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CurrentPurposes
3 Purposes
The purposes of the Act are—
(a)
to reform the law relating to terminations of pregnancies, and
Note.
Consequent on the enactment of this Act amendments were made to the Crimes Act 1900 to repeal the provisions of that Act relating to abortions and to abolish the common law offences relating to abortion.
(b)
to regulate the conduct of registered health practitioners in relation to terminations.
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