What impact does the prohibition on arranging surrogacy services - for payment - have on AHR clinics, doctors and lawyers?

Section 6 of the AHRAct prohibits anyone from receiving payment for arranging, offering to arrange or advertising to arrange for the services of a surrogate mother. It does not, however, prevent: • an AHR clinic from being paid for providing AHR services to a surrogate mother; • a doctor from being paid for providing medical care to a surrogate mother; or • a lawyer from being paid for providing legal advice or services to a surrogate mother.  more

Section 6 prohibits anyone from receiving payment for arranging, offering to arrange or advertising to arrange for the services of a surrogate. It does not prevent an AHR clinic from being paid for the provision of AHR procedures to a surrogate mother. It does not prevent a doctor from providing medical care to a surrogate. It does not prevent a lawyer from being paid for providing legal advice or services to a surrogate or to a commissioning couple. What is prohibited is for anyone - for payment - to act as the intermediary arranging for surrogacy services, including any offer or advertisement to arrange for such services.  more