Abortion Law Reform (Woman's Right to Choose) Amendment Bill 2016*


Queensland Crest

An Act to amend the Criminal Code to reform the law relating to abortion and to make a consequential amendment to the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995

The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Abortion Law Reform (Woman's Right to Choose) Amendment Act 2016 .

Part 2 Amendment of Criminal Code

2Code amended

This part amends the Criminal Code.

3Omission of s 224 (Attempts to procure abortion)

Section 224—
omit.

4Omission of s 225 (The like by women with child)

Section 225—
omit.

5Omission of s 226 (Supplying drugs or instruments to procure abortion)

Section 226—
omit.

Part 3 Amendment of Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995

6Act amended

This part amends the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 .

7Amendment of sch 2 (Disqualifying offences under the Criminal Code—crossing supervisors)

Schedule 2, entry for section 226, before ‘section’—
insert
repealed