Mutual Recognition (Automatic Licensed Occupations Recognition) Act 2014 (NSW)

Mutual Recognition (Automatic Licensed Occupations Recognition) Act 2014 No 51

An Act to provide for the automatic recognition of the licensing of certain occupations in other jurisdictions, and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the Mutual Recognition (Automatic Licensed Occupations Recognition) Act 2014.

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

3 Definitions (1) In this Act: another jurisdiction means another State or a Territory or New Zealand. deemed local licence means a local licence that a person is deemed to hold under this Act as a result of being the holder in another jurisdiction of a recognised licence. interstate licensing authority means a person or body having the function of issuing a recognised licence under the law of another jurisdiction. licence means a licence, permit, certificate, registration or other authorisation. local law means the law of this jurisdiction under which a local licence is issued. local licence means a licence that is prescribed by the regulations as a local licence for the purposes of this Act. local licensing authority means the person or body having the function of issuing a local licence. person means an individual. recognised licence means a licence issued under a law of another jurisdiction that is prescribed by the regulations under this Act as a recognised licence. (2) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.

Part 2 Mutual recognition of licences

4 Recognised licence to be a deemed local licence (1) A person who holds a recognised licence under the law of another jurisdiction is deemed to hold the local licence (a deemed local licence) that is prescribed by the regulations as equivalent to that recognised licence, but only if the person's principal place of residence is in that other jurisdiction.