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Criminal Code (Medical Treatment) Amendment Bill 2009
Criminal Code (Medical Treatment)
Amendment Bill 2009
Explanatory Notes for Amendments to be
moved during consideration in detail by the
Honourable Cameron Dick MP,
Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial
Relations
Title of the Bill
Criminal Code (Medical Treatment) Amendment Bill 2009
Objectives of the Amendments
The amendment clearly identifies that the Act amends the Criminal Code.
The amendment will remove any doubt that section 282 does not excuse a
person from criminal responsibility for performing a surgical operation
upon a mother of an unborn child, intending to adversely affect an unborn
child, unless the operation is to preserve the mother's life.
Achievement of the Objectives
The objective is achieved by the insertion of a new clause IA and by
amending section 282 (4) as inserted by clause 2 of the Bill.
Estimated Cost for Government Implementation
Nil
Consistency with Fundamental Legislative Principles
The amendment does not raise any fundamental legislative principles.
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Criminal Code (Medical Treatment) Amendment Bill 2009
Consultation
The Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Notes on Provisions
Clause 1 inserts a new clause 1 A which provides that the Act amends the
Criminal Code.
Clause 2 amends section 282 (4) as inserted by clause 2 of the Bill by the
insertion of a definition of `surgical operation' which provides that for
subsection (1)(a) the term does not include a surgical operation intended to
adversely affect an unborn child.
© State of Queensland 2009
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