Statute
Section 38 — Care of Children Act 2004: Consent to abortion
Text of the provision Official document
38 Consent to abortion (1) If given by a female child (of whatever age), the following have the same effect as if she were of full age: (a) a consent to the carrying out on her of any medical or surgical procedure for the purpose of terminating her pregnancy by a person professionally qualified to carry it out; and (b) a refusal to consent to the carrying out on her of any procedure of that kind. (2) This section overrides section 36 . Compare: 1968 No 63 s 25A
Official source: legislation.govt.nz
There are no decisions in our collection citing this provision yet. As new judgments are published, they will appear here.
Search case law on this topic
See judgments from New Zealand courts and tribunals with a plain-English summary and legal holding.
Explore case law →