Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered ActsIn this Act:
"ATSI health practitioner "means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practice profession (other than as a student).
"authorised", in relation to an ATSI health practitioner, midwife, nurse or pharmacist, means authorised under the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act to supply or administer a termination drug.
"CHO "means the person appointed under section 67 of the Public and Environmental Health Act to be the Chief Health Officer.
"credentialed" means having the verified qualifications, training, experience, professional standing and other relevant professional attributes of a medical practitioner used for the purpose of forming a view about the competence, performance and professional suitability of the medical practitioner.
"directing" a health practitioner, in the performance of a termination, includes supervising the health practitioner in the performance of the termination.
"health practitioner "means a person registered under one of the following health professions within the meaning of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (other than as a student):
(a) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practice;
(b) medical;
(c) nursing or midwifery;
(d) pharmacy.
"midwife "means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the nursing and midwifery profession as a midwife (other than as a student).
"nurse" means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the nursing and midwifery profession as a nurse (other than as a student).
"perform a termination", see section 6 .
"pharmacist" means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the pharmacy profession (other than as a student).
premises for performing terminations :
(a) means premises where either or both of the following take place:
(i) terminations are performed by medical practitioners;
(ii) health practitioners assist in the performance of terminations; but
(b) does not include a pharmacy.
professional standards and guidelines means professional standards and guidelines applicable to medical practitioners in the performance of terminations, including standards and guidelines for the following matters:
(a) the assessment of a woman for a termination;
(b) the availability of suitable facilities and equipment for the performance of a termination;
(c) access to emergency services, if required, during or following a termination;
(d) procedures relating to the performance of a termination;
(e) the availability of support services, including counselling.
"publish" means communicate or disseminate information in a way or to an extent that makes it available to, or likely to come to the notice of, the public or a section of the public or anyone else.
"safe access zone "means the area:
(a) within the boundary of premises for performing terminations; and
(b) within 150 metres outside the boundary.
suitably qualified medical practitioner means a medical practitioner who:
(a) is an obstetrician or gynaecologist; or
(b) is credentialed in the provision of advice, performance of procedures and giving treatment in the area of fertility control.
"termination "means intentionally terminating a woman's pregnancy.
"termination drug" means a substance or combination of substances, to which the current Poisons Standard applies under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth), used for terminations.
"woman" means a female person of any age.
Note for section 4
The Interpretation Act contains definitions and other provisions that may be relevant to this Act.