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Human Rights (Children Born Alive Protection) Bill 2022

Type
Private
Originating house
Senate
Status
Before Senate
Sponsor
CANAVAN, Sen Matthew; ANTIC, Sen Alex; BABET, Sen Ralph

Summary

The bill: clarifies that children born alive are persons; requires health practitioners to provide medical care, treatment and statistics on children born alive as a result of terminations; and provides that the mother of a child born alive is not liable to prosecution for an offence in respect of that child.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

Senate
Introduced and read a first time 30/11/22  
Second reading moved 30/11/22  
     

[Information on document types]

Text of bill

  • First reading

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Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum

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Second reading speeches


Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

Bills Digest



Notes
  • Referred to Committee (09/02/2023): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Report due 01/07/2023