MIFEPRISTONE

In reply to the Hon. D.G.E. HOOD (14 September 2011) (First Session).

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY (Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for State/Local Government Relations): The Minister for Health and Ageing has provided the following information:

1. Yes.

2. Treatment for the termination of pregnancy must be carried out in hospitals that are prescribed for the purposes of section 82A(1). The hospitals listed in Schedule 3 of the Criminal Law Consolidation (Medical Termination of Pregnancy) Regulations 2011 are prescribed hospitals for the purposes of section 82A(1).