7Obligations on medical practitioners and counsellors

### 7 Obligations on medical practitioners and counsellors > > (1)  In this section – > > > > > ***counsellor*** means a person who holds himself or herself out as a provider of a counselling service, or conducts himself or herself in a manner consistent with a provider of a counselling service, whether or not that service or conduct is engaged in, or provided, for fee or reward; > > > > > ***health service*** means a health service which provides advice, information or counselling on the full range of pregnancy options. > > > (2)  Subject to [subsection (3)](#GS7@Gs3@EN) , if a woman seeks a termination or advice regarding the full range of pregnancy options from a medical practitioner and the practitioner has a conscientious objection to terminations, the practitioner must, on becoming aware that the woman is seeking a termination or advice regarding the full range of pregnancy options, provide the woman with a list of prescribed health services from which the woman may seek advice, information or counselling on the full range of pregnancy options. > > > (3)  [Subsection (2)](#GS7@Gs2@EN) does not apply to a medical practitioner who has a duty set out in [section 6(3)](#GS6@Gs3@EN) . > > > (4)  Nothing in this section prevents a medical practitioner from continuing to provide treatment, advice or counselling, in respect of matters other than a termination or advice regarding the full range of pregnancy options, to a woman who the medical practitioner has provided a list of prescribed health services from which the woman may seek advice, information or counselling on the full range of pregnancy options.