Artificial Conception Act 1985 (WA)

Western Australia Artificial Conception Act 1985 Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 6 June 2003

Western Australia Artificial Conception Act 1985 Contents 1. Short title 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Interpretation 1 4. Application 2 5. Rule relating to maternity 2 6. Rule relating to paternity 2 6A. Rule relating to parentage — same sex de facto relationships 3 7. Donor of genetic material 3 Notes Compilation table 5 Defined terms Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 6 June 2003

Western Australia Artificial Conception Act 1985 An Act relating to the status of persons conceived by artificial means and for related purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Artificial Conception Act 1985 1.

2. Commencement This Act shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation 1.

3. Interpretation (1) A reference in this Act to a married woman includes a reference to a woman who is living with a man as his de facto partner. (2) A reference (however expressed) in this Act to the husband or wife of a person — (a) is, in a case where the person is in a de facto relationship with a person of the opposite sex, a reference to the person's de facto partner; and (b) does not, in that case, include a reference to the spouse (if any) to whom the person is actually married. (3) In this Act — artificial fertilisation procedure has the meaning given by the Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991. [Section 3 amended: No. 3 of 2002 s. 24.]

4. Application (1) The provisions of this Act apply — (a) in respect of an artificial fertilisation procedure carried out before or after the commencement of this Act either within or outside Western Australia; and (b) in respect of a child born before or after the commencement of this Act either within or outside Western Australia. (2) Nothing in this Act affects the vesting of property in possession or in interest before the commencement of this Act. [Section 4 amended: No. 3 of 2002 s. 28.]