South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts(1) The following principles (the "surrogacy principles") apply in relation to the lawful practice of surrogacy in South Australia:
(a) the human rights of all parties to a lawful surrogacy agreement, including any child born as a result of the agreement, must be respected;
(b) the surrogate mother under a lawful surrogacy agreement should not be financially disadvantaged as a result of her involvement in the lawful surrogacy agreement.
(2) The Minister, the Court, and each person or body engaged in the administration of this Act must exercise their powers and perform their functions so as to give effect to the surrogacy principles.
(3) However, the surrogacy principles do not displace, and cannot be used to justify the displacement of, section 6.