Is surrogacy illegal in Australia?

Partly. Surrogacy is restricted in Australia. Only unpaid surrogacy is legal; paid surrogacy is banned.

Every state and territory bans commercial surrogacy, altruistic allowed; UN Special Rapporteur report A/80/158 (14 Jul 2025): Australia permits only altruistic surrogacy.

Source: State laws; UN A/80/158

Banned (18)Restricted (21)Allowed

Australia is one of 18 countries where surrogacy is banned, and 21 more restrict it.
In Oceania: banned in 0 of 6 countries.

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