Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Regulations 2014

Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Regulations 2014

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Act 2013 .

3 February 2014

PETER G. UNDERWOOD

Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

MICHELLE O'BYRNE

Minister for Health

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Regulations 2014 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on the day on which the Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Act 2013 commences.

3.   Interpretation

In these regulations –

Act means the Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Act 2013 .

4.   Prescribed health services

(1)  For the purposes of section 7(2) and (4) of the Act, the following are prescribed health services:

(a) Family Planning Tasmania (ABN 15 336 959 174);

(b) Hobart Women's Health Centre (ABN 49 915 520 678);

(c) Women's Health Information Line as operated by the Hobart Women's Health Centre (ABN 49 915 520 678);

(d) The Link Youth Health Service (ABN 11 770 186 878) (if the woman seeking a termination or advice regarding the full range of pregnancy options is under 26 years of age);

(e) Pulse Youth Health South (if the woman seeking a termination or advice regarding the full range of pregnancy options is under 25 years of age) as operated by Tasmanian Health Organisation – South (ABN 63 015 367 497).

(2)  A medical practitioner is to also provide the contact details for each health service specified in subregulation (1) when the medical practitioner provides a woman with a list of prescribed health services under section 7 of the Act.

5.   Infringement notice offences and penalties

For section 11 of the Act –

(a) an offence against a provision of the Act specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 is prescribed as an infringement offence; and

(b) the penalty specified in column 3 of Schedule 1 in respect of that infringement offence is the applicable penalty for that offence.

SCHEDULE 1 - Infringement Notice Offences and Penalties

Regulation 5

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 12 February 2014

These regulations are administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations prescribe –

(a) health services for the purposes of section 7(2) and (4) of the Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Act 2013 ; and

(b) an offence under section 9(8) of that Act as an offence in respect of which an infringement notice may be issued and the penalty payable in respect of that offence.