Australian Law Reform Commission to commence new Inquiry into surrogacy laws
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has received Terms of Reference from Commonwealth Attorney-General the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP to review Australian surrogacy laws, policies and practices. The Terms of Reference direct the ALRC to identify reforms, particularly proposals for uniform or complementary state, territory and Commonwealth laws that: are consistent with Australia’s obligations …
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I, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP, Attorney-General of Australia, having regard to surrogacy providing Australians who are unable to give birth an opportunity to have a child; the medically, emotionally, financially and legally complex nature of surrogacy arrangements; the legislative responsibilities that states and territories have with regards to surrogacy laws, and current inconsistencies …
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The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has been asked to inquire into surrogacy laws. The Terms of Reference for this Inquiry ask the ALRC to conduct a review of Australian surrogacy laws, policies and practices to identify legal and policy reforms, particularly proposals for uniform or complementary state, territory and Commonwealth laws, that: are consistent with …
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