Wednesday, November 24, 2004
"INFERTILITY TREATMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 60
Surrogacy-advertising
60. Surrogacy-advertising
A person must not publish or cause to be published a statement, advertisement,
notice or document-
(a) to the effect that a person is or may be willing to enter into a
surrogacy agreement; or
(b) to the effect that a person is seeking another person who is or may be
willing to enter into a surrogacy agreement or to act as a surrogate
mother or to arrange a surrogacy agreement; or
(c) to the effect that a person is or may be willing to arrange a
surrogacy agreement; or
(d) to the effect that a person is or may be willing to accept any benefit
under a surrogacy agreement, whether for himself or herself or for
another person; or
(e) that is intended or likely to counsel or procure a person to agree to
act as a surrogate mother; or
(f) to the effect that a person is or may be willing to act as a surrogate
mother.
Penalty: 240 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment or both."
so if I even said I'd like a surrogate, I could be sent to jail.
Surrogacy-advertising
60. Surrogacy-advertising
A person must not publish or cause to be published a statement, advertisement,
notice or document-
(a) to the effect that a person is or may be willing to enter into a
surrogacy agreement; or
(b) to the effect that a person is seeking another person who is or may be
willing to enter into a surrogacy agreement or to act as a surrogate
mother or to arrange a surrogacy agreement; or
(c) to the effect that a person is or may be willing to arrange a
surrogacy agreement; or
(d) to the effect that a person is or may be willing to accept any benefit
under a surrogacy agreement, whether for himself or herself or for
another person; or
(e) that is intended or likely to counsel or procure a person to agree to
act as a surrogate mother; or
(f) to the effect that a person is or may be willing to act as a surrogate
mother.
Penalty: 240 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment or both."
so if I even said I'd like a surrogate, I could be sent to jail.
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