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Loane Skene¹, Ian Kerridge, Barry Marshall

¹Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne. l.skene@unimelb.edu.au

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Law and Ethics
Legislative Review
Human Embryo Research Policy

Background:

The Prohibition of Human Cloning Act 2002 (Cth) and the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 (Cth) required review.
Community views on these issues are diverse and strongly held.
The Lockhart Committee was appointed in 2005 to undertake this review.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe the process undertaken by the Lockhart Committee.
To detail stakeholder and community consultation methods.
To explain the formulation of legislative recommendations.

Main Methods:

Review of existing legislation (Prohibition of Human Cloning Act 2002, Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002).
Extensive consultation with stakeholders and the broader community.
Consensus-building among committee members to formulate recommendations.

Main Results:

The Lockhart Committee achieved unanimous agreement on its recommendations.
The committee's report was delivered to Parliament in December 2005.
The majority of the committee's recommendations have since been enacted into legislation.

Conclusions:

The committee's consensus-driven process facilitated agreement on complex ethical and legal issues.
The implementation of recommendations demonstrates the effectiveness of the review process.
The review led to significant updates in Australian federal and state legislation concerning human cloning and embryo research.