Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) Each party to a surrogacy arrangement must, before entering into the arrangement, obtain legal advice about its effect.
(2) The intended parent or parents must obtain legal advice that is independent to the legal advice obtained by the birth parent and their partner, if any.
(3) If there are 2 intended parents to the surrogacy arrangement, they may obtain the legal advice jointly or separately.
(4) If the birth parent's partner is a party to the surrogacy arrangement, the birth parent and their partner may obtain the legal advice jointly or separately.