Health Act 1911
Health (Section 335 (5) (D) Abortion Notice) Regulations 1998
Health Act 1911
Health (Section 335 (5) (D) Abortion Notice) Regulations 1998
Western Australia
Health (Section 335 (5) (D) Abortion Notice) Regulations 1998
Contents
1.Citation1
2.Form of s.335 (5) (d) abortion notice1
Schedule 1
Notes
Western Australia
Health Act 1911
Health (Section 335 (5) (D) Abortion Notice) Regulations 1998
Made by the Governor in Executive Council.
These regulations may be cited as the Health (Section 335 (5) (d) Abortion Notice) Regulations 1998.
2.Form of s.335 (5) (d) abortion notice
A 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.
[r. 2]
FORM 1
Health Act 1911
Health (Section 335(5)(d) Abortion Notice) Regulations 1998
Notification by Medical Practitioner of Induced Abortion
To Executive Director, Public Health1
Under section 335 (5) (d) of the Health Act 1911 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
2.Method of termination: (tick one or more)
Vacuum aspiration (suction curettage)o
Dilatation and curettage (sharp)o
Dilatation and evacuationo
Vaginal prostaglandin or analogue instillationo
Other (specify)..........................................................o
3.Reason for termination of pregnancy: (tick one)
Reason other than fetal abnormalityo
Suspected fetal abnormalityo
Actual fetal abnormalityo
specify if known............................................
Selective reduction of multiple pregnancyo
4.Patient’s age (last birthday):.......................................years
5.Origin of patient
Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origino
Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origino
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origino
Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origino
Not stated o
6.Postcode of residence of patient:....................................
Signature.........................................
[Signature of Medical Practitioner]
Executive Director, Public Health, PO Box 8172, Stirling Street, Perth, Perth 6849
2 As required by section 335(5)(d) of the Health Act 1911 notice must be given within 14 days of the abortion being performed.
Forward completed form (top copy) to Executive Director, Public Heath
Duplicate (yellow copy) to be retained by medical practitioner
[Schedule 1 amended in Gazette 22 Oct 2001 p. 5629-30.]
1.This is a compilation of the Health (Section 335 (5) (d) Abortion Notice) Regulations 1998 and includes the amendments referred to in the following Table.
Compilation table
|
Citation |
Gazettal |
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 |