Health Legislation (Infertility Treatment and Medical Treatment) Act 2006

Health Legislation (Infertility Treatment and Medical Treatment) Act 2006

Act No. 45/2006

table of provisions

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1.Purposes

2.Commencement

3.Licensed centres

4.Refusal of treatment certificate by agent or guardian

5.Statute law revision

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Endnotes

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Victoria

No. 45 of 2006

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Health Legislation (Infertility Treatment and Medical Treatment) Act 2006[†]

[Assented to 25 July 2006]

Act No. 45/2006

Health Legislation (Infertility Treatment and Medical Treatment) Act 2006

Act No. 45/2006

Health Legislation (Infertility Treatment and Medical Treatment) Act 2006

The Parliament of Victoriaenacts as follows:

Act No. 45/2006

Health Legislation (Infertility Treatment and Medical Treatment) Act 2006

1.Purposes

The purposes of this Act are—

(a)to amend the Infertility Treatment Act 1995 with respect to licensing of infertility treatment service providers;

(b) to make minor amendments to the Medical Treatment Act 1988; and

2.Commencement

s. 2

(1)This Act (except section 5) comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Section 5 is deemed to have come into operation on 6 May 2003.

3.Licensed centres

See:
Act No.
63/1995.
Reprint No. 2
as at
16 October 2003
and amending
Act Nos
108/2004, 10/2005 and 97/2005.
LawToday:

dpc.vic.
gov.au

In section 93 of the Infertility Treatment Act 1995—

(a)in paragraph (c), for "who is a legal
person—" substitute "who is a legal person; or";

(b)after paragraph (c) insert—

"(ca)the proprietor, being a body corporate, of a clinic that—

(i)is withina public hospital, denominational hospital, private hospital or day procedure centre; or

(ii)accesses clinical services of, a public hospital, denominational hospital, private hospital or day procedure centre under a service agreement—";

(c)for "premises of the hospital or centre" substitute "premises of the hospital, centre or clinic".

4.Refusal of treatment certificate by agent or guardian

s. 4

See:
Act No.
41/1988.
Reprint No. 4
as at
12 November 1998
and amending
Act Nos
74/2000 and 97/2005.
LawToday:

dpc.vic.
gov.au

In Schedule 3 to the Medical Treatment Act 1988—

(a)for—

"*an order of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1986."

substitute—

"*an appropriate guardianship order of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1986 that provides for decisions about medical treatment.";

(b)for Note 4 substitute—

"4.If a medical practitioner is asked to sign the verification part of this certificate and has doubts about any of the following matters, an application may be made to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal to review the case—

(a)whether the patient is incompetent;

(b)in the case of an alternate agent, whether the medical practitioner or other person should decline to be satisfied of the matters referred to in paragraph (a) of the verification, in accordance with section 5AA(2) of the Medical Treatment Act 1988;

(c)whether the agent or guardian is competent to act and is acting in good faith in refusing medical treatment on behalf of the patient.".

5.Statute law revision

s. 5

See:
Act No.
11/2003.
Statute Book
dpc.vic.
gov.au

In section 23 of the Health Legislation (Research Involving Human Embryos and Prohibition of Human Cloning) Act 2003—

(a)after "and (3)" insert "of the Principal Act"; and

(b)for "Commonwealth Act" substitute "Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 of the Commonwealth".

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Act No. 45/2006

Health Legislation (Infertility Treatment and Medical Treatment) Act 2006

Endnotes

[†] Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 31 May 2006

Legislative Council: 18 July 2006

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to amend the Infertility Treatment Act 1995 and the Medical Treatment Act 1988 and for other purposes."