{"id":"F2021L00889","name":"Automatic Mutual Recognition (Victoria) (Notification Requirement—Various) Determination 2021","slug":"automatic-mutual-recognition-victoria-notification-requirement-various-determination-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440906,"registerId":"F2021L00889-fast-fetch-1775956364149","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Automatic Mutual Recognition (Victoria) (Notification Requirement—Various) Determination 2021","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nAutomatic Mutual Recognition (Victoria) (Notification Requirement—Various) Determination 2021\n\nI, Tim Pallas, Treasurer (Victoria), make the following determination.\n\nDated    28 June 2021\n\nTim Pallas\n\nTreasurer (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—Various) 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of this instrument 1 July 2021 1 July 2021\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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)    radiation source use licences under Part 6 of the Radiation Act 2005;\n\n(b)    security plan and transport security plan assessor approvals under Part 6 of the Radiation Act 2005;\n\n(c)    tester of prescribed radiation sources approvals under Part 6 of the Radiation Act 2005;\n\n(d)    certification of cooling tower system risk management plan auditors under Part 7 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008;\n\n(e)    pest control licences under Part 7 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008;\n\n(f)     certification of food safety auditors under Part 3B of the Food Act 1984 (Vic);\n\n(g)    a licensed conveyancer licensed pursuant to Part 2 of the Conveyancers Act 2006;\n\n(h)    a person licensed to operate a rooming house pursuant to section 16 of the Rooming House Operators Act 2016;\n\n(i)      a licensed motor car trader within the meaning of the Motor Car Traders Act 1986;\n\n(j)      a registered second-hand dealer within the meaning of the Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989;\n\n(k)    an endorsed pawnbroker within the meaning of the Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989;\n\n(l)      managers within the meaning of the Owners Corporations Act 2006;\n\n(m)  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(n)    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(o)    drivers of commercial passenger vehicles within the meaning of the Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry Act 2017;\n\n(p)    drivers of buses within the meaning of the Bus Safety Act 2009;\n\n(q)    driving instructors within the meaning of the Road Safety Act 1986;\n\n(r)     gaming Industry Employee (GIE) within the meaning of the Gambling Regulation Act 2003;\n\n(s)     a Casino Special Employee (CSE) within the meaning of the Casino Control Act 1991;\n\n(t)      a Bookmakers Key Employee within the meaning of the Gambling Regulation Act 2003.\n\n (2) This section is repealed at 11.59pm, 31 January 2022.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not alter the substantive entitlement to automatic deemed registration under the Mutual Recognition Act. Instead, it imposes an administrative notification obligation on persons seeking to rely on deemed registration for specified Victorian licences and approvals (s6). It is time-limited (s6(2)) and made under subsection 42J(4) of the Mutual Recognition Act (s3)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, clear procedural requirement to notify a local registration authority before relying on automatic deemed registration (s6(1)).","Enumerates numerous distinct licence and registration types across multiple Victorian Acts, requiring cross-referencing to state legislation to identify affected persons (s6).","Legal authority is a specific subsection of the Commonwealth Mutual Recognition Act (subsection 42J(4)) rather than primary legislation change (s3).","Temporary/sunset element that repeals the notification requirement for those registrations on 31 January 2022, adding a time-limited compliance window (s6(2)).","Minimal definitional material in the instrument (only 'Act' defined in s5), so interpretation depends on external Acts listed in s6."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination requires a person to notify the relevant local registration authority before they rely on automatic \"deemed\" registration under the Commonwealth Mutual Recognition Act to carry on specified regulated activities in Victoria (see s6). \n\nIt applies to holders or incoming workers with the listed licences or approvals in s6 and imposes an administrative compliance step; the notification rule for those registrations is temporary and is repealed on 31 January 2022 (s6(2))."},"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 instrument performs exactly the function described in its title and simplified outline: it specifies which Victorian registrations require notification under the automatic mutual recognition scheme. The scope is limited to the notification requirement for specific occupations, with no expansion beyond this narrow purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 6 sections, approximately 2 pages)","Single operative provision (section 6) containing a straightforward list","Only 1 defined term ('Act')","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-referencing beyond basic statutory citations","Simple sunset/repeal mechanism with fixed date","List format makes the 20 affected occupations easy to identify"],"plain_english_summary":"This Victorian determination required people relying on Commonwealth automatic mutual recognition to notify the relevant Victorian licensing authority before starting work. It covered 20 licence/registration types — e.g. radiation, public health, property/business services, electrical, transport and gambling roles — and was a temporary measure (expired 31 Jan 2022). It gave regulators advance notice of out‑of‑state workers so authorities could prepare and oversee activity without preventing them from working."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-victoria-notification-requirement-various-determination-2021","history":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-victoria-notification-requirement-various-determination-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-victoria-notification-requirement-various-determination-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-victoria-notification-requirement-various-determination-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-victoria-notification-requirement-various-determination-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-victoria-notification-requirement-various-determination-2021/documents"}}