Termination of Pregnancy Act 2021 (SA)

South Australia Termination of Pregnancy Act 2021 An Act to reform the law relating to pregnancy terminations, to regulate the conduct of health practitioners in relation to pregnancy terminations and to make related amendments to the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 and the Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Interpretation 4 Interaction with other Acts Part 2—Termination of pregnancies Division 1—Lawful termination of pregnancies 5 Terminations may be lawfully performed in South Australia 6 Terminations by medical practitioner after 22 weeks and 6 days 7 Care of person born after termination 8 Requirement for information about counselling 9 Mandatory considerations for medical practitioners performing terminations after 22 weeks and 6 days 10 Registered health practitioners who may assist 11 Registered health practitioner with conscientious objection 12 Health practitioner must not terminate pregnancy for sex selection 13 Protection from liability Division 2—Offences relating to unlawful termination of pregnancies 14 Termination of pregnancy by unqualified person 15 DPP's consent required for prosecution under Part Division 3—Protection from criminal liability 16 Person does not commit offence for termination on themselves Part 3—Miscellaneous 17 Conduct and performance of registered health practitioners 18 Restrictions on publication of certain information 19 Confidentiality 20 Annual report 21 Regulations Schedule 1—Related amendments Part 1—Preliminary 1 Amendment provisions Part 2—Amendment of Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 2 Amendment of section 12A—Causing death by an intentional act of violence 3 Repeal of Part 3 Division 17 4 Amendment of Schedule 11—Abolition of certain offences Part 3—Amendment of Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009 5 Amendment of section 8—Meaning of abuse—domestic and non-domestic Legislative history