Mutual recognition of licensing
The Mutual Recognition legislation enacted by the Commonwealth and each State/Territory Parliament in 1992 and 1993 entitles people who are licensed in any other State or Territory to also be registered in an equivalent category in Tasmania. A person licensed in another state or territory may lodge a written notice with the Board seeking to be registered in connection with the equivalent occupation under the Mutual Recognition principle.
What the notice must contain
- that the person is licensed in the occupation in the first State, and which State;
- the occupation in which licensing is sought, and that it is sought under the Mutual Recognition principle;
- all the States in which the person has substantive licensing in the equivalent occupation;
- that the person is not the subject of disciplinary proceedings in any State (including preliminary investigations or action that might lead to disciplinary proceedings) in relation to those occupations;
- that the person’s licensing in any State is not cancelled or currently suspended as a result of disciplinary action;
- that the person is not otherwise personally prohibited from carrying on the occupation in any State and is not subject to special limitations, restrictions or conditions as a result of criminal, civil or disciplinary proceedings; and
- consent to the making of inquiries of, and the exchange of information with, the authority of any State regarding the person’s activities in the relevant occupation or otherwise regarding matters relevant to the notice.
The notice must be accompanied by the original, or a copy, of the instrument evidencing the person’s existing licence. The person must certify in the notice that the accompanying document is the original or a complete and accurate copy of the original.
The statement and other information in the notice must be verified by statutory declaration.