New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ABORTION LAW REFORM ACT 2019 - SECT 16

16 Terminations for sex selection

(1) This Parliament opposes the performance of terminations for the purpose of sex selection.

(2) The Secretary of the Ministry of Health must, within 12 months after the commencement of this section--

(a) conduct a review of the issue of whether or not terminations are being performed for the purpose of sex selection, and

(b) prepare, and give to the Minister, a report about the review.

(3) The report must include recommendations about how to prevent terminations being performed for the purpose of sex selection.

(4) The Minister must provide the report to the Presiding Officer of each House of Parliament.

(5) A copy of a report provided to the Presiding Officer of a House of Parliament under subsection (4) must be laid before that House within 5 sitting days of that House after it is received by the Presiding Officer.

(6) To avoid any doubt, the guidelines that may be issued under section 14 may include guidelines, about the performance of terminations, that prevent terminations being performed for the purpose of sex selection.