{"id":"F2021L01416","name":"Mutual Recognition (Notification Requirement for Veterinarians – Northern Territory) Determination 2021","slug":"mutual-recognition-notification-requirement-for-veterinarians-northern-territory-determination-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":102125,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2021L01416-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Mutual Recognition (Notification Requirement for Veterinarians – 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 Veterinarians – 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 Veterinarians Act 1994 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 Determination performs exactly the narrow function intended by section 42J of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 — specifying which occupations require notification before automatic mutual recognition applies. It has not expanded beyond this specific purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (one sentence)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other sections beyond the enabling provisions","No conditional logic or exceptions","Total length: approximately 100 words of substantive content","Straightforward declaration format with no procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal instrument made by the Northern Territory Treasurer in September 2021. It creates a **notification requirement** for veterinarians who want to work in the Northern Territory under Australia's mutual recognition system.\n\n**What is mutual recognition?**\nAustralia has a system where professionals registered in one state or territory can often work in another without having to get a completely new licence. This is called \"mutual recognition\" — it helps people move around the country for work.\n\n**What does this Determination actually do?**\nNormally, under the Mutual Recognition Act, a professional can simply start working in a new state using their existing registration. However, the Act allows states to require that certain professionals **notify** the local regulator before they start work. This Determination says that **veterinarians** must give this notification before practising in the Northern Territory.\n\n**Who does it affect?**\n- Veterinarians already registered in another Australian state or territory who want to work in the NT\n- The Northern Territory veterinary regulator (which handles the notifications)\n\n**Why does it matter?**\nWithout this Determination, vets could automatically practise in the NT without telling anyone. The notification requirement lets the NT keep track of who's practising, ensure they meet local standards, and maintain public safety records. It's a light-touch way of adding oversight without requiring vets to go through full re-registration."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This determination expands the set of registrations that attract the notification requirement under section 42J(1) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 (Cth) by expressly including registration under the Northern Territory’s Veterinarians Act 1994. The instrument itself is the vehicle that effects that change: it declares that that particular registration is one for which notification is required (Determination text). The determination does not alter the content of s 42J(1) itself or set out procedural details; it only changes the scope of registrations to which that federal notification requirement applies."},"complexity_factors":["Short, narrowly framed instrument with a single operative sentence (low textual complexity).","Cross-references to other federal provisions (Mutual Recognition Act s 42J(1) and s 42J(4)) and to the Acts Interpretation Act s 4 — must consult external provisions to understand full effect.","Lack of procedural detail in the determination about who must notify, timing, or form of notification — increases interpretive work for practitioners and administrators.","Potential administrative implications for registrants and regulators (compliance procedures) require reading and aligning multiple statutory sources and administrative practice.","Discretion exercised by the Treasurer under a statutory power creates a dependence on the scope of that power and any governing rules in the referenced Act."],"plain_english_summary":"The Treasurer of the Northern Territory used a power under the Mutual Recognition Act to declare that registration under the Veterinarians Act 1994 must be notified under s 42J(1) of that Act.  \n\nPractically, NT veterinarians (and the officials who process their registrations) now face an added statutory notification step; the determination is narrow and procedural, with timing, content and administrative responsibility set by the referenced federal provision."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/mutual-recognition-notification-requirement-for-veterinarians-northern-territory-determination-2021","history":"/api/acts/mutual-recognition-notification-requirement-for-veterinarians-northern-territory-determination-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/mutual-recognition-notification-requirement-for-veterinarians-northern-territory-determination-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/mutual-recognition-notification-requirement-for-veterinarians-northern-territory-determination-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/mutual-recognition-notification-requirement-for-veterinarians-northern-territory-determination-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/mutual-recognition-notification-requirement-for-veterinarians-northern-territory-determination-2021/documents"}}