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SURROGACY ACT 2008

Table of Provisions

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

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

PART 2 -- Surrogacy arrangements

Division 1 -- General  

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

Division 2 -- Offences  

  • 8 Making surrogacy arrangement that is for reward
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  • 9 Reward for introducing parties for surrogacy arrangement
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  • 10 Publishing willingness to make surrogacy arrangement that is for reward
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  • 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
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  • 13 Child’s best interests paramount
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  • 14 Terms used in this Part

Division 2 -- Parentage order excluded for certain arrangements  

Division 3 -- Transfer of child’s parentage  

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

Division 4 -- Access to information  

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

Division 5 -- Other matters  

PART 4 -- Other Acts amended

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

PART 4 -- Registration of information about certain parentage changes  

Division 2 -- Children and Community Services Act 2004 amended  

  • 56 Act amended
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  • 57 Section 104 amended

Division 3 -- Family Court Act 1997 amended  

Division 4 -- Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 amended  

Division 5 -- Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991 amended  

Division 6 -- Interpretation Act 1984 amended  

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