{"id":"F2021L01417","name":"Mutual Recognition (Notification Requirement for Agents – Northern Territory) Determination 2021","slug":"mutual-recognition-notification-requirement-for-agents-northern-territory-determination-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":102126,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2021L01417-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Mutual Recognition (Notification Requirement for Agents – Northern Territory) Determination 2021","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nNorthern Territory of Australia\n\n \n\n \n\nMutual Recognition Act 1992 (Cth)\n\nMutual Recognition (Notification Requirement for Agents – Northern Territory) Determination 2021\n\n \n\nI, Michael Patrick Francis Gunner, Treasurer, under section 42J(4) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 (Cth) and with reference to section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth), determine that registration under the Commercial and Private Agents Licensing Act 1979 is a registration for which notification is required by section 42J(1) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 (Cth).\n\n \n\n \n\n…………………………………………..\n\nTreasurer\n\nDated 17 September 2021\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, technical function it was designed for: specifying a notification requirement for a single occupation class under the Mutual Recognition Act framework. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (one sentence)","No defined terms within the instrument itself","No cross-references to other sections beyond the enabling provisions","No conditional logic, exceptions, or schedules","Total length: approximately 100 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal instrument made by the Northern Territory Treasurer in September 2021. It creates a notification requirement for people who want to work as commercial or private agents in the NT under Australia's mutual recognition scheme.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Under the *Mutual Recognition Act 1992* (a Commonwealth law), people registered to do certain jobs in one Australian state or territory can often do the same job in another state/territory without having to get a whole new licence. This is called \"mutual recognition.\"\n- However, the law lets each state/territory specify that for some occupations, people must **notify** the local regulator before they start working there—even if they already hold a valid licence elsewhere.\n- This Determination says that anyone wanting to work as a **commercial or private agent** in the Northern Territory under mutual recognition **must give notification** to the NT authorities first.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Commercial agents (debt collectors, process servers, etc.) and private agents (private investigators) who are already licensed in another Australian state or territory and want to work in the NT.\n- The NT government body that regulates these occupations under the *Commercial and Private Agents Licensing Act 1979*.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- It adds a procedural step for interstate agents wanting to work in the NT. They can't just start working immediately under mutual recognition; they have to tell the NT regulator first.\n- This allows the NT to keep track of who's operating in the territory and ensure they meet local requirements, while still honouring the principle that they don't need to re-qualify or get a completely new licence."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Determination does not alter the substantive scope of the Mutual Recognition Act or the Northern Territory licensing Act. It simply identifies an existing Northern Territory registration category (registration under the Commercial and Private Agents Licensing Act 1979) as one for which the notification requirement in section 42J(1) of the Mutual Recognition Act applies. The instrument exercises a naming/notification power under s 42J(4) rather than expanding or contracting the substantive regulatory requirements of either Act."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, single-purpose instrument (identifies one registration class)","Depends on external statutory provisions (Mutual Recognition Act s 42J(1) and s 42J(4)) for operative effect","No substantive regulatory change to licence conditions—procedural linkage only","Low factual detail: the instrument does not set out notification mechanics or administrative processes (those are in the referenced Act)","Limited discretion in the instrument itself; complexity is located in the referenced Act, not in this Determination"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination, signed by the Northern Territory Treasurer, designates registration under the Commercial and Private Agents Licensing Act 1979 as a class requiring notification under s 42J(1) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 (Cth), relying on s 42J(4) and the Acts Interpretation Act. It affects registrants and the officials managing mutual‑recognition notifications, triggering existing Mutual Recognition Act procedures without changing Northern Territory licensing standards."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/mutual-recognition-notification-requirement-for-agents-northern-territory-determination-2021","history":"/api/acts/mutual-recognition-notification-requirement-for-agents-northern-territory-determination-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/mutual-recognition-notification-requirement-for-agents-northern-territory-determination-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/mutual-recognition-notification-requirement-for-agents-northern-territory-determination-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/mutual-recognition-notification-requirement-for-agents-northern-territory-determination-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/mutual-recognition-notification-requirement-for-agents-northern-territory-determination-2021/documents"}}