783AInterpretation of Division 2A of Part 32

### 783A Interpretation of Division 2A of Part 32 > [*\[Rule 783A of Part 32 Inserted by S.R. 2002, No. 23, Applied:17 Apr 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-04-17/sr-2002-023#GS4@EN) In this Division – > > > ***Commonwealth Act*** means the *Mutual Recognition Act 1992* of the Commonwealth or the [Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-999) of the Commonwealth; > > > [*\[Rule 783A Amended by S.R. 2008, No. 128, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/sr-2008-128#GS43@EN) ***interstate practitioner*** means a person who at the time of applying for admission under this Division – > > > > > > (a) is an interstate legal practitioner within the meaning of the [Legal Profession Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-024) ; or > > > > > > > (b) is entitled to practise as a barrister, solicitor or barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand; > > > ***mutual recognition principle*** means – > > > > > > (a) the mutual recognition principle enacted in Part 3 of the *Mutual Recognition Act 1992* of the Commonwealth and adopted in Tasmania by the [Mutual Recognition (Tasmania) Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-033) ; or > > > > > > > (b) the principle enacted in Part 3 of the [Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-999) of the Commonwealth and adopted in Tasmania by the [Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Tasmania) Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1998-015) ; > > > ***State*** includes any other State, a Territory and New Zealand.