Make a submission

When you make a submission, please tell us if you want it to be: 

• de-identified — this means it will be published online, but anonymised — we will remove your name, the names of anyone else mentioned in the submission, and any other identifying details before we publish it; or 

• confidential — this means it will not be published online, and your name will not be included in our list of submissions. 

If you do not specify, we will treat your submission as a public submission, subject to any laws that apply and our submission policy.       

We want to encourage submissions from people who have personal experience of surrogacy. This includes surrogates, intended parents, parents through surrogacy, and people born through surrogacy. However, some Australian laws prohibit the identification of people involved in surrogacy arrangements or family court proceedings. For this reason, we will de-identify all submissions which identify, or may identify, people involved in surrogacy arrangements. If we determine that your submission does not need to be de-identified, we will ask for your consent before publishing it.  

We will only disclose identifying information outside the parameters above if the law or a court tells us to do so. In making a submission and given ‘commercial’ surrogacy is illegal is some jurisdictions, you may want to consider whether you are disclosing information that might expose you, or others, to legal risks or consequences.  

You can also let us know your thoughts in other ways. You might like to write or audio record your ideas or use another form of communication if this is easier. Please contact us about how best to do this:  

Email: surrogacy@alrc.gov.au  

Phone: +61 436 940 119  

You are also welcome to post us your submission:  

PO Box 209  
Flinders Lane  
Victoria 8009