Surrogacy Act 2022

Subject to this section, a person must not have access to the record of proceedings under this Act in relation to a child born under a surrogacy arrangement unless the court, on application by the person, approves the access.

The parties to an application to revoke a parentage order or an appeal may have access to the record of proceedings for the purposes of the application or appeal without the approval of the court.

The court may approve access to all or part of the record of proceedings to the following persons on application:

if the child is 18 years of age or older – the child;

if the child is under 18 years of age – the child with the consent of a person with parental responsibility;

the surrogate mother;

any other birth parent;

an intended parent;

the Attorney-General.

This section prevails to the extent of any inconsistency with any other law of the Territory.

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