41CProvision of surrogacy information by parties to surrogacy arrangement

41C Provision of surrogacy information by parties to surrogacy arrangement

41C Provision of surrogacy information by parties to surrogacy arrangement

(1) An affected party in relation to a surrogacy arrangement may, by notice to the Secretary, provide to the Secretary any registrable information about the surrogacy arrangement.

(2) An affected party in relation to a surrogacy arrangement may at any time, by notice to the Secretary, update any registrable information provided to the Secretary, including after a parentage order has been made in relation to the surrogacy arrangement.

(3) A gamete provider under a surrogacy arrangement may at any time, by notice to the Secretary, provide to the Secretary any registrable information about the surrogacy arrangement.

(4) A biological sibling of a person born as a result of a surrogacy arrangement may at any time, by notice to the Secretary, provide to the Secretary any registrable information about the surrogacy arrangement.

(5) The Secretary is under no obligation to inquire into, or verify, the information provided about a surrogacy arrangement by a person.

(6) In this section, registrable information about a surrogacy arrangement is any information about a surrogacy arrangement the Secretary may enter in the central register under this Division.

Note—

Provision of registrable information about a surrogacy arrangement is a precondition to the making of a parentage order under the Surrogacy Act 2010 in respect of the surrogacy arrangement.

pt 3, div 3 (ss 41A–41M): Ins 2010 No 102, Sch 2.1 [14].