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

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4	Long Title repealed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

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