Western Australian Consolidated Acts

SURROGACY ACT 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Preamble
           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used in this Act  

   PART 2 -- Surrogacy arrangements  

           Division 1 -- General  

   4.      What this Part is about  
   5.      Term used in this Part  
   6.      Meaning of “surrogacy arrangement that is for reward”  
   7.      Surrogacy arrangement not binding  

           Division 2 -- Offences  

   8.      Making surrogacy arrangement that is for reward  
   9.      Reward for introducing parties for surrogacy arrangement  
   10.     Publishing willingness to make surrogacy arrangement that is for reward  
   11.     Services connected with surrogacy arrangement that is for reward  

   PART 3 -- Order giving parental status to arranged parents  

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   12.     What this Part is about  
   13.     Child’s best interests paramount  
   14.     Terms used in this Part  

           Division 2 -- Parentage order excluded for certain arrangements  

   15.     Meaning of “Council”  
   16.     Approval of surrogacy arrangement  
   17.     Requirements for surrogacy arrangement to be approved  
   18.     Application of Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991  

           Division 3 -- Transfer of child’s parentage  

   19.     Circumstances for seeking parentage order  
   20.     Applying for a parentage order  
   21.     Court may make parentage order  
   22.     Contents of approved plan  
   23.     Ancillary orders  
   24.     Multiple births  
   25.     Name of child  
   26.     Effect of parentage order  
   27.     Discharge of parentage order  
   28.     Relationships for laws relating to sexual offences  
   29.     Finality of parentage order  
   30.     Varying approved plan  
   31.     Court’s powers to do with breach of approved plan  
   32.     Court to notify certain officers  

           Division 4 -- Access to information  

   33.     Terms used in this Division  
   34.     Application of this Division or order under it  
   35.     Right under this Division to be treated as adequate reason  
   36.     Court order excluding access to information  
   37.     Access to certain court records  
   38.     Access to registration of birth  
   39.     Portion of registration of birth not referring to parentage order  
   40.     If certain person deceased  
   41.     If adult child cannot be contacted  

           Division 5 -- Other matters  

   42.     Application of Family Court Act 1997  
   43.     Court proceedings to be private  
   44.     Regulations  
   45.     Review of Act  

   PART 4 -- Other Acts amended  

           Division 1 -- Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998 amended  

   46.     Act amended  
   47.     Long title amended  
   48.     Section 3 amended  
   49.     Section 4 amended  
   50.     Part 4 heading replaced  

   PART 4 -- Registration of information about certain parentage changes  

   51.     Section 24 amended  
   52.     Section 25 amended  
   53.     Section 26 amended  
   54.     Section 28 replaced  
   28.     Certain certified copies  
   55.     Section 68 amended  

           Division 2 -- Children and Community Services Act 2004 amended  

   56.     Act amended  
   57.     Section 104 amended  

           Division 3 -- Family Court Act 1997 amended  

   58.     Act amended  
   59.     Section 5 amended  
   60.     Section 36 amended  
   61.     Section 39 amended  
   62.     Section 205T amended  

           Division 4 -- Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 amended  

   63.     Act amended  
   64.     Section 45 amended  

           Division 5 -- Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991 amended  

   65.     Act amended  
   66.     Section 18 amended  
   67.     Section 23 amended  

           Division 6 -- Interpretation Act 1984 amended  

   68.     Act amended  
   69.     Section 5 amended  
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