86Declaration of protected area

86 Declaration of protected area (1) The Minister must, on application by a person responsible for the management of an approved medical facility, declare an area around the facility to be a protected area. (2) The Minister may declare an area around a place where an abortifacient is prescribed, supplied or administered to be a protected area. (3) In making the declaration, the Minister must be satisfied that the area declared is— (a) not less than 50m at any point from the protected facility; and (b) sufficient to ensure the privacy and unimpeded access for anyone entering, trying to enter or leaving the protected facility; but (c) no bigger than necessary to ensure that outcome. (4) A declaration is a disallowable instrument.

Patient privacy in protected areas Division 6.2