35Counselling must have been obtained

#### 35 Counselling must have been obtained 35 Counselling must have been obtained > > (1) Each of the affected parties must have received counselling from a qualified counsellor about the surrogacy arrangement and its social and psychological implications before entering into the surrogacy arrangement. > > > (2) The birth mother and the birth mother’s partner (if any) must have received further counselling from a qualified counsellor about the surrogacy arrangement and its social and psychological implications after the birth of the child and before consenting to the parentage order. > > > (3) This precondition does not apply to a pre-commencement surrogacy arrangement. > > > (4) If the Court grants leave to an intended parent to make a sole application in respect of a surrogacy arrangement that involves 2 intended parents, it is not necessary to establish that the intended parent who is not a party to the application received counselling about the surrogacy arrangement.