Fertility treatment, law and funding in Western Australia

Fertility treatment is provided mainly by private clinics in Perth, with some regional consulting. King Edward Memorial Hospital provides a limited publicly funded reproductive medicine service — assessment, education, counselling, cycle tracking, ovulation induction and reproductive surgery — rather than general public IVF.

Legislation: Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991 (WA)

Assisted reproductive technology in Western Australia is licensed under the Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991, with the Reproductive Technology Council advising the Minister for Health. New assisted reproductive technology and surrogacy legislation has been passed and is expected to commence in 2027.

Oversight: The Reproductive Technology Council, established under the 1991 Act, together with the Department of Health WA. Clinical accreditation is through RTAC.

Not established in the sources reviewed

• Western Australia maintains donor records under the Human Reproductive Technology Act framework, administered through the Department of Health.
• The arrangements for donor information are among the areas addressed by the new legislation due to commence in 2027, so check the current position with the Department of Health before relying on it.

Legislation: Surrogacy Act 2008 (WA)

• Only altruistic surrogacy is lawful; commercial surrogacy is prohibited.
• Arrangements require approval processes involving the Reproductive Technology Council, along with counselling and independent legal advice.
• Eligibility rules are among the areas being changed by the new legislation due to commence in 2027.

Surrogacy arrangements have serious legal consequences for everyone involved, including the child. Get independent legal advice in this jurisdiction before you agree to anything.

Limited public assessment or treatment service

• King Edward Memorial Hospital's reproductive medicine service provides limited publicly funded fertility assessment and treatment, with inclusion criteria. It does not routinely provide public IVF.
• No Western Australian state IVF rebate was identified in the official sources reviewed on 11 September 2026.

• Public reproductive medicine service (King Edward Memorial Hospital)

  Open with a waiting list

  A limited publicly funded reproductive medicine service in Western Australia providing investigation, education, counselling, cycle tracking, ovulation induction and reproductive surgery. It does not routinely provide public IVF.

  Women and Newborn Health Service, WA

• New assisted reproductive technology and surrogacy legislation has been passed and is expected to commence in 2027. Until it commences, the Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991 and Surrogacy Act 2008 continue to apply.

These are not current requirements. Antega only describes law that is in force as current, and records changes here until they commence.

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.

• Adora Fertility

  2 location(s) in WA

• Monash IVF

  2 location(s) in WA

• City Fertility

  1 location(s) in WA

• Genea Hollywood Fertility

  1 location(s) in WA

• Concept Fertility Centre

  1 location(s) in WA

• Fertility North

  1 location(s) in WA

• King Edward Memorial Hospital — Reproductive Medicine

  1 location(s) in WA

• New assisted reproductive technology and surrogacy legislation for WA — Department of Health WA, checked 2026-09-11
• Reproductive Technology Council — Government of Western Australia, checked 2026-09-11
• Reproductive Medicine — Women and Newborn Health Service WA, 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