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Index of Acts and Regulations
by Topic
(February 2001)
Abortion:
NSW: Crimes Act 1900 (sections 20, 82, 83, 84)
Vic: Crimes Act 1958 (sections 10, 65, 66)
Qld: Criminal Code Act 1899 (sections 224-226, 282, 292, 294)
SA: Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (sections 81, 82, 82a)
WA: Criminal Code Act 1913 (sections 199, 259, 269, 271)
Health Act 1911 (sections 334, 335)
Health Act 1911 – Abortion
Tas: Criminal Code Act 1924 (sections 51, 134, 135)
NT: Criminal Code Act 1983 (sections 172, 174)
ACT: Crimes Act 1900 (sections 10, 40, 42, 43, 44)
Health Regulations (Maternal Health Information) Act 1998
Consent:
NSW: Guardianship Act 1987
Children (Care and Protection) Act 1987
Qld: Powers of Attorney Act 1988
SA: Consent to Medical Treatment and Palliative Care Act 1995
Guardianship and Administration Act 1993
Vic: Medical Treatment Act 1988
WA: Guardianship and Administration Act 1990
Tas: Guardianship and Administration Act 1995
ACT: Powers of Attorney Act 1956
Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991
Medical Treatment Act 1994
End-of-Life Decisions:
Commonwealth: Euthanasia Law Act 1997
NSW: Crimes Act 1900 (sections 13a – 13c)
Vic: Crimes Act 1958 (section 6a)
Qld: Criminal Code Act 1899 (section 311)
SA: Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (section 13a)
Consent to Medical Treatment and Palliative Care Act 1995
Natural Death Act 1983 [this has been repealed - however directions
made under this act remain effective]
Death Definition Act 1983
WA: Criminal Code Act 1913 (section 288)
Tas: Criminal Code Act 1924 (section 163)
NT: Criminal Code Act 1983 (section 168)
Natural Death Act 1988
Natural Death Regulations 1989
ACT: Medical Treatment Act 1994
Reproductive Technology:
Vic: Infertility Treatment Act 1995
Infertility Treatment Regulations 1997
Infertility Treatment (Amendment) Act 1997
SA: Reproductive Technology Act 1988
Reproductive Technology Code of Ethical Clinical Practice 1995
Reproductive Technology Code of Ethical Research Practice 1995
WA: Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991
WA Technology Council (Nominating Bodies) Regulations 1992
Artificial Conception Act 1985
ACT: Artificial Conception Act 1985
Surrogacy:
Commonwealth: Family Law Act 1975
NSW: Status of Children Act 1996 (section 14) [which states that the husband,
and not the semen donor, is presumed to be the father of any child born,
providing he consented to the procedure]
Vic: Infertility Treatment Act 1995
Qld: Surrogate Parenthood Act 1988
SA: Family Relationships Act 1975
Tas: Surrogacy Contracts Act 1993
ACT: Substitute Parents Agreement Act 1994
Tissue Donation and Transplantation:
NSW: Human Tissue Act 1983
Human Tissue Regulation Act 2000
Vic: Infertility Treatment Act 1995 [amendment Human Tissue Act 1982]
Human Tissue (Prescribed Institutions) Regulation 1997
Qld: Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1979
SA: Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1983
WA: Human Tissue and Transplant Act 1982
Anatomy Act 1930
Tas: Human Tissue Act 1985
NT: Human Tissue Transplant Act 1995
ACT: Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1978
National Health and Medical Research Council:
Commonwealth: National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992
