Legislation
Acts and regulations
A full list of Queensland legislation is available from the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel.
Adoption
Protecting children
- Child Protection Act 1999
- Child Protection (International Measures) Act 2003
- Childrens Court Act 1992
- Family Services Act 1987
Surrogacy legislation now administered by Department of Justice and Attorney-General
In May 2009, responsibility for administration of the Surrogate Parenthood Act 1988 was transferred to the Department of Justice and Attorney-General.
The Queensland Government has released a position paper outlining a model for the decriminalisation of altruistic surrogacy and the transfer of parentage. More information is available through the Department of Justice and Attorney-General’s website.
Fact sheets and brochures
- Child protection legislation: an historical perspective
- History of adoption legislation
- Blueprint legislation reforms - overview of the legislation reforms.
- Last updated
- 13 November 2009