Legislation

I have just spent a lazy evening reading through legislation. I want to be as informed as possible when meeting with specialists, lawyers and medical practitioners. 











Some of the legislation relating to the Western Australia jurisdiction:

• Surrogacy Act 2008
• Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991 
• Surrogacy Regulation 2009

Link to legislation:

http://www.rtc.org.au/legislation/index.html

http://www.austlii.edu.au

Note: Each state in Australia has different legislation.

There was an interesting list of requirements within the Surrogacy Regulations 2009, section 4, Counselling about implications of surrogacy arrangement. This would form the basis of a good list of questions that Arranging Parents and Surrogates could discuss upfront. 

Even though there are so many documents there are still questions and topics I cannot resolve. It appears that clinics have their own additional requirements. It is important to have your eyes wide open when commencing this journey.

I have decided to have a general idea of requirements then focus in on what is required at each phase of the process. It is way to overwhelming to try and understand and address everything right now.