Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997

A person who is registered in New Zealand for an occupation may lodge a written notice with the local registration authority of an Australian jurisdiction for the equivalent occupation, seeking registration for the equivalent occupation in accordance with the Trans‑Tasman mutual recognition principle.

The notice must—

state that the person is registered for the occupation in New Zealand;

state the occupation for which registration is sought and that it is being sought in accordance with the Trans‑Tasman mutual recognition principle;

specify all the participating jurisdictions in which the person has substantive registration for equivalent occupations;

state that the person is not the subject of disciplinary proceedings in any participating jurisdiction (including any preliminary investigations or action that might lead to disciplinary proceedings) in relation to those occupations;

state that the person's registration in any participating jurisdiction is not cancelled or currently suspended as a result of disciplinary action;

state that the person is not otherwise personally prohibited from carrying on any such occupation in any participating jurisdiction, and is not subject to any special conditions in carrying on that occupation, as a result of criminal, civil or disciplinary proceedings in any participating jurisdiction;

specify any special conditions to which the person is subject in carrying on any such occupation in any participating jurisdiction; and

give consent to the making of inquiries of, and the exchange of information with, the authorities of any participating jurisdiction regarding the person’s activities in the relevant occupation or occupations or otherwise regarding matters relevant to the notice.

The notice must be accompanied by a document that is either the original or a copy of the instrument evidencing the person’s existing registration (or, if there is no such instrument, by sufficient information to identify the person and the person’s registration).

As regards the instrument evidencing the person’s existing registration, the person must certify in the notice that the accompanying document is the original or a complete and accurate copy of the original.

The statements and other information in the notice must be verified by statutory declaration.

The local registration authority may permit the notice to be amended after it is lodged.