{"id":"tas:sr-2023-012","name":"Surrogacy Regulations 2023","slug":"surrogacy-regulations-2023","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"12 of 2023","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179180,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2023-012-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> These regulations may be cited as the [Surrogacy Regulations 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2023-012) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These regulations take effect on 1 May 2023.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> In these regulations –\n> \n> > ***Act*** means the [Surrogacy Act 2012](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2012-034) .","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fees","content":"### 4 Fees\n\n> The fees set out in [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) are prescribed as the fees payable to the court in respect of the matters to which they relate.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Prescribed Fees","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Prescribed Fees","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Prescribed Fees SCHEDULE 1 - Prescribed Fees\n\n[Regulation 4](#GS4@EN)\n\n| Item | Matter | Section of Act | Fee (fee units) |\n| 1. | Application for parentage order under Division 1 of Part 4 of the Act | Section 13(3)(b) | 65 |\n| 2. | Application for parentage order under Division 2 of Part 4 of the Act | Section 20(3)(b) | 65 |\n| 3. | Application for discharge of parentage order | Section 27(3)(b) | 65 |\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 28 April 2023\n\nThese regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content is present in the provided document to assess whether the scope of these regulations changed from the original intent. Only administrative metadata (commencement date, responsible minister reference, amendment table link) is visible. No substantive provisions, objects clauses, or explanatory material have been included."},"complexity_factors":["Only metadata and status information was provided — no substantive regulatory content is available for analysis","Surrogacy law in Australia is inherently complex, involving family law, reproductive health law, and ethical considerations, but that complexity cannot be assessed from this document","Regulations (as opposed to Acts) are typically more technical and procedural in nature, but again the actual provisions are absent","The document's repetitive formatting (likely a rendering artefact) makes it harder to extract meaningful information"],"plain_english_summary":"The Tasmanian Surrogacy Regulations 2023 are subordinate rules made under the Surrogacy Act (in force 1 May 2023) that set out the practical, administrative and procedural details supporting surrogacy law. They affect intended parents, prospective surrogates, medical and legal practitioners, and government agencies by specifying how arrangements are processed and administered.\n\nNote: only the regulations’ status/administrative metadata is provided here — the actual regulatory text is not included."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations do not change who is covered by the Surrogacy Act or alter substantive law; they only set the fees payable to the court for specified applications under the Act (Reg 4; Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject matter: only prescribes fees for three specific application types (Reg 4; Schedule 1).","Cross-references to the Surrogacy Act sections for each listed matter (Schedule 1 references s 13(3)(b), s 20(3)(b), s 27(3)(b)).","Fees stated in fee units rather than currency, requiring an external conversion to dollars.","Identical fee amount (65 fee units) across items reduces internal complexity.","Administrative details (commencement date 1 May 2023; Gazette notice 28 April 2023) and responsibility assigned to the Department of Justice introduce minimal administrative considerations."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations prescribe the court fees payable for surrogacy-related applications under the Surrogacy Act: applications for parentage orders (both Divisions 1 and 2 of Part 4) and applications to discharge a parentage order. Each listed matter is set at 65 fee units (Regulation 4; Schedule 1). Applicants (for example, intended parents or persons named in orders) must pay these fees to the court. The rules commence 1 May 2023 and are administered by the Department of Justice; the fee is expressed in fee units, not dollars."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: prescribing court fees for surrogacy-related applications. There is no evidence of scope creep; the three fee items directly correspond to the application types anticipated in the parent Act's structure."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 operative provisions plus a schedule","Single defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","No cross-references beyond the parent Act and standard legislation publication rules","Simple tabular structure for fees with only 3 line items","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward fee-setting mechanism using fee units (standard practice)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the court fees for surrogacy-related legal applications in Australia.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Establishes how much people must pay when they apply to a court for orders related to surrogacy arrangements\n- Specifically covers three types of applications:\n  * **Parentage orders** (legal declarations that the intended parents become the legal parents of a child born through surrogacy) — this covers both standard applications and those involving international surrogacy arrangements\n  * **Discharge of parentage orders** (applications to cancel or end an existing parentage order)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Intended parents seeking legal recognition as parents of children born through surrogacy arrangements\n- Surrogates and others involved in these court proceedings\n- The courts handling these family law matters\n\n**Why it matters:**\nSurrogacy involves complex legal steps to transfer parentage from the birth mother (and her partner, if any) to the intended parents. These regulations make clear exactly what court fees apply — currently **65 fee units** for each type of application. (A \"fee unit\" is a standardised amount set by government that gets multiplied to determine the actual dollar cost, allowing fees to adjust for inflation without changing the regulations themselves.)\n\nThe regulations work alongside the *Surrogacy Act 2012*, which governs the broader legal framework for surrogacy arrangements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/surrogacy-regulations-2023","history":"/api/acts/surrogacy-regulations-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/surrogacy-regulations-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/surrogacy-regulations-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/surrogacy-regulations-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/surrogacy-regulations-2023/documents"}}