Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 2007
Western Australia
Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 2007
Contents
1.Short title2
2.Commencement2
3.Interpretation2
4.Adoption of Commonwealth Act2
5.Regulations for temporary exemptions for goods3
7.Expiry of Act3
Notes
Compilation table4
Defined terms
Western Australia
Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (
An Act to adopt the Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 of the Parliament of the Commonwealth (including the amendments made to it before the day on which the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Amendment Act 2012 receives the Royal Assent) which provides for the recognition within each State and Territory of the Commonwealth of regulatory standards adopted in New Zealand regarding goods and occupations, and for related purposes.
[Long title amended: No. 57 of 2012 s. 4.]
Background to the enactment of this Act
1.The governments of the Commonwealth, each State of Australia, the
2.The Parliament of
3.The Parliament of the Commonwealth has subsequently enacted the Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997.
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
This is the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (
This Act comes into operation on a day fixed by proclamation.
(1)In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —
adopt has the same meaning as it has in section 51(xxxvii) of the Constitution of the Commonwealth and adopted provision, adoption and adopts have meanings corresponding with that meaning;
Commonwealth Act means the Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 of the Commonwealth;
termination day means —
(a)31 January 2023; or
(b)if an earlier day is fixed under subsection (2), that earlier day.
(2)The Governor may, by proclamation, fix a day that is earlier than 31 January 2023 as the day on which the adoption of the Commonwealth Act under this Act ceases to have effect.
[(3)deleted]
[Section 3 amended: No. 57 of 2012 s. 5.]
4.Adoption of Commonwealth Act
(1)Subject to this section, the State of
(2)The adoption of the Commonwealth Act under this Act does not operate so as to give effect to any adopted provision before that provision commences as a law of the Commonwealth.
(3)For the avoidance of doubt, it is the intention of the Parliament of the State that a Schedule to the Commonwealth Act as adopted under this Act may be amended from time to time by regulations made under the Commonwealth Act.
(4)The Minister is to cause a copy of any regulations referred to in subsection (3) 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 Legislative Instruments 2 maintained under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 3 of the Commonwealth.
(5)The adoption of the Commonwealth Act under this Act —
(a)begins to have effect at the beginning of the day on which this Act comes into operation; and
(b)ceases to have effect at the end of the termination day.
[Section 4 amended: No. 57 of 2012 s. 6.]
5.Regulations for temporary exemptions for goods
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.
[6.Deleted: No. 57 of 2012 s. 7.]
This Act expires at the end of the termination day.
1This is a compilation of the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (
Short title |
Number and year |
Assent |
Commencement |
Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition ( |
30 of 2007 |
6 Dec 2007 |
s. 1 and 2: 6 Dec 2007; |
Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition ( |
57 of 2012 |
6 Dec 2012 |
s. 1 and 2: 6 Dec 2012 (see s. 2(a)); |
2Now known as the Federal Register of Legislation.
3Now known as the Legislation Act 2003.
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined termProvision(s)
adopt3(1)
adopted provision3(1)
adoption3(1)
adopts3(1)
Commonwealth Act3(1)
termination day3(1)