14Guidelines about performance of terminations

14 Guidelines about performance of terminations

14 Guidelines about performance of terminations

(1) The Secretary of the Ministry of Health may issue guidelines about the performance of terminations.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the guidelines may include information about matters relevant to the role of multi-disciplinary teams and hospital advisory committees in relation to the performance of terminations, including the following—

(a) the operation of multi-disciplinary teams or hospital advisory committees,

(b) the assistance a multi-disciplinary team or hospital advisory committee may provide about a termination to a registered health practitioner.

(3) If the Secretary issues guidelines under subsection (1), a registered health practitioner performing a termination, or assisting in the performance of a termination, must perform the termination in accordance with the guidelines.

s 14: Am 2025 No 26, Sch 1[7].