other embryos;
- conduct certain research or training involving fertilisation of a human egg by a human sperm; or
- fertilisation of an animal egg with a human sperm for the purpose of testing sperm quality
Licensing and compliance news
- NHMRC Licensing Committee tabled its 18th Biannual Report to Parliament - 15 December 2011
Information for Applicants
The application form and information to assist potential applicants for licences.
Information for Licence Holders
Licence holder responsibilities and templates.
Licence database
The NHMRC Licensing Committee is obliged to maintain a public database that contains information on each licence issued under the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002. A list of current licences can be found here.
Licence applications currently under consideration
The NHMRC Licensing Committee considers applications for licences to use excess assisted reproductive technology embryos or human eggs and the creation and/or use of human embryos created other than by fertilisation
Compliance
NHMRC inspectors are appointed to monitor licence holder activities and ensure prohibited practices under the Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction Act 2002 are not being conducted in Australia.
If you think someone you know is not complying with their responsibilities under the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 or the Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction Act 2002, we want to hear from you.