Abortion Legislation Bill

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Hon Andrew Little

Abortion Legislation Bill

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	Key
1	Title
2	Commencement
	Part 1 Amendments to Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977
3	Principal Act
4	Long Title repealed
5	Section 2 replaced (Interpretation)
	2	Interpretation
6	New sections 2A and 2B inserted
	2A	Transitional, savings, and related provisions
	2B	Act binds the Crown
6A	Section 5 amended (Supply of contraceptives to sexual violation complainants)
7	Sections 10 to 46 replaced
	10	Provision of abortion services to women not more than 20 weeks pregnant
	11	Provision of abortion services to women more than 20 weeks pregnant
	13	Counselling
	14	Self-referral to abortion services
	15	~~Certain behaviour prohibited in safe areas~~
	16	~~Power of constable to arrest without warrant~~
	17	~~Regulations: safe areas~~
		Miscellaneous provisions
	19	Conscientious objection
	20	Employer providing certain services must accommodate conscientious objection of applicant or employee unless it would cause unreasonable disruption
	20A	Minister of Health to ensure availability of certain services
	20B	Duty of Director-General to undertake periodic reviews of certain matters
	20C	Duty of Director-General to compile, maintain, and make available list of abortion service providers
	20D	Duty of Director-General to collect, collate, analyse, and publish information
	20E	Abortion service provider to notify Director-General about abortion services provided
	20F	Abortion for sole purpose of sex selection
	20G	Reports to be presented to House of Representatives
	21	General regulation-making power
8	New Schedules 1 and 2 inserted
	Part 2 Amendments to other enactments
	Subpart 1—Amendments to Crimes Act 1961
9	Amendments to Crimes Act 1961
10	Cross-heading above section 182 replaced
		Killing unborn child
11	Section 182 amended (Killing unborn child)
12	Sections 182A to 187A replaced
		Abortion services
	183	Abortion procured by person other than health practitioner
	Subpart 2—Amendments to Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003
13	Amendments to Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003
14	Section 174 amended (Duty of health practitioners in respect of reproductive health services)
	Subpart 3—Amendment to Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994
15	Amendment to Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994
16	Section 2 amended (Interpretation)
	Subpart 4—Consequential amendments and revocation
17	Consequential amendments and revocation
	Schedule 1 New Schedules 1 and 2 inserted into Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977
	Schedule 2 Consequential amendments and revocation
	Legislative history

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