Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1998

The Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 of the Commonwealth applies as a law of the Territory.

The Legislative Assembly requests the Parliament of the Commonwealth to amend the Commonwealth Act (other than the Schedules) but only in terms that are approved by the designated person for each of the then participating jurisdictions.

For the purposes of this section, a participating jurisdiction is:

a State for which there is in force an Act of its Parliament that refers to the Parliament of the Commonwealth, to the extent to which they are not otherwise included in the legislative powers of the Parliament of the Commonwealth, matters to which the Schedule relates, or that adopts the Commonwealth Act, under section 51(xxxvii) of the Constitution; or

the Territory or the Australian Capital Territory (while there is in force an Act of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory that requests the Parliament of the Commonwealth to enact the Commonwealth Act or that enables the Commonwealth Act to apply in relation to the Australian Capital Territory).

For the purposes of this section, the designated person for the Territory is the Administrator, for a State is the Governor and for the Australian Capital Territory is the Chief Minister.