Clarence CPD: Who is a Parent?

Join us for an engaging CPD session exploring how Australian law defines parentage in an era of IVF, donor conception, and evolving family structures.

Note: this session will be offered in-person at Clarence, North Quay , and online via Zoom.
In person: please purchase tickets using the link below.
Online: please register click this link and you will be sent the zoom link.
Presented by Stephen Page, Australia’s pre-eminent fertility lawyer who has advised in over 2,000 surrogacy journeys for clients throughout Australia and in 39 other countries, and is Australia’s pre-eminent fertility lawyer.

Session topic:
The invention of IVF over 40 years ago and the changing nature of society, and families, has meant that who is a parent has changed. The ground breaking impact of the High Court decision in Masson v Parsons (2019) about parentage continues to reverberate. The Family Law Regulations 2024 (Cth) have made it considerably easier for many children’s parentage to now be presumed under Australian law.

Parentage is relevant for family, estate and migration lawyers, as it has impacts in those areas, and is often misunderstood. The impact of recent cases, and case studies, will be discussed.

Outcomes:

Attendees will gain a greater insight into how parentage is relevant for family, estate and migration lawyers, as the impacts in those areas, which are often misunderstood. The impact of recent cases, and case studies, will be discussed.

Details:

Date: Thursday 4 June 2026 Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm (AEST) (1 hour presentation with 30 mins Q&A).
Format: In-person (Clarence, North Quay, Brisbane) and streamed to other locations
Cost: Free

Open to Clarence members and non-members.

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