Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004

Prohibited and regulated activities - Activities requiring approval of ethics committee - Duties of ethics committee in relation to advisory committee

29: Ethics committee must operate expeditiously and in accordance with guidelines of advisory committee

You could also call this:

"Ethics committees must work quickly and follow the rules to help people have children."

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When you are part of an ethics committee, you must do your job quickly and follow guidelines. You have to follow any guidelines given by the advisory committee. You must also work expeditiously, which means you must think about how delays can affect people's ability to have children.

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28: Functions of ethics committee, or

"What the ethics committee does to help make sure assisted reproduction is done fairly and safely."

30: Advisory committee to be informed of approvals, or

"The ethics committee must tell the advisory committee about approvals and share the details."

Part 2Prohibited and regulated activities
Activities requiring approval of ethics committee: Duties of ethics committee in relation to advisory committee

29Ethics committee must operate expeditiously and in accordance with guidelines of advisory committee

In the performance of its functions and the exercise of its powers, the ethics committee must operate—
in accordance with any guidelines issued by the advisory committee; and
expeditiously, having regard, in particular, to the effect that undue delay may have on the reproductive capacity of individuals.