Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MUTUAL RECOGNITION ACT 1992

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Principal purpose  
   3A.     Simplified outline of this Act  
   4.      Interpretation  
   5.      Application of this Act to States  
   6.      Operation of this Act  
   7.      Crown bound  

   PART 2--GOODS

   8.      Mutual recognition--goods  
   9.      Entitlement to sell goods  
   10.     Requirements that do not need to be complied with  
   11.     Requirements that do need to be complied with  
   12.     Defences to offences regarding sale  
   13.     Goods that comply with local law  
   14.     Permanent exemptions  
   15.     Temporary exemptions  

   PART 3--OCCUPATIONS

           Division 1--Preliminary

   16.     Mutual recognition--equivalent occupations  
   17.     Entitlement to carry on equivalent occupation  
   18.     Application of this Part  

           Division 2--Entitlement to registration for equivalent occupations

   19.     Notification to local registration authority  
   20.     Entitlement to registration and continued registration  
   21.     Action following notice  
   22.     Postponement of registration  
   23.     Refusal of registration  
   24.     Notification of decision  

           Division 3--Interim arrangements

   25.     Interim deemed registration  
   26.     Duration of interim deemed registration  
   27.     Activities under interim deemed registration  

           Division 4--Equivalent occupations

   28.     Equivalent occupations  
   29.     General principles  
   30.     Declarations as to equivalent occupations  
   31.     Declarations by Tribunal  
   32.     Declarations by Ministers  

           Division 5--General provisions

   33.     Disciplinary action  
   34.     Review of decisions  
   35.     Costs  
   36.     Residence or domicile  
   37.     Furnishing information  
   38.     Receiving information  
   39.     General responsibilities of local registration authorities  
   40.     Fees  
   41.     Formalities requiring personal attendance  
   42.     Saving  

   PART 3A--AUTOMATIC--DEEMED REGISTRATION TO CARRY ON ACTIVITIES COVERED BY OCCUPATIONS

           Division 1--Preliminary

   42A.    Mutual recognition--activities covered by occupations  
   42B.    Entitlement to carry on activities covered by occupations in a second State  
   42C.    Application of this Part  

           Division 2--Entitlement to automatic deemed registration

   42D.    Entitlement to automatic deemed registration  
   42E.    Person may carry on activities in second State  
   42F.    Conditions on automatic deemed registration  
   42G.    When automatic deemed registration ends  
   42H.    Operation of State laws regarding registration  
   42J.    Notification for automatic deemed registration  
   42K.    No fee for automatic deemed registration  
   42L.    Evidence of automatic deemed registration  
   42M.    Disciplinary action in relation to automatic deemed registration  
   42N.    Notifying other local registration authorities of suspension or cancellation  
   42P.    Notifying other local registration authorities of other disciplinary action  
   42Q.    Formalities requiring personal attendance  
   42R.    Effect of automatic deemed registration on obligations in other States  

           Division 3--General provisions

   42S.    Exempting registrations because of significant risk to consumer protection etc.  
   42T.    Exempting registrations temporarily  
   42U.    Person providing information about home State to local registration authority  
   42V.    Local registration authorities providing and receiving information  
   42W.    General responsibilities of local registration authorities  
   42X.    Saving  

   PART 4--GENERAL

   43.     This Act does not confer judicial power on State local registration authorities or tribunals etc.  
   44.     Application of mutual recognition principle  
   45.     Machinery provisions regarding limitations etc.  
   46.     Determining place of production  
   46A.    Application of amendments made by the Mutual Recognition Amendment Act 2021  
   47.     Amendment of Schedules  
           SCHEDULE 1 Permanent exemptions: goods
           SCHEDULE 2 Permanent exemptions: laws relating to goods