The Parliament of South Australia has recently passed the
Surrogacy Bill 2019 (the Surrogacy Bill). The
changes apply to who is eligible to use a surrogate and also
introduce some mandatory criteria which has to be reflected in a
surrogacy agreement. It is hoped that the new Surrogacy Bill will
make surrogacy an option which is available to more people while
also refining some of the important legal structure around the
process.
What is a surrogacy agreement?
In its most simplest form, a surrogacy agreement is an agreement
under which a surrogate mother agrees to carry a child on behalf of
another person or couple, who is intended to become the parent/s of
the child once born.
