About ANZAFSP
Promoting professional excellence in fertility & family creation.
The Australian & New Zealand Association of Fertility and Surrogacy Professionals.
The leading organisation for Australian and New Zealand legal and counselling practitioners working in the field of fertility, surrogacy and donor conception.
Our Commitment
Ethical family creation.
The Australian & New Zealand Association of Fertility and Surrogacy Professionals is the leading organisation for Australian and New Zealand legal and counselling practitioners working in the field of fertility, surrogacy and donor conception.
The Association is committed to advocating for the best interests of children and people born through assisted reproduction, protecting the rights and autonomy of donors, surrogates, intended parents, and recipients and people accessing assisted reproductive treatment, and fostering positive relationships among all parties, including individuals born through these arrangements and their families.
We are committed to best practice ethical family creation, that protects the rights and best interests of children and the autonomy and rights of the parties, and that promotes healthy long-lasting relationships between the parties and their families.
The Association supports the growth and ethical practice of fertility and family creation professional services. It aims to promote professional excellence in fertility treatment and third-party family creation across Australia and New Zealand.
Our Advocacy
Committed to advocating for the best interests of all parties.
The Association is committed to protecting rights and fostering positive outcomes for everyone involved.
Children & Donor-Conceived People
Advocating for the best interests of children and people born through assisted reproduction.
Rights & Autonomy
Protecting the rights and autonomy of donors, surrogates, intended parents, and recipients accessing assisted reproductive treatment.
Positive Relationships
Fostering positive relationships among all parties, including individuals born through these arrangements and their families.
Leadership
Board of Directors & Advisory Panel
Sarah Jefford OAM
Director & President
Sarah Jefford is a family creation lawyer specialising in surrogacy and donor conception law. Sarah was awarded the medal of the Order of Australia for services to the surrogacy community.
Sarah-Jayne Duryea
Director & Membership Officer
Sarah-Jayne Duryea is the Founder and Principal Psychologist at Happy Minds Psychology. In her family-building work, Sarah-Jayne supports individuals and couples pursuing parenthood through IVF, surrogacy, donor conception, and adoption.
Simone Cureton
Director & Secretary
Simone is an Australian surrogacy lawyer providing advice and support to intended parents and surrogates across Australia, drawing on both legal expertise and lived experience.
Nicole Russell
Director & Treasurer
Nicole Russell is an experienced lawyer, specialising in surrogacy and fertility law. She is the founder and principal lawyer at Russell Walker Lawyers.
Dr Sarah Nowoweiski
Director
Sarah Nowoweiski is a Clinical and Health Psychologist and ANZICA counsellor who specialises in surrogacy and donor arrangements. She has experience in managing donor and surrogacy programs, and provides comprehensive counselling services for family building.
Rebecca Kerner
Director
Rebecca Kerner is a UK-trained Psychotherapist and Senior Counsellor, with over 26 years international experience specialising in fertility, relationship issues, and supporting all forms of family creation. Rebecca is also the Chair of the Australian and New Zealand Infertility Counsellors Association (ANZICA).
Sonja Goedeke
Advisory Panel
Sonja Goedeke is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Auckland University of Technology and a registered clinical psychologist whose research and practice focuses on the psychosocial and ethical aspects of infertility and assisted reproduction, particularly donor conception.
Ben Sayer
Advisory Panel
With more than two decades of experience, Ben is a co-founder of Sayer Jones and has practised extensively across all areas of surrogacy, fertility, and adoption law. Ben regularly assists parents, surrogates and donors alike through the provision of ethical, guided and holistic advice.
Amanda Monteith
Advisory Panel
Amanda Monteith is a Registered Psychologist and accredited Couples Counsellor who has worked in private practice for over 35 years. She has extensive experience as a fertility counsellor, as well as in providing education and training in family creation. Within her private practice she provides fertility, donor and surrogacy counselling.
Integrity
Upholding the highest ethical standards in all professional conduct and decision-making.
Collaboration
Fostering partnerships across disciplines to deliver holistic care for every family.
Compassion
Approaching every journey with empathy, understanding the emotional depth of family building.
