{"id":"F2022L00388","name":"Automatic Mutual Recognition (Australian Capital Territory) (Notification Requirement— Driver Licensing) Determination 2022","slug":"automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-driver-licensing-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441291,"registerId":"F2022L00388-fast-fetch-1775956632435","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Automatic Mutual Recognition (Australian Capital Territory) (Notification Requirement— Driver Licensing) Determination 2022","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n                                        ![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nAutomatic Mutual Recognition (Australian Capital Territory) (Notification Requirement— Driver Licensing) Determination 2022\n\nI, Chris Steel, Minister for Transport and City Services, make the following determination.\n\nDated 23 March 2022   \n\nChris Steel \n\nMinister for Transport and City Services, Australian Capital Territory\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Simplified outline of this instrument\n\n5  Definitions\n\n6  Notification requirement\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Automatic Mutual Recognition (Australian Capital Territory) (Notification Requirement— Driver Licensing) Determination 2022.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument 1 July 2022\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 42J(4) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.\n\n4  Simplified outline of this instrument\n\nThe purpose of this instrument is to require a person to notify a local registration authority before the person begins to rely on automatic deemed registration under the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth to carry on an activity in the Australian Capital Territory to which the determination is to apply.\n\nUnless revoked earlier, this instrument will sunset under section 50 of the Legislation Act 2003 of the Commonwealth (see subsection 42J(5) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth). This will generally mean that this instrument will be repealed on the first 1 April or 1 October falling on or after the tenth anniversary of the registration of the instrument on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n5  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.\n\ncovered activity means an activity mentioned in the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000 of the Australian Capital Territory authorised to be carried on under\n\na)      a driving instructor (cars) accreditation, or\n\nb)      a heavy vehicle driver assessor accreditation, or\n\nc)      an interlock installer approval, or\n\nd)      an interlock service provider approval, or\n\ne)      a driver training course provider approval\n\nunder that regulation.\n\nlocal registration authority means the Australian Capital Territory Road Transport Authority established under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 of the Australian Capital Territory.\n\n6  Notification requirement\n\n  For subsection 42J(4) of the Act, a person intending to carry on a covered activity in the Australian Capital Territory must notify the local registration authority before the person begins to carry on the activity.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument does not alter which driver‑licensing activities are covered (those are set by the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000 (s5)) but it adds a procedural precondition: persons must notify the ACT Road Transport Authority before they begin to rely on automatic deemed registration under the Mutual Recognition Act (s6). It therefore changes the operational scope of mutual recognition in the ACT by imposing prior notification and sets timing (commencement and sunset) parameters (s2, s4)."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural, single-obligation instrument — creates one clear administrative step (notification) rather than substantive regulatory rules (s6).","Relies on external Commonwealth law for the underlying deemed-registration mechanism (Mutual Recognition Act) (s3), requiring cross‑referencing between instruments.","Defines covered activities by reference to the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000, so determining scope requires reading that regulation (definitions, s5).","Temporal mechanics: specified commencement date and automatic sunset reference introduce timing considerations (s2, s4).","No penalties, enforcement powers or procedural detail in the instrument about how notifications are made or consequences of non-notification — potential compliance uncertainty (s6).","Low administrative discretion: notification goes to a single named authority (local registration authority — ACT Road Transport Authority) which centralises decision/receipt (definitions, s5)."],"plain_english_summary":"Requires people to notify the ACT Road Transport Authority before relying on automatic deemed registration under the Commonwealth Mutual Recognition Act to carry on certain driver‑licensing activities in the ACT (s6). It applies to accredited driving instructors, heavy‑vehicle assessor accreditations, interlock installers/service providers and driver training course providers as defined by the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000 (s5), adding an administrative precondition but not changing which activities are listed."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: imposing a notification requirement for automatic mutual recognition in specific ACT driver licensing contexts. It has not expanded beyond the specific five activity types listed in the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000 (ACT)."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument: only 6 sections spanning approximately 1 page","Minimal defined terms: only 3 definitions (Act, covered activity, local registration authority)","Single operative provision (section 6) with straightforward conditional logic","No cross-references beyond the enabling Act and one ACT regulation","No nested exceptions or complex temporal provisions","Clear, linear structure with simplified outline provided"],"plain_english_summary":"This ACT law requires driving instructors, heavy‑vehicle assessors, alcohol interlock installers and service providers, and driver training course providers who rely on automatic mutual recognition to notify the ACT Road Transport Authority before they begin working.  \n\nIt’s a simple pre‑start notification that preserves local oversight and safety reporting without forcing full local licensing."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-driver-licensing-","history":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-driver-licensing-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-driver-licensing-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-driver-licensing-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-driver-licensing-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-driver-licensing-/documents"}}