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Abortion Law Reform Act 2019
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#### 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.
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> > (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—
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> > > (a) the operation of multi-disciplinary teams or hospital advisory committees,
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> > > (b) the assistance a multi-disciplinary team or hospital advisory committee may provide about a termination to a registered health practitioner.
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> > (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.
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> **s 14:** Am 2025 No 26, Sch 1\[7\].