{"id":"F2021L01792","name":"Automatic Mutual Recognition (Victoria) (Notification Requirement—Environmental Auditors and Electrical Workers) Determination 2021","slug":"automatic-mutual-recognition-victoria-notification-requirement-environmental-auditors-and-electrical","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441116,"registerId":"F2021L01792-fast-fetch-1775956509318","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Automatic Mutual Recognition (Victoria) (Notification Requirement—Environmental Auditors and Electrical Workers) Determination 2021","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\ntitle: AMR determination - environmental auditors and electrical workers\n---\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nAutomatic Mutual Recognition (Victoria) (Notification Requirement—Environmental Auditors and Electrical Workers) Determination 2021\n\nI, Lily D’Ambrosio, Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change (Victoria), make the following determination.\n\nDated    12 December 2021\n\n \n\nSigned\n\nLily D’Ambrosio\n\nMinister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change (Victoria)\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\n \n\n1  Name\n\n1.     This instrument is the Automatic Mutual Recognition (Victoria) (Notification Requirement—Environmental Auditors and Electrical Workers) Determination 2021.\n\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 except items 6(1)(b) and 6(1)(c) 1 January 2022 1 January 2022\n- 2. Items 6(1)(b) and 6(1)(c) 1 February 2022 1 February 2022\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\n1.     This instrument is made under subsection 42J(4) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.\n\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 Victoria.\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\n1.     In this instrument:\n\n\nAct means the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.\n\n6  Notification requirement\n\n1.     For the purposes of subsection 42J(4) of the Act, notification is required for the following registrations in Victoria:\n\n\n(a)    environmental auditor within the meaning of the Environment Protection Act 2017;\n\n(b)    A registration for carrying out a class of electrical contracting prescribed by regulations under the Electricity Safety Act 1998 for the purposes of Division 1 of Part 3 of the Electricity Safety Act 1998;\n\n(c)    A registration for carrying out a class of electrical work prescribed by regulations under the Electricity Safety Act 1998 for the purposes of Division 2 of Part 3 of the Electricity Safety Act 1998.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument, as made, imposes a notification requirement for specified registrations (environmental auditors; prescribed classes of electrical contracting and electrical work) and sets commencement dates and a sunset reference (see ss3–6 and the commencement table). There is no text in the instrument indicating a change from its original stated purpose; it implements the narrow notification obligation described in its simplified outline (s4)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, focused rule: single legal effect (notification) for three categories (instrument s6).","Cross‑statutory dependencies: relies on the Commonwealth Mutual Recognition Act (authority, s3 referencing s42J(4)) and definitions in the Environment Protection Act 2017 and Electricity Safety Act 1998 (s6).","Staged commencement: most provisions commence 1 Jan 2022; two items commence 1 Feb 2022 (Commencement table), requiring attention to timing.","Sunset mechanism referenced: instrument will repeal under the Legislation Act 2003 as described in the simplified outline (s4), creating temporal limits.","Operational detail gap: the instrument mandates notification but does not specify the notification form, timing window, or enforcement mechanism (s6), leaving procedural discretion to the local registration authority or other instruments.","Low drafting complexity overall: short instrument with few definitions and no complex exemptions or calculations (Parts 1–6)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination makes it mandatory for certain people to notify a Victorian local registration authority before they rely on automatic ‘deemed registration’ under the Commonwealth Mutual Recognition Act to start carrying on particular activities in Victoria. It applies to environmental auditors and to persons registering for prescribed classes of electrical contracting or electrical work. The practical effect is a pre‑start notification obligation on those individuals or businesses; the local authority becomes the recipient of that notification."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the narrow function described in its title and authority provision: specifying notification requirements for two specific occupational categories under the Automatic Mutual Recognition scheme. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument — only 6 sections spanning approximately 1 page","Only 1 defined term ('Act')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act and two Victorian statutes (Environment Protection Act 2017 and Electricity Safety Act 1998)","Simple conditional structure — single notification requirement with a straightforward list of 3 registration types","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions","Staggered commencement is clearly tabulated and easy to follow"],"plain_english_summary":"This rule requires certain workers coming from other Australian states or territories under automatic mutual recognition to notify Victoria before they start work. It applies to environmental auditors (under the Environment Protection Act) and electrical workers (under the Electricity Safety Act). The notice is a simple administrative step, letting Victoria track who’s working in roles that affect public safety and environmental outcomes without requiring a full local licence."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-victoria-notification-requirement-environmental-auditors-and-electrical","history":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-victoria-notification-requirement-environmental-auditors-and-electrical/history","analysis":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-victoria-notification-requirement-environmental-auditors-and-electrical/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-victoria-notification-requirement-environmental-auditors-and-electrical/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-victoria-notification-requirement-environmental-auditors-and-electrical/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-victoria-notification-requirement-environmental-auditors-and-electrical/documents"}}