Surrogacy

Surrogacy laws

Surrogacy and the law in Queensland, including what’s legal and what’s not and the birth mother’s rights.

Entering into a surrogacy arrangement

Entering into a surrogacy arrangement, including who may make a surrogacy arrangement, when an arrangement can be made, and the enforceability of surrogacy arrangements.

Costs of surrogacy

Costs of surrogacy, including the birth mother’s reasonable surrogacy costs, legal costs and other costs.

Get a parentage order

What’s involved in getting a parentage order to transfer legal parentage of a child born under a surrogacy arrangement.

Register a parentage or discharge order

Find out what is involved in registering a parentage order to transfer legal parentage of a child born as a result of a surrogacy arrangement. This online application form is also used for a discharge order.