Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (New South Wales) Act 1996 (NSW)

Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (New South Wales) Act 1996 No 102

An Act to enable the enactment of legislation applying uniformly throughout Australia for the recognition of regulatory standards adopted in New Zealand regarding goods and occupations.

1 Name of Act and purpose (1) This Act is the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (New South Wales) Act 1996. (2) The purpose of this Act is to enable the enactment of legislation applying uniformly throughout Australia for the recognition of regulatory standards adopted in New Zealand regarding goods and occupations.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day to be appointed by proclamation.

3 Interpretation In this Act: the Commonwealth Act means the Act of the Parliament of the Commonwealth, enacted as referred to in section 4 (1).

4 Enactment of uniform mutual recognition legislation (1) The following matters, to the extent to which they are not otherwise included in the legislative powers of the Parliament of the Commonwealth, are referred to the Parliament of the Commonwealth, namely, the matters to which the Schedule relates but only to the extent of the enactment of an Act in the terms, or substantially in the terms, set out in the Schedule. (2) The reference has effect for a period commencing on the day on which this Act commences and ending on the day fixed under subsection (3) as the day on which the reference under this Act terminates, but not longer. (3) The Governor may, at any time, fix by proclamation published on the NSW legislation website a day as the day on which the reference terminates. (4) The day so fixed must be no earlier than the end of the period of 5 years commencing on: (a) the day fixed under section 2 of the Commonwealth Act; or (b) if more than one day is fixed under that section, the earlier or earliest of those days. (5) The reference does not extend to amendments to the Commonwealth Act made after its original enactment, other than amendments to a Schedule to the Commonwealth Act made by regulations in accordance with the Commonwealth Act.