7Application of certain amendments

7 Application of certain amendments

7 Application of certain amendments

(1) Clauses 6 and 7, as in force before the commencement day, continue to apply to a person engaged to exercise the functions of a qualified counsellor under the Act before the commencement day.

(2) Clauses 6A and 6B, as inserted by the amending regulation, apply to a person engaged to exercise the functions of a qualified counsellor under the Act in relation to a surrogacy arrangement entered into outside Australia before the commencement day.

(3) In this clause—

amending regulation means the Surrogacy Amendment (Qualified Counsellors) Regulation 2025.

commencement day means the day on which the amending regulation commences.

engaged, to exercise the functions of a qualified counsellor, includes the booking of an initial appointment with the counsellor.

cl 7: Subst 2025 (464), Sch 1[2].