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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Health Legislation (Infertility Treatment and
Medical Treatment) Act 2006
Act No.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Clause Page
1. Purposes 1
2. Commencement 2
3. Licensed centres 2
4. Refusal of treatment certificate by agent or guardian 3
5. Statute law revision 4
ENDNOTES 5
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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
A BILL
to amend the Infertility Treatment Act 1995 and the Medical
Treatment Act 1988 and for other purposes.
Health Legislation (Infertility
Treatment and Medical Treatment) Act
2006
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
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;
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(b) to make minor amendments to the Medical
Treatment Act 1988; and
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(c) to make an amendment of a statute law
revision nature.
2. Commencement
(1) This Act (except section 5) comes into operation
on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
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(2) Section 5 is deemed to have come into operation
on 6 May 2003.
3. Licensed centres
See: In section 93 of the Infertility Treatment Act
Act No.
1995--
10 63/1995.
Reprint No. 2
(a) in paragraph (c), for "who is a legal
as at
16 October
person--" substitute "who is a legal person;
2003
or";
and
amending
(b) after paragraph (c) insert--
Act Nos
108/2004,
"(ca) the proprietor, being a body corporate,
10/2005 and
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97/2005.
of a clinic that--
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(i) is within a public hospital,
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denominational hospital, private
hospital or day procedure centre;
or
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(ii) accesses clinical services of, a
public hospital, denominational
hospital, private hospital or day
procedure centre under a service
agreement--";
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(c) for "premises of the hospital or centre"
substitute "premises of the hospital, centre
or clinic".
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4. Refusal of treatment certificate by agent or
guardian
See:
In Schedule 3 to the Medical Treatment Act Act No.
1988-- 41/1988.
Reprint No. 4
(a) for--
5 as at
12 November
"* an order of the Victorian Civil and 1998
and
Administrative Tribunal under the
amending
Guardianship and Administration Act 1986." Act Nos
74/2000 and
substitute-- 97/2005.
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under the Guardianship and Administration gov.au
Act 1986 that provides for decisions about
medical treatment.";
(b) for Note 4 substitute--
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"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
20 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
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matters referred to in paragraph (a) of the
verification, in accordance with section
5AA(2) of the Medical Treatment Act
1988;
30 (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.".
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5. Statute law revision
See: In section 23 of the Health Legislation
Act No.
(Research Involving Human Embryos and
11/2003.
www.dms. Prohibition of Human Cloning) Act 2003--
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gov.au
(a) after "and (3)" insert "of the Principal Act";
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and
(b) for "Commonwealth Act" substitute
"Research Involving Human Embryos Act
2002 of the Commonwealth".
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ENDNOTES
By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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