Surrogacy law reform in Aotearoa New Zealand

Information about the Government’s Bill to improve surrogacy legislation can be found here.

Update March 2023

The Health Committee's report to the Government on recommended new law has now been extended to 4 August 2023. See https://www.lawcom.govt.nz/our-projects/review-of-surrogacy under last heading, 'Government Response':

The Commission’s recommendations are being considered by the Health Committee as part of its consideration of the Improving Arrangements for Surrogacy Bill, a Member’s Bill that was introduced in Parliament on 23 September 2021. The Health Committee is considering amendments to the Member’s Bill in relation to the recommendations in the Commission’s final report.

The Committee will report back on the Bill by 4 August 2023.  

You can view the hearing of evidence on 8 June 2022 to the Health Select Committee here.

Principles for the protection of the rights of the child born through surrogacy (Verona principles) 2021

The Verona Principles are ‘a set of principles to guide the regulation of surrogacy within a children’s rights framework, developed and published in 2021 by International Social Service and endorsed by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.’ Source Law Commission Report 146 Review of Surrogacy 2022