Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

SUBSTITUTE PARENT AGREEMENTS ACT 1994 (REPEALED) - SECT 3

In this Act:

Note     A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see Legislation Act 2001 , s 155).

"commercial substitute parent agreement" means a substitute parent agreement under which a person agrees to make or give to another person a payment or reward, other than for or on account for expenses connected with—

        (a)     a pregnancy (including any attempt to become pregnant) that is the subject of the agreement; or

        (b)     the birth or care of a child born as a result of that pregnancy.

"substitute parent agreement" means a contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding under which—

        (a)     a person agrees to become, or to attempt to become, pregnant and that a child born as a result of the pregnancy is to be taken to be (whether by adoption, agreement or otherwise) the child of another person; or

        (b)     a person who is pregnant agrees that a child born as a result of the pregnancy is to be taken to be (whether by adoption, agreement or otherwise) the child of another person.