Family Court (Surrogacy) Rules 2009 (WA)

Western Australia Family Court Act 1997 Family Court (Surrogacy) Rules 2009 Western Australia Family Court (Surrogacy) Rules 2009 Contents 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used in these rules 1 4. Application of these rules 2 5. Application of Family Court Rules 2021 2 7. Application for parentage orders 2 8. Ancillary application 2 9. Response to an application 3 10. Service of application or response 3 11. Hearing not necessary if application non‑contentious 4 12. Notice of hearing of applications 4 Notes Compilation table 5 Defined terms Family Court Act 1997 Family Court (Surrogacy) Rules 2009

1. Citation These rules are the Family Court (Surrogacy) Rules 2009.

2. Commencement These rules come into operation as follows — (a) rules 1 and 2 — on the day on which these rules are published in the Gazette; (b) the rest of the rules — on the day on which the Surrogacy Act 2008 section 20 comes into operation.

3. Terms used in these rules (1) In these rules — ancillary application means an application for an order other than a parentage order; approved, in relation to forms, means approved by the Chief Judge; arranged parents has the meaning given in the Surrogacy Act 2008 section 14; birth parents has the meaning given in the Surrogacy Act 2008 section 14; child means the child in respect of whom an application for a parentage order is made; Council has the meaning given in the Surrogacy Act 2008 section 15; parentage order has the meaning given in the Surrogacy Act 2008 section 14.

4. Application of these rules These rules apply for the purposes of the exercise by the Court of its jurisdiction under the Surrogacy Act 2008.

5. Application of Family Court Rules 2021 The Family Court Rules 2021 apply to the exercise by the Court of its jurisdiction under the Surrogacy Act 2008. [Rule 5 inserted: SL 2021/148 r. 556(2).] [6. Deleted: SL 2021/148 r. 556(2).]