HEALTH ACT 1993 - SECT 86 Declaration of protected area
HEALTH ACT 1993 - SECT 86
Declaration of protected area(1) The Minister must declare an area around an approved medical facility to be a protected area.
(2) The Minister may declare an area around a place where an abortifacient is prescribed, supplied or administered to be a protected area.
(3) In making the declaration, the Minister must be satisfied that the area declared is—
(a) not less than 50m at any point from the protected facility; and
(b) sufficient to ensure the privacy and unimpeded access for anyone entering, trying to enter or leaving the protected facility; but
(c) no bigger than necessary to ensure that outcome.
(4) A declaration is a disallowable instrument.
Note A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act
.