Surrogacy Act 2010 and Status of Children Act 1996

What’s this about?

The NSW Department of Communities and Justice seeks feedback on the Surrogacy Act 2010 and the Status of Children Act 1996.

This review seeks a broad range of community views to assist the NSW Government to consider whether legislative amendments are required to sufficiently protect the rights of children and meet the needs of various family structures. This includes:

• LGBTIQA+ families
• Families who conceive using fertilisation procedures
• Families created through surrogacy arrangements.   

Please see the Discussion Paper for further information. (DOCX, 237.9 KB)

Have your say

Have your say by 5pm, 2 August 2024.

Submit your feedback by:

• Email: policy@dcj.nsw.gov.au
• Mail: Director, Civil Justice, Vulnerable Communities and Inclusion, Policy, Reform and Legislation Branch, Department of Communities and Justice, Locked Bag 5000, Parramatta, NSW, 2124.

Contents of submissions may be made public. If you would like your submission to remain confidential, please let us know when making your submission.

If you are unable to make a written submission, please email policy@dcj.nsw.gov.au or phone 02 8688 9998.