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Surrogacy Bill 2007
Bill No.
190
Synopsis
This Bill provides for the regulation of surrogacy arrangements and for the parentage of children born as a result of those arrangements. Under the Bill surrogacy will be provided for by - allowing access to IVF for a women who has agreed to bear a child for a women or couple who would be eligible for IVF; providing a parentage order which will alter the birth certificate to make the arranged parents the legal parents of the child; and regulating activities around the making of surrogacy arrangements.
Status
Message sent to the Legislative Assembly with amendments for concurrence.
Different sections of this Act come into operation on Royal Assent and Proclamation. For details refer to Commencement Clause of the Bill
Bill History
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Legislative Assembly
Date
Introduced
01 Mar 2007
First Reading
01 Mar 2007
Second Reading
01 Mar 2007
Second Reading Agreed
10 May 2007
Consideration in Detail
10 May 2007
Amendments adopted
05 Sep 2007
Third Reading
06 Sep 2007
Legislative Council
Date
Introduced
18 Sep 2007
First Reading
18 Sep 2007
Second Reading
18 Sep 2007
Second Reading Agreed
19 Jun 2008
Committee of the whole
19 Jun 2008
Amendments adopted
25 Jun 2008
Third Reading
26 Jun 2008
Messages Between Houses
Date
Note No.
Message sent to the Legislative Assembly with amendments for concurrence.
26 Jun 2008
Other Procedures
Date
Note No.
Referred to Standing Committee on Legislation
14 Nov 2007
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