{"id":"F2022L00811","name":"Automatic Mutual Recognition (South Australia) (Exemption—Site Contamination Auditors) Declaration 2022","slug":"automatic-mutual-recognition-south-australia-exemption-site-contamination-auditors-declaration-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441408,"registerId":"F2022L00811-fast-fetch-1775956715363","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Automatic Mutual Recognition (South Australia) (Exemption—Site Contamination Auditors) Declaration 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\ntitle: Site Contamination Auditors - Exemption from Automatic Mutual Recognition\n---\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nAutomatic Mutual Recognition (South Australia) (Exemption—Site Contamination Auditors) Declaration 2022\n\nI, Stephen Mullighan, Treasurer (South Australia), make the following declaration.\n\nDated  15 June 2022  \n\nHon Stephen Mullighan MP\n\nTreasurer (South Australia)\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  Exemptions\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Automatic Mutual Recognition (South Australia) (Exemption—Site Contamination Auditors) Declaration 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of this instrument 1 July 2022 1 July 2022\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 section 42S of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.\n\n\n\n\n4  Simplified outline of this instrument\n\nThe purpose of this instrument is to exempt registrations for occupations, or for activities covered by occupations, from the automatic deemed registration provisions of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.\n\nThis instrument has effect only in relation to South Australia.\n\nUnless revoked earlier, this instrument will sunset under section 50 of the Legislation Act 2003 of the Commonwealth, subject to subsection 42S(6) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth. This will generally mean that this instrument will be repealed on 1 October 2027.\n\n5  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.\n\n6  Exemptions\n\n (1) For the purposes of paragraph 42S(1)(a) of the Act, a registration in column 1 of the table in subsection (3) of this section is excluded from the operation of automatic deemed registration in South Australia.\n\n (2) For the purposes of subsection 42S(2) of the Act, column 2 of the table in subsection (3) of this section sets out a statement of the risk to consumer protection, the environment, animal welfare or the health or safety of workers or the public in relation to each registration in column 1.\n\n (3) The table is as follows:\n\n \n\n- Exemptions for the purposes of paragraph 42S(1)(a)\n- Item Column 1Registration Column 2Statement of risk\n- 1 Site Contamination Auditor established under Part 10A, Division 4 of the Environment Protection Act 1993 (South Australia) Potential for exposure of the public and the environment to significant chemical contamination creating a significant risk to the environment and the health and safety of the public.\n\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument narrows the default scope of automatic deemed registration under the Mutual Recognition Act in South Australia by expressly excluding the Site Contamination Auditor registration (see Simplified outline and section 6). It confines the change to South Australia and includes a sunset mechanism under the Legislation Act; it does not amend the Commonwealth Act itself."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject‑matter: single occupation (Site Contamination Auditor) — limits breadth of issues to consider","Cross‑referencing to other statutes (Mutual Recognition Act 1992 s42S; Environment Protection Act 1993; Legislation Act sunset rule) creates legal dependency","Clear, prescriptive exemption table (section 6) reduces interpretive ambiguity","Administrative and compliance impacts for cross‑border practitioners (registration requirement changes) require procedural implementation","Reliance on an asserted risk statement (consumer/environment/health) as the justification increases scrutiny of factual basis but does not add legislative complexity","Short, single‑instrument form with limited delegated discretion minimizes procedural complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration stops South Australia from treating out‑of‑state Site Contamination Auditors as automatically registered under the Commonwealth’s Mutual Recognition Act. Practitioners registered elsewhere will need to meet South Australian registration rules instead of relying on deemed registration. It affects licensed auditors and their employers, shifting compliance and registration costs onto those seeking to work in SA. The stated aim is to protect the public and environment from contamination risks. The declaration applies only in South Australia and will sunset under the Legislation Act."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow scope. It was clearly intended from the outset to create a targeted, single-occupation exemption from automatic mutual recognition due to identified public safety and environmental risks. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond this specific purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (6 sections, approximately 1 page)","Only 1 defined term ('Act')","Single, clear exemption targeting one specific occupation","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","Straightforward table structure with only 2 columns and 1 row","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to specific sections of the parent Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"The declaration blocks automatic mutual recognition for Site Contamination Auditors in South Australia: auditors registered interstate cannot automatically practise there and must obtain SA registration. Made by the SA Treasurer under Commonwealth law, it aims to protect public health and the environment from serious risks posed by inadequate auditing of contaminated land. It runs from 1 July 2022 to 1 October 2027."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-south-australia-exemption-site-contamination-auditors-declaration-2022","history":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-south-australia-exemption-site-contamination-auditors-declaration-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-south-australia-exemption-site-contamination-auditors-declaration-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-south-australia-exemption-site-contamination-auditors-declaration-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-south-australia-exemption-site-contamination-auditors-declaration-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-south-australia-exemption-site-contamination-auditors-declaration-2022/documents"}}