SURROGACY ACT 2008 - SECT 6
SURROGACY ACT 2008 - SECT 6
6 . Meaning of “surrogacy arrangement that is for reward”
(1) This Part refers
to a surrogacy arrangement as being for reward if the arrangement provides for
any person to receive any payment or valuable consideration other than for
reasonable expenses associated with —
(a) the
pregnancy or the birth; or
(b) any
assessment or expert advice in connection with the arrangement.
(2) Reasonable
expenses associated with achieving, or attempting to achieve, the pregnancy
are reasonable expenses associated with the pregnancy.
(3) An expense is a
reasonable expense for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) to the extent only
that it is —
(a) a
reasonable medical expense that is not recoverable under any health insurance
or other scheme; or
(b) the
value of earnings foregone because of leave taken —
(i)
for a period of not more than 2 months during which the
birth occurs or was expected to occur; or
(ii)
at any other time for medical reasons arising during the
pregnancy;
or
(c) a
reasonable expense of psychological counselling; or
(d) a
premium payable for health, disability or life insurance that —
(i)
would not have been taken out if the surrogacy
arrangement had not been entered into; and
(ii)
provides cover for a period during which an expense
referred to in another paragraph of this subsection is incurred or might be,
or have been expected to be, incurred.