New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 1 October 2008
| Public Act | 1977 No 112 |
| Date of assent | 16 December 1977 |
| Commencement | see section 1 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
1 Short Title and commencement
3 Sale or disposal, etc, of contraceptives to children [Repealed]
4 Administering of contraceptives to mentally subnormal females
5 Supply of contraceptives to sexual violation complainants
6 Standards for manufacture of condoms
7 Consent to sterilisation operation
9 Conditions relating to sterility not to be attached to loans or employment
10 Constitution of Abortion Supervisory Committee
11 Term of office of members of Supervisory Committee
14 Functions and powers of Supervisory Committee
15 Supervisory Committee may appoint advisory and technical committees
16 Supervisory Committee may co-opt specialist advice
17 Crown may provide services for Supervisory Committee
18 Restrictions on where abortions may be performed
19 Types and effect of licences
26 Appeals on questions of law to High Court
27 Appeals against decisions of High Court
28 Supervisory Committee may state case for High Court
29 Abortions not to be performed unless authorised by 2 certifying consultants
30 Supervisory Committee to set up and maintain list of certifying consultants
31 Supervisory Committee to appoint or approve counselling services
32 Procedure where woman seeks abortion
33A Performance of abortion by other practitioner
34 Special provisions where patient mentally subnormal
36 Certifying consultants to keep records and submit reports
38 Crimes Act 1961 not affected
40 Protection of persons acting in good faith
41 Fees and travelling allowances
44 Female procuring her own miscarriage
45 Records of abortions to be forwarded to Supervisory Committee
An Act to specify the circumstances in which contraceptives and information relating to contraception may be supplied and given to young persons, to define the circumstances under which sterilisations may be undertaken, and to provide for the circumstances and procedures under which abortions may be authorised after having full regard to the rights of the unborn child
