Western Australian Current Acts

SURROGACY ACT 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   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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