Abstract
On 2 December 2015 the Attorney General, Senator the Hon George Brandis QC, asked the Committee to inquire into and report on the regulatory and legislative aspects of international and domestic surrogacy arrangements.
The Committee tabled its report on 4 May 2016.
On 8 February 2016, Committee Chair George Christensen MP and Deputy Chair Sharon Claydon MP made statements in the House of Representatives Chamber concerning the progress of the inquiry into surrogacy.
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs will inquire and report into the regulatory and legislative aspects of international and domestic surrogacy arrangements, with a focus on:
1. the role and responsibility of states and territories to regulate surrogacy, both international and domestic, and differences in existing legislative arrangements
2. medical and welfare aspects for all parties involved, including regulatory requirements for intending parents and the role of health care providers, welfare services and other service providers
3. issues arising regarding informed consent, exploitation, compensatory payments, rights and protections for all parties involved, including children
4. relevant Commonwealth laws, policies and practices (including family law, immigration, citizenship, passports, child support and privacy) and improvements that could be made to enable the Commonwealth to respond appropriately to this issue (including consistency between laws where appropriate and desirable) to better protect children and others affected by such arrangements
5. Australia's international obligations
6. the adequacy of the information currently available to interested parties to surrogacy arrangements (including the child) on risks, rights and protections
7. information sharing between the Commonwealth and states and territories, and
8. the laws, policies and practices of other countries that impact upon international surrogacy, particularly those relating to immigration and citizenship.
The Committee tabled its report on 4 May 2016.
On 8 February 2016, Committee Chair George Christensen MP and Deputy Chair Sharon Claydon MP made statements in the House of Representatives Chamber concerning the progress of the inquiry into surrogacy.
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs will inquire and report into the regulatory and legislative aspects of international and domestic surrogacy arrangements, with a focus on:
1. the role and responsibility of states and territories to regulate surrogacy, both international and domestic, and differences in existing legislative arrangements
2. medical and welfare aspects for all parties involved, including regulatory requirements for intending parents and the role of health care providers, welfare services and other service providers
3. issues arising regarding informed consent, exploitation, compensatory payments, rights and protections for all parties involved, including children
4. relevant Commonwealth laws, policies and practices (including family law, immigration, citizenship, passports, child support and privacy) and improvements that could be made to enable the Commonwealth to respond appropriately to this issue (including consistency between laws where appropriate and desirable) to better protect children and others affected by such arrangements
5. Australia's international obligations
6. the adequacy of the information currently available to interested parties to surrogacy arrangements (including the child) on risks, rights and protections
7. information sharing between the Commonwealth and states and territories, and
8. the laws, policies and practices of other countries that impact upon international surrogacy, particularly those relating to immigration and citizenship.
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | Parliament of Australia |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Publication status | Published - 17 Feb 2016 |
