Queensland Consolidated Acts

STATUS OF CHILDREN ACT 1978 - SECT 37

37 Parentage presumption of children conceived by particular fertilisation procedures occurring before commencement for women with female de facto partner

(1) This section applies if, before the commencement of the relevant provision—

(a) a woman had a female de facto partner and underwent a fertilisation procedure mentioned in sections 19C to 19E; and

(b) a child was born as a result of the fertilisation procedure; and

(c) the de facto partner consented to the fertilisation procedure.

(2) Part 3, division 2, subdivision 2A applies as if the relevant provision had commenced immediately before the woman underwent the fertilisation procedure.

(3) However, the presumptions arising under sections 19C, 19D and 19E do not apply so as to affect the vesting in possession or in interest of any property before the commencement of the relevant provision.

(4) In this section—

"relevant provision" means the Surrogacy Act 2010 , section 107 .