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Termination of Pregnancy Act 2018

Effective Date Publication Date Amendments Included Notes
03 December 2018 03 December 2018 2018 Act No. 23

provs comm, RA ss 7(1)(k), 40, 42A
08 March 2022 09 March 2022 2022 Act No. 1
01 September 2024 16 December 2024 2024 Act No. 7
01 November 2025 31 October 2025 2024 Act No. 9

Termination of Pregnancy Act 2018 No. 23

date of assent 25 October 2018

ss 1–2 comm on date of assent

pts 1 (other than ss 1–2), 2–6, sch 1 comm 3 December 2018 (2018 SL No. 186)

Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No. 1

date of assent 08 March 2022

pt 2 div 4 comm on date of assent

Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 7

date of assent 18 March 2024

pt 6, s 26 sch 1 comm 1 September 2024 (2024 SL No. 141)

Pharmacy Business Ownership Act 2024 No. 9

date of assent 28 March 2024

pt 15 div 4 comm 1 November 2025 (proposed commencement 29 March 2026 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2) (2024 SL No. 194)) (2025 SL No. 130)

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Long title amd 2018 No. 23 s 20

s 3 amd 2024 No. 7 s 26 sch 1

s 5 amd 2024 No. 7 s 26 sch 1

s 6 amd 2024 No. 7 s 26 sch 1

s 6A ins 2024 No. 7 s 22

s 7 amd 2022 No. 1 s 11; 2024 No. 7 s 23

s 8 amd 2024 No. 7 s 26 sch 1

s 8A ins 2022 No. 1 s 12

amd 2024 No. 7 s 24

s 9 amd 2024 No. 7 s 26 sch 1

s 10 amd 2024 No. 7 s 26 sch 1

s 13 amd 2024 No. 7 s 26 sch 1

sch 1 def Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner om 2022 No. 1 s 13 (1)

sch 1 def assisting ins 2022 No. 1 s 13 (2)

amd 2024 No. 7 s 26 sch 1

sch 1 def medical termination ins 2024 No. 7 s 25

sch 1 def midwife om 2022 No. 1 s 13 (1)

sch 1 def nurse om 2022 No. 1 s 13 (1)

sch 1 def pharmacist om 2022 No. 1 s 13 (1)

sch 1 def pharmacy sub 2024 No. 9 s 240

sch 1 def prescribed health profession ins 2022 No. 1 s 13 (2)

sch 1 def prescribed practitioner ins 2022 No. 1 s 13 (2)

sch 1 def prescribed student ins 2022 No. 1 s 13 (2)

sch 1 def primary clinical supervisor ins 2022 No. 1 s 13 (2)

sch 1 def student register ins 2022 No. 1 s 13 (2)

sch 1 def woman om 2024 No. 7 s 26 sch 1

Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018

Government Bill
Introduced: 22 August 2018 PDF icon Bill (Introduction)

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PDF icon Explanatory Note

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Indicative Reprint: 22 August 2018 PDF icon Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 (as amended by the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018)

HTML icon Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 (as amended by the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018)

PDF icon Evidence Act 1977 (as amended by the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018)

HTML icon Evidence Act 1977 (as amended by the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018)

PDF icon Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (as amended by the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018)

HTML icon Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (as amended by the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018)

PDF icon Criminal Code Act 1899 (as amended by the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018)

HTML icon Criminal Code Act 1899 (as amended by the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018)

PDF icon Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (as amended by the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018)

HTML icon Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (as amended by the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018)

PDF icon Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 (as amended by the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018)

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3rd Reading: 17 October 2018
Assent: 25 October 2018 PDF icon Act 2018, No. 23

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