Family (Surrogacy) Bill 2009* (Qld)

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Queensland

Family (Surrogacy) Bill 2009

Queensland

Family (Surrogacy) Bill 2009

Contents Page

Chapter 1 Preliminary Part 1 Introduction 1 Shorttitle .. 0... eee 8 2 Commencement.... 0.0.2.0... cece cece eee eee 8 3 Dictionary... 2.0... 0... ee eee 8 Part 2 Application, objects and guiding principles 4 Act binds all persons .......... 0.00. e eee eee ee eee 8 5 Main objects and guiding principles...............-....045 9 6 Act applies despite Anti-Discrimination Act 1991............. 10 Part 3 Core concepts 7 Meaning of surrogacy arrangement and eligible surrogacy

arrangement — ok ee eee 10 8 Meaning of birth mother, birth mother's spouse and birth parents 12 9 Meaning of intended parents and eligible couple............. 12 10 Meaning of commercial surrogacy arrangement ............. 13 11 Meaning of birth mother's surrogacy costs.................. 13 12 Meaning of parentage order and discharge order ............ 15 13 Meaning of medical or social need for an eligible surrogacy

arrangement and eligible woman............-..0.00-0e eee 15 Chapter 2 Surrogacy arrangements other than eligible surrogacy

arrangements 14 Enforcement............ 0.0 e cee eee eee 16 Chapter 3 Eligible surrogacy arrangements 15 Enforcement............ 0.0 e cee eee eee 17 16 Rights of birth mother to manage pregnancy and birth ........ 17 17 Presumptions under the Status of Children Act 1978 ......... 18

18 Registration of birth requirements ...................00005 18

Family (Surrogacy) Bill 2009

Contents Chapter 4 Parentage orders for child born as a result of eligible

surrogacy arrangement Part 1 Introduction 19 Definitions for chapter... 0.0.2.0... 0... cee eee eee 18 Part 2 Making a parentage order 20 PUrPOSE . 0... tte 19 21 Application for a parentage order...............02...0000. 20 22 Making a parentage order ................ ee cee e eee 20 23 Dispensing with a requirement............. 0000. e eee eae 22 24 Additional requirement if multiple births .................... 23 25 Documents and information to be produced to court.......... 23 26 Intended parents' affidavit ................. 000... c ee eee 24 27 Birth mother's affidavit ...........0.......0 00... cee eee 25 28 Birth mother's spouse's affidavit...................00..00. 26 29 Other birth parent's affidavit............0......00....0000. 26 30 Lawyer's affidavit ........0.... 0.002... cee eee eee 27 31 Initial counsellor's affidavit ......... 0.00... eee eee ee 28 32 Surrogacy guidance report............... 0000. c cece eee ee 28 33 Court may require attendance ..................00 0a 29 34 Form of parentage order ............0.. 0.00 cece eee eee 29 35 Child's name... 1... eee 30 36 Other orders. 1.0... eee 30 37 Other order if deceased intended parent................... 30 38 Notice if child in need of protection ....................00. 30 Part 3 Effect of a parentage order 39 Effect on relationships .............00 0.0.0 eee eee eee eee 31 40 Effect for property.......... 000... cee eee eee eee 31 41 Public trustee to make inquiries if bequest to unlocatable child. . 32 42 Public trustee is trustee if bequest to unlocatable child........ 33 43 Public trustee's fees for involvement. ................000005 34 44 Transfer or distribution of property by trustee................ 34 Part 4 Discharge of a parentage order 45 Definitions for part... 0.0... 2. cee eee eee 35 46 Application for a discharge order...............02...0005. 35 47 Making a discharge order............ 00. c cece eee eee ee 36 48 Effect of discharge order ...........0.. 0.00 cee cece 37