NSW to commission report on surrogacy laws
Source: New South Wales. Attorney general. Media Release.
"NSW Attorney General John Hatzistergos today announced he has commissioned an in-depth review of surrogacy laws in light of a proposed national model.Mr Hatzistergos said the potential for uniform surrogacy laws throughout the country was examined by the Standing Committee of Attorneys General (SCAG) meeting last week. “SCAG, together with the Ministerial Councils for Community Services and Health, is working on a consultation paper proposing a national model for altruistic surrogacy laws,” Mr Hatzistergos said.“It is anticipated to be released in the near future.”“I will now be asking the NSW Legislative Council Standing Committee on Law and Justice to conduct a full review and report on the issues and this process will allow stakeholders to contribute their thoughts.”“Laws in different States and Territories are complex and inconsistent, often forcing prospective parents to cross state lines to have children via surrogacy. NSW law bans commercial surrogacy but leaves altruistic surrogacy unregulated.”