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Name of Declaration
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This declaration is the Mutual Recognition (Equivalence of Driving and Property Occupations) Declaration 2015.
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This ministerial declaration under the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 lets individuals licensed in certain occupations (driving instructors, dangerous-goods drivers, pilot/escort and passenger vehicle drivers, property agents, valuers, conveyancers) obtain an equivalent licence in another Australian state or territory without requalifying. Equivalences are set out in mutual‑recognition matrices across all eight jurisdictions, but recognition isn’t automatic — you must apply and the receiving jurisdiction can impose conditions or deem “no equivalent declared.” It replaces the 2009 declaration to ease worker mobility.
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1 Name of Declaration
This declaration is the Mutual Recognition (Equivalence of Driving and Property Occupations) Declaration 2015.
2 Commencement
This declaration commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
3 Authority
This declaration is made under section 32 of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992.
4 Rescission of ministerial declaration in relation to driving and property occupations (F2009L01133)
The ministerial declaration made on 4 February 2009 in relation to driving and property occupations (F2009L01133) is rescinded.
5 Declaration of occupations that are equivalent
(1) Column A of the table in the Schedule to this declaration sets out a State (the first State) and a kind of registration for an occupation in that State.
(2) Columns B to I inclusive set out each other State (the second State) and a kind of registration for an occupation in that State.
(3) The occupation that can only be carried on in the first State by a person with the registration mentioned in Column A for that State is equivalent to the occupation that can only be carried on in the second State by a person with the registration mentioned in the relevant column for the second State.
Schedule A
Notes:
The table at the attached Schedule depicts the registration outcome for any person already licensed in an occupation in a particular jurisdiction (column A of each row) should they seek to be licensed in an occupation in a second jurisdiction (potentially in any other column in the same row). Registration shall be granted by the second jurisdiction in the terms specified provided the applicant possesses a valid registration in the equivalent occupation in the first jurisdiction.
If an applicant for mutual recognition holds a licence shown in Column A of a Schedule, but has additional condition/s applying to that licence not shown in the Schedule, then the relevant registration authority in the second jurisdiction shall recognise the primary licence in Column A and may, in issuing a licence, apply those additional conditions to directly replicate the conditions applying to the first jurisdiction licence.
If a licence is not included in the declaration, or if the licence outcome depicted on the Schedule is the statement ‘No equivalent declared’, the decision on licence recognition will be made by the relevant registration authority in accordance with the other provisions of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992.
Licences covered by this declaration are licences that are issued to natural persons, not licences issued to companies.
Declarations will be published on the COAG mutual recognition website and the websites of the relevant licensing authorities.
Schedules to the Declaration
| Schedule number | Occupations |
|---|---|
| 1 | Driving Instructors |
| 2 | Drivers Transporting Dangerous Goods and Explosives |
| 3 | Miscellaneous Licences (Pilot and Escort Vehicle Drivers) |
| 4 | Passenger Vehicle Drivers |
| 5 | Property Agents |
| 6 | Valuers |
| 7 | Conveyancers |
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Mutual Recognition (Equivalence of Driving and Property Occupations) Declaration 2015
We, the ministers, jointly declare that, under section 32 of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992:
The occupation which may be carried on only by a person granted registration (in the form of a licence, certificate, registration, or other instrument) in the first jurisdiction described in Column A in the attached Schedule is equivalent to the occupation which may be carried on only by a person granted registration in a second jurisdiction as described in the other columns of the same row in the Schedule, subject to any conditions, limitations or restrictions as indicated.
The Honourable Mike Baird MP ) [SIGNED]
Premier of New South Wales )
Dated this 3rd day of August 2015
The Honourable Tim Pallas MP ) [SIGNED]
Treasurer (Victoria) )
Dated this 2nd day of September 2015
The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP ) [SIGNED]
Premier of Queensland )
Dated this 3rd day of September 2015
The Honourable Colin Barnett MLA ) [SIGNED]
Premier of Western Australia )
Dated this 4th day of August 2015
The Honourable Jay Weatherill MP ) [SIGNED]
Premier of South Australia )
Dated this 28th day of July 2015
The Honourable Peter Gutwein MP ) [SIGNED]
Treasurer (Tasmania) )
Dated this 18th day of July 2015
Mr Andrew Barr MLA ) [SIGNED]
Chief Minister of the Australian )
Capital Territory
Dated this 9th day of July 2015
The Honourable Peter Styles MLA ) [SIGNED]
Minister for Business (Northern )
Territory of Australia)
Dated this 27th day of July 2015
1 Name of Declaration
This declaration is the Mutual Recognition (Equivalence of Driving and Property Occupations) Declaration 2015.
2 Commencement
This declaration commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
3 Authority
This declaration is made under section 32 of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992.
4 Rescission of ministerial declaration in relation to driving and property occupations (F2009L01133)
The ministerial declaration made on 4 February 2009 in relation to driving and property occupations (F2009L01133) is rescinded.
5 Declaration of occupations that are equivalent
(1) Column A of the table in the Schedule to this declaration sets out a State (the first State) and a kind of registration for an occupation in that State.
(2) Columns B to I inclusive set out each other State (the second State) and a kind of registration for an occupation in that State.
(3) The occupation that can only be carried on in the first State by a person with the registration mentioned in Column A for that State is equivalent to the occupation that can only be carried on in the second State by a person with the registration mentioned in the relevant column for the second State.
Schedule A
Notes:
The table at the attached Schedule depicts the registration outcome for any person already licensed in an occupation in a particular jurisdiction (column A of each row) should they seek to be licensed in an occupation in a second jurisdiction (potentially in any other column in the same row). Registration shall be granted by the second jurisdiction in the terms specified provided the applicant possesses a valid registration in the equivalent occupation in the first jurisdiction.
If an applicant for mutual recognition holds a licence shown in Column A of a Schedule, but has additional condition/s applying to that licence not shown in the Schedule, then the relevant registration authority in the second jurisdiction shall recognise the primary licence in Column A and may, in issuing a licence, apply those additional conditions to directly replicate the conditions applying to the first jurisdiction licence.
If a licence is not included in the declaration, or if the licence outcome depicted on the Schedule is the statement ‘No equivalent declared’, the decision on licence recognition will be made by the relevant registration authority in accordance with the other provisions of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992.
Licences covered by this declaration are licences that are issued to natural persons, not licences issued to companies.
Declarations will be published on the COAG mutual recognition website and the websites of the relevant licensing authorities.
Schedules to the Declaration
| Schedule number | Occupations |
|---|---|
| 1 | Driving Instructors |
| 2 | Drivers Transporting Dangerous Goods and Explosives |
| 3 | Miscellaneous Licences (Pilot and Escort Vehicle Drivers) |
| 4 | Passenger Vehicle Drivers |
| 5 | Property Agents |
| 6 | Valuers |
| 7 | Conveyancers |
Schedule 1: Mutual recognition matrix – Driving Instructors
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border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#a6a6a6"><p style="widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"></span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:69pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f2f2f2"><p style="widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-weight:bold">First Jurisdiction</span></p></td><td colspan="8" style="width:644.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; background-color:#f2f2f2"><p style="text-align:center; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-weight:bold">Second Jurisdiction</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:12.75pt"><td style="width:71.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; background-color:#f2f2f2"><p style="text-align:center; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-weight:bold">NSW</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:6pt; font-weight:bold; vertical-align:super">1</span></p></td><td style="width:71.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; background-color:#f2f2f2"><p style="text-align:center; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-weight:bold">VIC</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:6pt; font-weight:bold; vertical-align:super">2</span></p></td><td style="width:71.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; background-color:#f2f2f2"><p style="text-align:center; 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