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Legislation on altruistic surrogacy in NSW (Inquiry)

This inquiry is a completed Legislative Council inquiry conducted by the Law and Justice Committee.

The Standing Committee on Law and Justice accepted terms of reference regarding whether NSW legislation requires amendment to better deal with altruistic surrogacy and other related matters.

The terms of reference for the inquiry were referred by the Attorney General, the Hon John Hatzistergos MLC.

The Committee held four days of public hearings on 5 and 6 November 2008 and18 and 19 March 2009.

The Committee tabled its report to the Inquiry on 27 May 2009. The Government's response to the report is due on 27 November 2009.

Media release: Tabling the Committee report:
090527Media Release - Tabling the Committee report.pdf

Legislative Council Committee Report Debate, 2 June 2009

Timeline

Referred: 4 Aug 2008
    » Call for submissions: 13 Aug 2008
    » Submissions close: 26 Sep 2008
        » Final Report Published: 27 May 2009

Reports and Government Responses

DateName of Document
27/05/2009Legislation on altruistic surrogacy in NSW (Final Report)

Hearings and Transcripts

DateName of Document
05/11/2008Public Hearing
06/11/2008Public Hearing
18/03/2009Public Hearing
19/03/2009Public Hearing

Submissions

View the public submission(s) published by the committee in relation to this inquiry.

The closing date for submissions was 26 September 2008

Other Documents

DateType of Document
04/08/2008Media Release: Announcing the Inquiry
05/11/2008In camera transcript
05/11/2008Tabled document: Mr David Norman, Canberra Fertility Centre: Surrogacy Information booklet
05/11/2008Tabled document: Mr David Norman, Answers to pre-hearing questions
06/11/2008Tabled document: Mr Tim Cannon, Seminar notes Queensland University of Technology 2001
14/11/2008Answers to Questions on Notice: Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
28/11/2008Answers to Questions on Notice: St Marks Theological Centre
27/03/2009Answers to Questions on Notice: Ms Linda Wright
01/04/2009Answers to Questions on Notice: Queensland Bioethics Centre
02/04/2009Answers to Questions on Notice: Anglican Church, Diocese of Sydney
06/04/2009Answers to Questions on Notice: Associate Professor Anita Stuhmcke
06/04/2009Answers to Questions on Notice: Ms Miranda Montrone
06/04/2009Answers to Questions on Notice: TangledWebs Inc
09/04/2009Answers to Questions on Notice: NSW Department of Health
15/04/2009Answers to Questions on Notice: FamilyVoice Australia
21/04/2009Answers to Questions on Notice: Access, Australia's Infertility Network

Contact Us

This is a completed inquiry. The contacts below are historical only.

Inquiry Terms of Reference

Ministerial

Terms of Reference.pdf



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