Surrogacy lawyer explains upcoming ALRC reports

In this episode of the Australian Family & Fertility Law Podcast, Multi-Award Winning Surrogacy & Fertility Lawyer Stephen Page looks ahead to two monumental reports from the Australian Law Reform Commission due in July and August 2026.

Stephen, who serves on the advisory committee for the surrogacy review, breaks down what we might expect when the ALRC delivers its Surrogacy Report and Human Tissue Report to the Commonwealth Attorney-General. He discusses the public signals suggesting a potential move toward compensated surrogacy and explains how human tissue laws directly impact assisted reproductive technology, particularly concerning posthumous retrievals and the provision of breast milk. Reflecting on past parliamentary inquiries, Stephen also offers a realistic timeline for when we might actually see these recommendations translated into state and territory legislation, reminding listeners that law reform is often a slow and glacial process.

In This Episode:

• The impending release of the ALRC Surrogacy Report in July 2026
• Public signals regarding the legalisation of compensated surrogacy
• Why the ALRC Human Tissue Report impacts fertility law
• The legalities of posthumous retrievals and breast milk compensation
• The process of Commonwealth and state government legislative responses
• A historical look at the timeline of surrogacy law reform in Australia

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