Western Australia
Health (Miscellaneous Provision) Act 1911
Health (Section 335 (5) (D) Abortion Notice) Regulations 1998
These regulations were repealed by the Health Regulations Amendment (Abortion Legislation Reform) Regulations 2024 r. 10 (SL 2024/20) on 27 Mar 2024 (see r. 2(b)).
Western Australia
Health (Section 335 (5) (D) Abortion Notice)
Regulations 1998
Contents Western Australia
Health (Miscellaneous Provision) Act 1911Health (Miscellaneous Provision) Act 1911
Health (Section 335 (5) (D) Abortion Notice) Regulations 1998
Made by the Governor in Executive Council.
1.CitationThese regulations may be cited as the Health (Section 335 (5) (d) Abortion Notice) Regulations 1998.
2.Form of s.335 (5) (d) abortion noticeA notice given by a medical practitioner under section 335 (5) (d) of the Act is to be in the form of Form 1 in Schedule 1.
Schedule 1
[r. 2]
FORM 1
Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911
Health (Section 335(5)(d) Abortion Notice) Regulations 1998
Notification by Medical Practitioner of Induced Abortion
To Chief Health Officer 1
Under the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911 section 335(5)(d) I,..............................................,
[please print full name]
provide notice2 of an abortion, which I performed, at:...........................................
[address where procedure performed]
on....................................................
[date of abortion]
1. Gestational age at date of abortion (best estimate):......................weeks
- Methodoftermination:(tickoneormore)
2.
- Vacuumaspiration(suctioncurettage)
o
- Dilatationandcurettage(sharp)
o
- Dilatationandevacuation
o
- Vaginalprostaglandinoranalogueinstillation
o
- Other(specify)..........................................................
o
3. Reason for termination of pregnancy: (tick one)
- Reasonotherthanfetalabnormality
o
- Suspectedfetalabnormality
o
- Actualfetalabnormality
o
specify if known............................................
- Selectivereductionofmultiplepregnancy
o
4. Patient’s age (last birthday):.......................................years
5. Origin of patient
- AboriginalbutnotTorresStraitIslanderorigin
o
- TorresStraitIslanderbutnotAboriginalorigin
o
- AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderorigin
o
- NeitherAboriginalnorTorresStraitIslanderorigin
o
- Notstated
o
6. Postcode of residence of patient:....................................
Signature.........................................
[Signature of Medical Practitioner]
[1] Chief Health Officer, PO Box 8172, Stirling Street, Perth, Perth 6849
2 As required by the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911 section 335(5)(d) notice must be given within 14 days of the abortion being performed.
Forward completed form (top copy) to Chief Health Officer
Duplicate (yellow copy) to be retained by medical practitioner
[Schedule 1 amended: Gazette 22 Oct 2001 p. 5629-30; 10 Jan 2017 p. 280‑1.]
Notes
This is a compilation of the Health (Section 335 (5) (D) Abortion Notice) Regulations 1998 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.
Compilation table
Citation | Published | Commencement |
Health (Section 335 (5) (d) Abortion Notice) Regulations 1998 | 5 Jun 1998 p. 3048-9 | 5 Jun 1998 |
Health (Section 335(5)(d) Abortion Notice) Amendment Regulations 2001 | 22 Oct 2001 p. 5629-30 | 22 Oct 2001 |
Health Regulations Amendment (Public Health) Regulations 2016 Pt. 21 | 10 Jan 2017 p. 237‑308 | 24 Jan 2017 (see r. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Jan 2017 p. 165) |
These regulations were repealed by the Health Regulations Amendment (Abortion Legislation Reform) Regulations 2024 r. 10 (SL 2024/20) on 27 Mar 2024 (see r. 2(b)) |
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