Select Committee on Fertility Support and Assisted Reproductive Treatment

This Select Committee was established on 4 June 2025 to inquire into and report on fertility support and assisted reproductive treatment in New South Wales.

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Chair:		Mitchell, Sarah (NAT, LC Member)
Deputy Chair:		Cohn, Amanda (GRNS, LC Member)
Members:		Carter, Susan (LIB, LC Member)
		Donnelly, Greg (ALP, LC Member)
		Hurst, Emma (AJP, LC Member)
		Lawrence, Stephen (ALP, LC Member)
		Suvaal, Emily (ALP, LC Member)

Date	Milestone
04 Jun 2025	Referred
30 Sep 2025	Submissions closed
20 Apr 2026	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
21 Apr 2026	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
13 May 2026	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
20 May 2026	Hearing - Tamworth Community Centre, Tamworth

No. 3 Emeritus Professor Patrick Parkinson AM
No. 4 Sydney Women’s Wellness
No. 5 Service NSW
No. 6 Sarah Jefford OAM
No. 7 Center for Bioethics and Culture
No. 8 Australasian Institute for Restorative Reproductive Medicine
No. 9 Dr Penny Zagarelou-Mackieson
No. 10 Office of the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner
No. 11 Westmead Fertility Centre
No. 12 NaPro Life Centre
No. 13 The Ovulation Method Research and Reference Centre of Australia Ltd
No. 14 Abolish Surrogacy Australia (ABSA)
No. 15 ADF International
No. 16 Parish Marriage Resource Centre Australia
No. 17 International Coalition for the Abolition of Surrogate Motherhood
No. 18 Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls'
No. 19 NSW Nurses and Midwives Association
No. 20 Country Women’s Association of NSW
No. 21 Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) NSW&ACT
No. 22 New South Wales Women's Action Alliance
No. 23 The Pink Elephants Support Network
No. 24 Dr Maryam Naghsh Nejad
No. 25 Equality Australia
No. 25a Equality Australia
No. 26 Early Pregnancy Loss Coalition
No. 27 Anglican Church, Diocese of Sydney
No. 30 Asherman's Australia
No. 31 Active Watchful Waiting Inc.
No. 32 Professor Sonia Allan OAM
No. 33 Professor Yoshie Yanagihara
No. 34 World Youth Alliance
No. 35 Professor Maria Aleksandra Vanney
No. 36 National Catholic Bioethics Center
No. 37 Healthy Male
No. 38 Feminist International Network of Resistance to Reproductive and Genetic Engineering (Australia)
No. 39 Growing Families
No. 40 Emeritus Professor Michael Quinlan
No. 41 Dr Pia Matthews
No. 42 Association Déclaration de Casablanca pour l'abolition universelle de la gestation pour autrui
No. 43 Stop Surrogacy Now UK
No. 45 Mito Foundation
No. 46 Health Services Union National
No. 47 Australian Christian Lobby
No. 48 Ms Gena Corea
No. 49 Mrs Carol Maslak
No. 49a Mrs Carol Maslak
No. 50 Australian Council of Natural Family Planning
No. 52 Catholic Care
No. 53 Australian Feminists for Women's Rights
No. 54 Professor Sandra Lynch
No. 55 Name suppressed
No. 56 Joint Faith Leaders
No. 57 Human Genetics Society of Australasia (HGSA)
No. 58 Besins Healthcare
No. 59 Them Before Us
No. 60 Dr Little Deirdre
No. 61 Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand
No. 62 Rainbow Families Australia
No. 63 IVFAustralia
No. 64 Professor Wendy Lipworth, Sara Attinger, Dr Siun Gallagher and Professor Ainsley J Newson
No. 65 GeneEthics
No. 66 PKD Australia
No. 67 Australian and New Zealand Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (ANZSREI)
No. 68 Women's Bioethics Alliance
No. 69 FamilyVoice Australia
No. 70 Catholic Women's League Australia - New South Wales Inc.
No. 71 Plunkett Centre for Ethics
No. 72 Pro-life Health Professionals Australia
No. 73 Miracle Babies Foundation
No. 74 Gidget Foundation Australia
No. 75 Feminist Legal Clinic Incorporated
No. 76 Surrogacy Australia
No. 77 The Countess
No. 78 Australian New Zealand Consortium in Oncofertility
No. 79 Better Births Illawarra
No. 80 Donor Conceived Families Australia
No. 81 The Empty Cradle
No. 82 A/Prof David Kirchhoffer
No. 83 Name suppressed
No. 84 The Still Nest
No. 85 Her Herd
No. 86 Mothers Adoption Loss Alliance (MALA)
No. 87 The Law Society of New South Wales
No. 88 Andrology Department of Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney Local Health District
No. 89 The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
No. 90 InterAction for Health and Human Rights
No. 91 Genetic Alliance Australia
No. 93 Coalition of Activist Lesbians (CoAL) Inc
No. 94 Inner City Legal Centre (ICLC)
No. 95 NSW Health
No. 96 Association Representing Mothers Separated (by adoption) Vic Inc
No. 97 Dr Harvey Ward
No. 98 Mr Stephen Page, Page Provan
No. 99 Women's Forum Australia
No. 100 Professor Margaret A Somerville
No. 101 Mrs Caroline Lorbach
No. 102 Jennifer McCloy
No. 103 Miss Jennifer Williams
No. 104 Ms Julia Woodside
No. 105 Mrs Pauline Feehan
No. 106 Mrs Rachael Casella
No. 107 Miss Sonia Taylor
No. 108 Mrs Lucy Koops
No. 109 Mr John Taylor
No. 110 Kirra and Dylan Smith
No. 111 Mrs Cara Regan
No. 112 Mrs Joanne Widdup
No. 113 Ms Shelley Jenna
No. 114 Mrs Holly Fenwick
No. 115 Mrs Angela Wong
No. 116 Mrs Jean Weir
No. 117 Miss Ellen Paterson
No. 118 Ms Catherine Worrall
No. 119 Miss Leah Appleby
No. 120 Ms Lara Hook
No. 121 Miss Simran Fernando
No. 122 Mrs Joanna Nobbs
No. 123 Mrs Jennifer Kennedy
No. 124 Ms Mary van Reyk
No. 125 Mrs Stacey Maclver
No. 126 Mrs Avril Stepanov
No. 127 Mrs Christy Wright
No. 128 Mrs Rebecca Crosland
No. 129 Ms Madeleine Paslis
No. 130 Miss Jessica Charlton
No. 131 Mrs Jaimee Boulton
No. 132 Mrs Emily Johansen
No. 133 Ms Brodie Sheehan
No. 134 Mrs Amy Spohr
No. 135 Mrs Ellen Staas
No. 136 Ms Karina McShane
No. 137 Name suppressed
No. 138 Name suppressed
No. 139 Name suppressed
No. 140 Name suppressed
No. 141 Name suppressed
No. 142 Name suppressed
No. 143 Name suppressed
No. 177 Dr Renée Köhler-Ryan
No. 178 Torie Finnane Foundation (TFF)
No. 179 NSW Department of Education and NESA

Date	Venue Details
20/04/2026	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
21/04/2026	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
13/05/2026	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
20/05/2026	Tamworth Community Centre, Tamworth

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Sarah Newlands	Principal Council Officer	9230 3071	[email protected]
Julianna Taahi	PCO - Digital Enablement	9230 2581	[email protected]
Reeti Pandharipande	Administration Officer	9230 2156	[email protected]

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