1Short title
This is the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 2007.
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Bill homepageThis is the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 2007.
This Act comes into operation on a day fixed by proclamation.
In this Act —
adopt has the same meaning as in the Constitution of the Commonwealth section 51(xxxvii);
Commonwealth Act means the Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 (Commonwealth).
[Section 3 inserted: No. 45 of 2022 s. 4.]
The Commonwealth Act, as originally enacted and as amended from time to time by regulations made under the Commonwealth Act, is adopted.
The adoption under subsection (1) does not operate so as to give effect to any adopted provision before that provision commences as a law of the Commonwealth.
[(3) deleted]
The Minister is to cause a copy of any regulations referred to in subsection (1) to be laid before each House of Parliament within 14 sitting days of that House after the registration of the regulations in the Federal Register of Legislation maintained under the Legislation Act 2003 (Commonwealth).
The adoption under subsection (1) terminates in accordance with section 7.
[Section 4 amended: No. 57 of 2012 s. 6; No. 45 of 2022 s. 5.]
Without limiting any other power to make regulations under any other Act, the Governor may make regulations for the purposes mentioned in section 46 of the Commonwealth Act as adopted under this Act.
In this section —
intergovernmental arrangement means the Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition Arrangement between the Commonwealth, New Zealand, the States, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory, as in force from time to time;
scheme review means a review of the operation of the intergovernmental arrangement and its related legislation carried out under paragraphs 12.1.1 to 12.1.3 of the intergovernmental arrangement.
Subsection (3) applies if —
a scheme review is carried out; and
a report is prepared by the person carrying out the review; and
the Minister receives the report.
The Minister must cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament as soon as practicable after the Minister receives the report.
If a report to which subsection (3) applies contains sensitive, confidential or personal information, the Minister may comply with subsection (3) by removing the sensitive, confidential or personal information from the report before causing the document to be laid before each House.
[Section 6 inserted: No. 45 of 2022 s. 6.]
The Governor may by proclamation fix a day as the day on which the adoption under section 4(1) is to terminate.
[Section 7 inserted: No. 45 of 2022 s. 6.]
The Governor may by proclamation (a revoking proclamation) revoke a proclamation made under section 7.
A revoking proclamation has effect only if published in the Gazette before the day fixed in the proclamation made under section 7.
If a revoking proclamation has effect, the revoked proclamation is taken never to have been made.
A revoking proclamation does not prevent the further making of a proclamation under section 7.
[Section 8 inserted: No. 45 of 2022 s. 6.]
This is a compilation of the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 2007 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.
Short title | Number and year | Assent | Commencement |
|---|---|---|---|
Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 2007 | 30 of 2007 | 6 Dec 2007 | s. 1 and 2: 6 Dec 2007; |
Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Amendment Act 2012 | 57 of 2012 | 6 Dec 2012 | s. 1 and 2: 6 Dec 2012 (see s. 2(a)); |
Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Amendment Act 2022 | 45 of 2022 | 1 Dec 2022 | s. 1 and 2: 1 Dec 2022 (see s. 2(a)); |
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined term Provision(s)
adopt 3
Commonwealth Act 3
intergovernmental arrangement 6(1)
revoking proclamation 8(1)
scheme review 6(1)