South Australia
Criminal Law Consolidation (Medical Termination of Pregnancy) Regulations 1996
under the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935

Contents
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Revocation
4	Interpretation
5	Doctor's certificates and notice
6	Monthly notification
7	Disclosure of information
8	Prescribed hospitals
9	Offences
Schedule 1—Doctor's certificates and notice
Schedule 2—Monthly notification by hospital
Schedule 3—Prescribed hospitals
Legislative history

1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Criminal Law Consolidation (Medical Termination of Pregnancy) Regulations 1996.
2—Commencement
These regulations will come into operation on 1 September 1996.
3—Revocation
The Abortion Regulations 1970 (see Gazette 8.1.1970 p4), as varied, are revoked.
4—Interpretation
In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
Act means the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935;
Director-General means the Director-General of Medical Services;
doctor means a legally qualified medical practitioner.
5—Doctor's certificates and notice
	(1)	Before any treatment for the termination of a pregnancy in accordance with section 82A(1)(a) of the Act is commenced, the doctor who will be performing the termination and the other doctor referred to in that paragraph must complete a certificate in accordance with the instructions contained in Part A of Schedule 1 (including all other information required by Part A of that Schedule).
	(2)	As soon as practicable after a pregnancy is terminated in accordance with section 82A(1)(b) of the Act, the doctor who performed the termination must complete a certificate in accordance with the instructions contained in Part A of Schedule 1 (including all other information required by Part A of that Schedule).
	(3)	As soon as practicable after a pregnancy has been terminated under paragraph (a) or (b) of section 82A(1), the doctor who performed the termination must complete a notice in the form set out in Part B of Schedule 1 (including all other information required by Part B of that Schedule).
	(4)	The doctor who performed the termination must ensure that a certificate and notice completed under this regulation in relation to the termination is delivered or posted to the Director-General within 14 days of the termination.
	(5)	A copy of a certificate and notice completed under this section must be retained by the doctor who performed the termination for a period of three years commencing on the date of the termination.
6—Monthly notification
The chief executive officer of a hospital at which a pregnancy has been terminated during any calendar month must, within 20 days of the end of that month, deliver or post to the Director-General a duly completed notice in the form set out in Schedule 2.
7—Disclosure of information
	(1)	A person must not produce a certificate or notice given under these regulations, or disclose any information contained in such a certificate or notice, except—
	(a)	for the purposes of performing official duties—to an officer or employee of the Department of the Minister to whom the administration of the South Australian Health Commission Act 1976 has been committed; or
	(b)	as required by law; or
	(c)	for the purposes of investigating or prosecuting an alleged offence—to a member of a law enforcement or prosecution authority of the State; or
	(d)	for the purposes of any legal proceedings—to the Court or other tribunal dealing with the proceedings; or
	(e)	to the Medical Board of South Australia for the purpose of enabling the Board to discharge its functions according to law; or
	(f)	to the doctor who terminated the pregnancy; or
	(g)	to any other doctor with the consent, in writing, of the woman whose pregnancy was terminated.
	(2)	A person who has been requested to produce a certificate or notice in accordance with paragraphs (f) or (g) of subsection (1) may require the person making the request to complete a statutory declaration verifying the grounds on which the request is made.
	(3)	Nothing in this regulation prevents the disclosure by the Director-General of statistics, provided that such disclosure does not reveal the identity of any woman who has had a pregnancy terminated or any doctor who has performed a termination.
8—Prescribed hospitals
The hospitals listed in Schedule 3 are declared to be prescribed hospitals for the purposes of section 82A of the Act.
9—Offences
A person who—
	(a)	contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of these regulations; or
	(b)	knowingly makes a statement or provides information that is false or misleading in, or in connection with, a certificate or notice given under these regulations,
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $200.

Schedule 1—Doctor's certificates and notice

Schedule 2—Monthly notification by hospital

Schedule 3—Prescribed hospitals
Ashford Community Hospital Incorporated
Balaklava and Riverton Districts Health Service Incorporated
Barossa Area Health Services Incorporated
Blackwood and District Community Hospital Incorporated
Booleroo Centre District Hospital and Health Services Incorporated
Bordertown Memorial Hospital Incorporated
Burnside War Memorial Hospital Incorporated
Burra Clare Snowtown Health Service Incorporated
Central Districts Private Hospital Incorporated
Central Eyre Peninsula Hospital Incorporated
Central Yorke Peninsula Hospital Incorporated
Cleve District Hospital Incorporated
Cowell District Hospital Incorporated
Crystal Brook District Hospital Incorporated
Cummins and District Memorial Hospital Incorporated
Elliston Hospital Incorporated
Eudunda Hospital Incorporated
Flinders Medical Centre
Gawler Health Service Incorporated
Glenelg Community Hospital Incorporated
Great Northern War Memorial Hospital Incorporated
Gumeracha District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Incorporated
Harwin Private Hospital
Hindmarsh Hospital Incorporated
Hutt Street Private Hospital
The Jamestown Hospital and Health Service Incorporated
Kangaroo Island General Hospital Incorporated
Kapunda Hospital Incorporated
Karoonda and District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Incorporated
Keith and District Hospital Incorporated
Kiandra Private Hospital
Kimba District Hospital Incorporated
Kingston Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Incorporated
Lameroo District Hospital Incorporated
Loxton Hospital Complex Incorporated
Mannum District Hospital Incorporated
Memorial Hospital Incorporated
Meningie and Districts Memorial Hospital Incorporated
Millicent and District Hospital and Health Service Incorporated
Modbury Hospital
Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Incorporated
Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service Incorporated
Mount Pleasant District Hospital Incorporated
The Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Incorporated
Naracoorte Health Service Incorporated
Noarlunga Health Services Incorporated
North Eastern Community Hospital Incorporated
Northern Community Hospital Incorporated
Northern Yorke Peninsula Regional Health Service Incorporated
North Western Adelaide Health Service
Onkaparinga District Hospital Incorporated
Orroroo and District Health Service Incorporated
Penola War Memorial Hospital Incorporated
Peterborough Soldiers' Memorial Hospital and Health Service Incorporated
Pinnaroo Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Incorporated
Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services Incorporated
Port Lincoln Health and Hospital Services Incorporated
Port Pirie Regional Health Service Incorporated
Quorn and District Memorial Hospital Incorporated
Renmark and Paringa District Hospital Incorporated
Repatriation General Hospital Incorporated
Riverland Regional Health Service Incorporated
Royal Adelaide Hospital
South Coast District Hospital Incorporated
Southern Districts War Memorial Hospital Incorporated
Southern Yorke Peninsula Health Service Incorporated
St. Andrews Hospital Incorporated
Stirling and Districts Hospital Incorporated
Strathalbyn and District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital and Health Services
Streaky Bay Hospital Incorporated
Tumby Bay Hospital and Health Services Incorporated
The Vales Private Hospital
Waikerie Hospital and Health Services Incorporated
Wakefield Hospital Incorporated
Western Community Hospital Incorporated
The Whyalla Hospital and Health Services Incorporated
Women's and Children's Hospital

Legislative history
Notes
	•	For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes.
Principal regulations and variations
New entries appear in bold.
Year	No	Reference	Commencement	
1996	193	Gazette 29.8.1996 p835	1.9.1996	
2000	172	Gazette 6.7.2000 p58	6.7.2000: r 2	
Provisions varied
New entries appear in bold.
Provision	How varied	Commencement	
r 7			
r 7(1)	varied by 172/2000 r 3	6.7.2000	
Sch 1	varied by 172/2000 r 4	6.7.2000	
Sch 2	varied by 172/2000 r 5	6.7.2000