Abortion Legislation Act 2020

Coat of Arms of New Zealand

Abortion Legislation Act 2020

Public Act
 
2020 No 6
Date of assent
 
23 March 2020
Commencement
 
see section 2

Contents

1Title
2Commencement
Part 1
Amendments to Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977
3Principal Act
4Long Title repealed
5Section 2 replaced (Interpretation)
2Interpretation
6New sections 2A and 2B inserted
2ATransitional, savings, and related provisions
2BAct binds the Crown
7Section 5 amended (Supply of contraceptives to sexual violation complainants)
8Sections 10 to 46 replaced
10Provision of abortion services to women not more than 20 weeks pregnant
11Provision of abortion services to women more than 20 weeks pregnant
12Counselling
13Self-referral to abortion services
Miscellaneous provisions
14Conscientious objection
15Employer providing certain services must accommodate conscientious objection of applicant or employee unless it would cause unreasonable disruption
16Minister of Health to ensure availability of certain services
17Duty of Director-General to undertake periodic reviews of certain matters
18Duty of Director-General to compile, maintain, and make available list of abortion service providers
19Duty of Director-General to collect, collate, analyse, and publish information
20Abortion service provider to notify Director-General about abortion services provided
21Abortion for sole purpose of sex selection
22Reports to be presented to House of Representatives
23General regulation-making power
9New Schedules 1 and 2 inserted
Part 2
Amendments to other enactments
Subpart 1—Amendments to Crimes Act 1961
10Amendments to Crimes Act 1961
11Cross-heading above section 182 replaced
Killing unborn child
12Section 182 amended (Killing unborn child)
13Sections 182A to 187A replaced
Abortion services
183Abortion procured by person other than health practitioner
Subpart 2—Amendments to Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003
14Amendments to Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003
15Section 174 amended (Duty of health practitioners in respect of reproductive health services)
Subpart 3—Amendment to Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994
16Amendment to Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994
17Section 2 amended (Interpretation)
Subpart 4—Consequential amendments and revocation
18Consequential 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
Administrative information

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: