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Surrogacy Act 2012
41Commercial brokerage or advertising of surrogacy arrangements prohibited
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### 41 Commercial brokerage or advertising of surrogacy arrangements prohibited
> > (1) In this section –
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> > > ***payment*** means –
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> > > > > (a) payment in money or money's worth, other than payment of the birth mother's reasonable surrogacy costs; and
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> > > > > (b) for reward or other material benefit or advantage, other than payment of any of the birth mother's reasonable surrogacy costs.
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> > (2) A person must not, for payment, or in anticipation of receiving payment –
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> > > > (a) initiate or take part in any negotiations with a view to the making of a surrogacy arrangement; or
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> > > > (b) offer or agree to negotiate the making of a surrogacy arrangement; or
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> > > > (c) compile any information with a view to its use in making, or negotiating the making of, any surrogacy arrangements; or
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> > > > (d) knowingly cause another person to do any of the acts referred to in [paragraph (a)](#GS41@Gs2@Hpa@EN) , [(b)](#GS41@Gs2@Hpb@EN) or [(c)](#GS41@Gs2@Hpc@EN) .
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.