sec.8Registered health practitioner with conscientious objection

sec.8 Registered health practitioner with conscientious objection

This section applies if— a person asks a registered health practitioner to— perform a termination on a person; or assist in the performance of a termination on a person; or make a decision under section 6 whether a termination on a person should be performed; or advise the person about the performance of a termination on a person; and the practitioner has a conscientious objection to the performance of the termination. The registered health practitioner must disclose the practitioner’s conscientious objection to the person. If the request is by a person for the registered health practitioner to perform a termination on the person, or to advise the person about the performance of a termination on the person, the practitioner must refer the person, or transfer the person’s care, to— another registered health practitioner who, in the first practitioner’s belief, can provide the requested service and does not have a conscientious objection to the performance of the termination; or a health service provider at which, in the practitioner’s belief, the requested service can be provided by another registered health practitioner who does not have a conscientious objection to the performance of the termination. This section does not limit any duty owed by a registered health practitioner to provide a service in an emergency. s 8 amd 2024 No. 7 s 26 sch 1 (sec.8-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person asks a registered health practitioner to— perform a termination on a person; or assist in the performance of a termination on a person; or make a decision under section 6 whether a termination on a person should be performed; or advise the person about the performance of a termination on a person; and the practitioner has a conscientious objection to the performance of the termination. (sec.8-ssec.2) The registered health practitioner must disclose the practitioner’s conscientious objection to the person. (sec.8-ssec.3) If the request is by a person for the registered health practitioner to perform a termination on the person, or to advise the person about the performance of a termination on the person, the practitioner must refer the person, or transfer the person’s care, to— another registered health practitioner who, in the first practitioner’s belief, can provide the requested service and does not have a conscientious objection to the performance of the termination; or a health service provider at which, in the practitioner’s belief, the requested service can be provided by another registered health practitioner who does not have a conscientious objection to the performance of the termination. (sec.8-ssec.4) This section does not limit any duty owed by a registered health practitioner to provide a service in an emergency.

• (a) a person asks a registered health practitioner to— (i) perform a termination on a person; or (ii) assist in the performance of a termination on a person; or (iii) make a decision under section 6 whether a termination on a person should be performed; or (iv) advise the person about the performance of a termination on a person; and