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TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY ACT 2018 - SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 1 – Dictionary


"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner" ...

"assisting" , in the performance of a termination on a person—

(a) includes—
(i) dispensing a termination drug for use in the termination; and
(ii) supplying, or procuring the supply of, a termination drug for use in the termination; and
(iii) administering a termination drug; but
(b) does not include providing care to the person before or after the termination is performed.

"employ" includes engage, whether or not for payment.

"entering" includes attempting to enter.

"leaving" includes attempting to leave.

"medical termination" means a termination caused by use of a termination drug.

"midwife" ...

"nurse" ...

"pharmacist" ...

"pharmacy" means premises in which a pharmacy business within the meaning of the Pharmacy Business Ownership Act 2001 is carried on.

"premises" means a building or part of a building.

"prescribed health profession" means any of the following health professions under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law
(a) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practice;
(b) medical;
(c) midwifery;
(d) nursing;
(e) pharmacy;
(f) another health profession prescribed by regulation.

"prescribed practitioner" means a registered health practitioner whose health profession is a prescribed health profession.

"prescribed student" means a person whose name is entered in a student register, for a prescribed health profession, as being currently registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law .

"primary clinical supervisor" , of a prescribed student, means a registered health practitioner who has primary responsibility for supervising the clinical work performed by the student for the student’s program of study for, or clinical training in, the student’s health profession.

"registered health practitioner" means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise a health profession, other than as a student.

"safe access zone" see section 14 .

"student register" , for a health profession, see the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law .

"termination" means an intentional termination of a pregnancy in any way, including, for example, by—
(a) administering a drug; or
(b) using an instrument or other thing.

"termination drug" means a drug of a kind used to cause a termination.

"termination services premises" see section 13 .

"woman" ...



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