{"id":"F2022L00797","name":"Automatic Mutual Recognition (South Australia) (Exemption—Teachers Registration) Declaration 2022","slug":"automatic-mutual-recognition-south-australia-exemption-teachers-registration-declaration-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441409,"registerId":"F2022L00797-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—Teachers Registration) 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\n---\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nAutomatic Mutual Recognition (South Australia) (Exemption—Teachers Registration) 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—Teachers Registration) 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of this instrument 1 July 2022 1 July 2022\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\nThis instrument is to be repealed on 30 June 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 Teachers under the (Teachers Registration and Standards Act 2004 (South Australia)) Significant risk to consumer protection/public safety specifically children in the absence of proven robust processes between jurisdictions and particularly in South Australia to ensure interstate registered and deemed registered teachers are fit and proper persons.\n\n\n \n\n (4) This section is repealed at the end of 30 June 2027.\n\n \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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by section 42S of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 — it creates a targeted, time-limited exemption for a specific occupation in a specific jurisdiction. The scope remains narrow and precisely aligned with the legislative mechanism it employs."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 6 sections, approximately 1 page of substantive content)","Only 1 defined term ('Act')","Single, clear exemption in a simple table format with only 1 row","No nested exceptions or conditional logic — the exemption is absolute for the specified occupation","Straightforward sunset clause (automatic repeal on 30 June 2027)","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to specific sections of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992)"],"plain_english_summary":"This temporary declaration stops automatic mutual recognition for school teachers entering South Australia: teachers registered interstate must instead apply to the South Australian registration system. It affects interstate teachers, SA schools/employers and the Teachers Registration Board by preserving local oversight.\n\nThe government says the measure protects child safety by ensuring SA-specific suitability and background checks. The exemption is limited to South Australia and expires on 30 June 2027."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not expand beyond its stated purpose. It narrows the operation of the Mutual Recognition Act in South Australia by excluding teacher registrations from automatic deemed registration, sets the stated consumer‑protection rationale (s6(3)), and includes explicit commencement and repeal dates (s2, s4, s6(4))."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject‑matter: single occupation (teachers) exempted (s6(3))","Direct statutory hook to the Commonwealth Mutual Recognition Act (s3 authority; operative effect under s6(1))","Temporal limit and clear commencement/repeal dates reduce ongoing regulatory uncertainty (commences 1 July 2022; repeals 30 June 2027; s2, s4, s6(4))","Low operational detail: discretion left to SA registration regime to set local requirements (implied in exclusion from automatic deemed registration)","Consumer‑protection rationale stated but implementation specifics (what checks must be satisfied) are not prescribed, creating administrative discretion (s6(2)–(3))"],"plain_english_summary":"Made by the South Australian Treasurer under s42S of the Mutual Recognition Act, this declaration excludes teacher registrations in South Australia from the Commonwealth Act’s automatic deemed‑registration rule. Interstate teachers will not be automatically treated as registered in SA from 1 July 2022; the instrument expires 30 June 2027.\n\nIt says the exclusion addresses a “significant risk” to children without robust interstate fit‑and‑proper checks (s6(3)). The change shifts compliance costs to interstate teachers and permits SA authorities to require local registration (s6(1))."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-south-australia-exemption-teachers-registration-declaration-2022","history":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-south-australia-exemption-teachers-registration-declaration-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-south-australia-exemption-teachers-registration-declaration-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-south-australia-exemption-teachers-registration-declaration-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-south-australia-exemption-teachers-registration-declaration-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-south-australia-exemption-teachers-registration-declaration-2022/documents"}}