Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) A birth parent must be at least 18 years old when they enter into a surrogacy arrangement.
(2) However, a birth parent who is not yet 25 years old must not enter into a surrogacy arrangement unless—
(a) the birth parent has received counselling about the surrogacy arrangement and its social and psychological implications; and
(b) the counsellor was satisfied that the birth parent was of sufficient maturity to understand the surrogacy arrangement and its social and psychological implications.
(3) The birth parent must receive counselling from a person who is different to the person from whom the intended parent or parents to the surrogacy arrangement receive their counselling under section 28A (1).
(4) If the birth parent is to undergo a procedure with the intention of becoming pregnant as a result of the procedure, the counselling they must receive under subsection (2) must be from a person who, or an entity providing counselling services that, is not connected with—
(a) the doctor who will carry out the procedure; or
(b) the institution where the procedure will be carried out; or
(c) another entity involved in carrying out the procedure.