Surrogacy Act 2022 (Northern Territory)
Monday June 27, 2022

Surrogacy Act 2022 (Northern Territory)

Monday, June 27, 2022

UPDATE: We are pleased to announce that in late December 2022, the Northern Territory (NT) Government commenced the Surrogacy Act 2022 and Surrogacy Regulations 2022.

Accredited Family Law Specialist and Page Provan Director Stephen Page published a paper regarding the Surrogacy Act 2022 that was enacted on 12 May 2022.

The Surrogacy Act brings the Northern Territory into line with every State and the Australian Capital Territory in regulating altruistic surrogacy and criminalising commercial surrogacy.

DOWNLOAD THE PAPER HERE.

 

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