Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Northern Australia) Share this | Hansard source

I am opposing these amendments. In my view, the problem with these amendments is that they will delay the clinical application of mitochondrial donation. I have spoken, and many others have spoken, in favour of the clinical application of it in the highly regulated framework that has been put forward. If this amendment were to succeed, it would result in mitochondrial donation remaining in the clinical trial phase. A clear path has been set out from stage 1, the research stage, to stage 2, the clinical practice stage, in the legislation. I would encourage those who voted for the legislation to vote against these amendments so that we can see the clinical application of mitochondrial donation in addition to research.