Western Australian Consolidated Acts

SURROGACY ACT 2008 - NOTES

Notes

¹ This is a compilation of the Surrogacy Act 2008. The following table contains information about that Act.

Compilation table

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Surrogacy Act 2008	47 of 2008	10 Dec 2008	s. 1 and 2: 10 Dec 2008 (see s. 2(a)); Act other than s. 1 and 2: 1 Mar 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 27 Feb 2009 p. 512)

Defined Terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined Term Provision(s)
approved plan 14, 21(2)
arranged parent 3
arranged parents 3, 14
birth mother 3
birth parents 14
chief executive officer 14
child 14
Council 15
court 14
descendant 33
donor 17
eligible couple 19(2)
eligible person 19(2)
genetic parent 21(5)
grandparent 33
independent legal advice 14
living birth sibling 24(1)
parentage order 14
parties 17
proceedings under this Part 43(1)
sibling 33
surrogacy arrangement 3
surrogacy arrangement that is for reward 5