South Australian Consolidated Acts

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS ACT 1975 - SECT 10H

10H—Offences

A person who—

            (a)         receives valuable consideration under a procuration contract, or enters into such a contract in the expectation of receiving valuable consideration; or

            (b)         induces another to enter into a surrogacy contract, having received or in the expectation of receiving valuable consideration from a third person who seeks the benefit of that contract; or

            (c)         publishes an advertisement or causes an advertisement to be published to the effect—

                  (i)         that a person is or may be willing to enter into a surrogacy contract; or

                  (ii)         that a person is seeking a person willing to enter into a surrogacy contract; or

                  (iii)         that a person is willing to negotiate, arrange or obtain the benefit of a surrogacy contract on behalf of another,

is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $4 000 or imprisonment for 12 months.