Queensland and South Australia still do not recognise “parentage” for lesbians and their partners who had a child through IVF or ART.

Both Victoriaand Tasmania legislation (from 1.1.2010) will include both access and parentage for all women.

A bit about “parentage” in Australian states (also all states mentioned below are retrospective#).

* WA was the first to recognise parentage in 2002.
* Both the NT and the ACT was the second and third to recognise parentage in 2004.
* NSW did not recognise “parentage” for lesbians until September 2008.

# “Retrospective” means laws that have commenced on “parentage” – are also effective before the commencement date of the new law.

Another example:

* When the age of consent was made equal to 16 in NSW in 2003 – the law is still in effect before/prior to that year.

* In 1984, male homosexuality was illegal (lesbianism was never crimilized in the English Empire) – You can still be arrested/charged for male homosexual sexual conduct applying before/prior that date.