Victorian Current Acts

STATUS OF CHILDREN ACT 1974 - SECT 29B

S. 29B(1) amended by No. 39/2021 s. 50.

    (1)     The intended parents of a child born under a surrogacy arrangement may apply for a registration order if—

        (a)     the child was conceived under the surrogacy arrangement in another Australian State or a Territory; and

        (b)     the child was born in Victoria; and

S. 29B(1)(c) amended by No. 39/2021 s. 50.

        (c)     a corresponding surrogacy parentage order has been made in favour of the intended parents.

S. 29B(2) amended by No. 39/2021 s. 50.

    (2)     Before the court hears the application, the intended parents must file with the court—

        (a)     a certified copy of the child's birth certificate; and

        (b)     a copy of the sealed corresponding surrogacy parentage order.

S. 29C inserted by No. 80/2014 s. 35.