Antega Australia — Territory guide
Fertility treatment, law and funding in Australian Capital Territory
The ACT has no ART-specific Act. Clinics work under the national guidelines and accreditation system, while surrogacy and parentage are governed by the Parentage Act 2004.
- ART regulation
- No ART-specific state Act — national guidelines and accreditation
- Donor register
- No state or territory register identified — clinic records apply
- Public or state support
- No jurisdiction-specific programme identified
- Clinic providers listed
- 1 in Australian Capital Territory
Getting treatment here
Fertility treatment in the ACT is provided privately in Canberra, and many people also use clinics in Sydney. A GP referral to a fertility specialist is the usual starting point.
How ART is regulated
No dedicated ACT assisted reproductive technology Act was identified in the sources reviewed. Clinical practice is governed by the NHMRC ethical guidelines and RTAC accreditation.
Oversight: RTAC accreditation under the Fertility Society of Australia and New Zealand, alongside ACT Health's general regulation of health services.
Donor conception
No state or territory register identified — clinic records apply
- No ACT statutory donor-conception register was identified in the sources reviewed on 11 September 2026.
- Donor records are held by the treating clinic under the NHMRC guidelines, which require donor-conceived people to be able to access identifying information about their donor.
Surrogacy
Legislation: Parentage Act 2004 (ACT)
- Only altruistic surrogacy is lawful; commercial surrogacy is an offence.
- The Parentage (Surrogacy) Amendment Act 2024 changed the ACT's surrogacy rules, including who may enter an arrangement.
- A parentage order is applied for through the ACT courts after the birth, following independent legal advice and counselling.
Surrogacy arrangements have serious legal consequences for everyone involved, including the child. Get independent legal advice in this jurisdiction before you agree to anything.
Public support and funding here
No jurisdiction-specific programme identified
- No ACT public IVF programme or territory fertility rebate was identified in the official sources reviewed on 11 September 2026.
- Medicare rebates still apply to eligible fertility services.
If something goes wrong
Raise a concern with the clinic first — every accredited service must have a complaints process. If you are not satisfied, you can take it further.
ACT Human Rights Commission — Health Services CommissionerFertility providers in Australian Capital Territory
- IVFAustralia
1 location(s) in ACT
Where this information came from
- Parentage Act 2004 — ACT Legislation Register, checked 2026-09-11
- Entering a surrogacy arrangement — ACT Government, checked 2026-09-11
- Ethical guidelines on the use of assisted reproductive technology — NHMRC, checked 2026-09-11
- Reproductive Technology Accreditation Committee (RTAC) — Fertility Society of Australia and New Zealand, checked 2026-09-11
This is general information about the rules in an Australian state or territory. It is not legal advice, and it is not a decision about your own situation. Australian fertility law is not the same everywhere, and it changes. Take independent legal advice before entering a donor or surrogacy arrangement, and confirm anything you rely on with the official source.
The Australian Capital Territory record was last reviewed on 11 September 2026. Rules, programmes and services can change.