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❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks the Minister for Health about abortion notification forms under the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911. The Minister confirms awareness of the requirements and the number of forms received, but declines to table them due to resource constraints.

AnsweredQoN 2063Legislative Council

Asked

2 April 2019

Member

Hon Nick Goiran

Portfolio

Health

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I refer to section 335 of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911 , and I ask: (a) are you aware that a medical practitioner who performs an abortion must notify the Chief Health Officer of the fact in the prescribed form within 14 days of the abortion being performed; (b) further to (a), are you aware that such notification must not contain any particulars from which it may be possible to ascertain the identity of the patient; (c) how many forms have been received; (d) further to (c), will you table the forms; and (e) if no to (d), will the Minister undertake to comply with section 82 of the Financial Management Act 2006 ?

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Answered

14 May 2019

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health

Response time

9 days

I am advised:
(a) Yes.
(b) Yes.
(c) Since May 1998, 172,066 forms have been received.
(d)-(e) The provision of this information would unreasonably divert resources from the core functions of the Department.

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