Unravelling the Maze of Surrogacy

Thursday September 21, 2023

On 11 September 2023, Accredited Family Law Specialist and Page Provan Director Stephen Page presented a paper at the Law Society of South Australia about the “Surrogacy Act 2019 (SA)”. Surrogacy in South Australia is primarily regulated under this Act, which commenced on 1 September 2020, and is administered by the Attorney-General. With this paper,… Read More »Custom Single Post Header

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Unravelling the Maze of Surrogacy

Thursday, September 21, 2023

On 11 September 2023, Accredited Family Law Specialist and Page Provan Director Stephen Page presented a paper at the Law Society of South Australia about the “Surrogacy Act 2019 (SA)”.

Surrogacy in South Australia is primarily regulated under this Act, which commenced on 1 September 2020, and is administered by the Attorney-General. With this paper, I have attached my paper on the Surrogacy Act 2022 (NT) presented to the Family Law Section last year. The NT Act commenced in December 20222.

DOWNLOAD THE PAPER HERE.

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