❓ Mr Aubrey asks the Premier about the Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Act 2025 and its impact on Western Australians. The Premier responds positively, highlighting the Act's role in promoting equality and facilitating family formation for diverse groups.
AnsweredQoN 718Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Assisted Reproductive
Technology and Surrogacy Act
718. Mr Stuart Aubrey to
the Premier:
I refer to the Cook
Labor government's commitment to creating more inclusive communities.
(1) Can the Premier update the house on the recent
passage of the Assisted Reproductive Technology
and Surrogacy Act 2025 ?
(2) Can the Premier also advise what this means
for Western Australians who want the opportunity to start the families they
have been dreaming of?
Technology and Surrogacy Act
718. Mr Stuart Aubrey to
the Premier:
I refer to the Cook
Labor government's commitment to creating more inclusive communities.
(1) Can the Premier update the house on the recent
passage of the Assisted Reproductive Technology
and Surrogacy Act 2025 ?
(2) Can the Premier also advise what this means
for Western Australians who want the opportunity to start the families they
have been dreaming of?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Scarborough for his question. I
also thank the member for the powerful contribution that he made in this
debate when the bill passed the Legislative Assembly. He said in his
contribution:
This legislation is not just a legal
change that removes barriers to access surrogacy in WA; it is a shift in what I
can even imagine for my future.
Those succinct words
summarise why the WA Labor government sought to change laws around who can and
cannot be a parent.
The passing of the Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Act 2025 closes another chapter in Western Australia's march towards equality. It is for
any Western Australian who has ever been told that they do not belong. It is
for anyone who has ever been denied the right to build a family because of who
they are, how they identify or who they love. It is for anyone who wants a
state community that is fair, safe, inclusive and compassionate. At their core,
these laws will make it easier for Western Australians to start to grow their
families. They will open IVF and surrogacy to same-sex couples, intersex and
transgender people and singles, and they will bring WA into line with other
jurisdictions including Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, the
Australian Capital Territory and Queensland.
The member for
Scarborough is just one of the thousands of voices that have contributed to
this topic over many years, but there are so many others, like Paul Hadfield-Jia
of Rainbow Families who spoke to Nadia Mitsopoulos on ABC radio this morning
about what this means to his family. Mr Hadfield-Jia described his elation over
these laws passing. It means that both he and his husband will be legally
recognised as the parents of both their children, who were born via surrogacy
overseas. Their children, Samantha and Harrison, were born overseas because the
option was not available in Western Australia. Our new laws tear down the
unnecessary barriers that stood in the path of prospective parents. The
legislation modernises access to fertility treatment, surrogacy, genetic
testing and donor information. It cuts red tape and opens doors that should
never have been closed in the first place. It reflects the simple truth—that
loves makes a family.
I thank members in
the house for their constructive and respectful contributions during this
debate and for helping provide a future of hope for thousands of Western
Australians.
also thank the member for the powerful contribution that he made in this
debate when the bill passed the Legislative Assembly. He said in his
contribution:
This legislation is not just a legal
change that removes barriers to access surrogacy in WA; it is a shift in what I
can even imagine for my future.
Those succinct words
summarise why the WA Labor government sought to change laws around who can and
cannot be a parent.
The passing of the Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Act 2025 closes another chapter in Western Australia's march towards equality. It is for
any Western Australian who has ever been told that they do not belong. It is
for anyone who has ever been denied the right to build a family because of who
they are, how they identify or who they love. It is for anyone who wants a
state community that is fair, safe, inclusive and compassionate. At their core,
these laws will make it easier for Western Australians to start to grow their
families. They will open IVF and surrogacy to same-sex couples, intersex and
transgender people and singles, and they will bring WA into line with other
jurisdictions including Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, the
Australian Capital Territory and Queensland.
The member for
Scarborough is just one of the thousands of voices that have contributed to
this topic over many years, but there are so many others, like Paul Hadfield-Jia
of Rainbow Families who spoke to Nadia Mitsopoulos on ABC radio this morning
about what this means to his family. Mr Hadfield-Jia described his elation over
these laws passing. It means that both he and his husband will be legally
recognised as the parents of both their children, who were born via surrogacy
overseas. Their children, Samantha and Harrison, were born overseas because the
option was not available in Western Australia. Our new laws tear down the
unnecessary barriers that stood in the path of prospective parents. The
legislation modernises access to fertility treatment, surrogacy, genetic
testing and donor information. It cuts red tape and opens doors that should
never have been closed in the first place. It reflects the simple truth—that
loves makes a family.
I thank members in
the house for their constructive and respectful contributions during this
debate and for helping provide a future of hope for thousands of Western
Australians.
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