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Abortion Legislation Act 2020
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Abortion Legislation Act 2020
Public Act
2020 No 6
Date of assent
23 March 2020
Commencement
see section 2
Contents
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Long Title repealed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
7
Section 5 amended (Supply of contraceptives to sexual violation complainants)
8
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
12
Counselling
13
Self-referral to abortion services
Miscellaneous provisions
14
Conscientious objection
15
Employer providing certain services must accommodate conscientious objection of applicant or employee unless it would cause unreasonable disruption
16
Minister of Health to ensure availability of certain services
17
Duty of Director-General to undertake periodic reviews of certain matters
18
Duty of Director-General to compile, maintain, and make available list of abortion service providers
19
Duty of Director-General to collect, collate, analyse, and publish information
20
Abortion service provider to notify Director-General about abortion services provided
21
Abortion for sole purpose of sex selection
22
Reports to be presented to House of Representatives
23
General regulation-making power
9
New Schedules 1 and 2 inserted
Part 2
Amendments to other enactments
Subpart 1—Amendments to Crimes Act 1961
10
Amendments to Crimes Act 1961
11
Cross-heading above section 182 replaced
Killing unborn child
12
Section 182 amended (Killing unborn child)
13
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
14
Amendments to Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003
15
Section 174 amended (Duty of health practitioners in respect of reproductive health services)
Subpart 3—Amendment to Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994
16
Amendment to Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994
17
Section 2 amended (Interpretation)
Subpart 4—Consequential amendments and revocation
18
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
Administrative information
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: