Policy on registration under the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Act

legislation in august 1997 the new zealand parliament enacted the trans tasman mutual recognition act (ttmra) this act came into force by order in council on 1 may 1998 it recognises the regulatory standards adopted in australia regarding goods and occupations occupations under the trans tasman mutual recognition act a person who is registered to practise an occupation under a law of an australian participating state will be entitled to practise an equivalent occupation under the law of new zealand, and a person who is registered to practise an occupation under a law of new zealand will be entitled to practise an equivalent occupation under the law of an australian participating state registration under ttmra the ttmra is an arrangement between the government of new zealand and the commonwealth, state and territory governments of australia it is an extension of the closer economic relations trade agreement (cer) and enhances the freedom of individuals to work in either country under the ttmr act, 1997, a person who is registered as a veterinarian in a participating jurisdiction in australia is entitled, after applying to the veterinary council of new zealand, to be registered as a veterinarian in new zealand all australian jurisdictions are parties to the trans tasman mutual recognition agreement ttmra is based on the principle that all parties have confidence in each other’s regulatory systems and decision making process accordingly, the agreement does not directly recognise qualifications as such, but instead recognises each party’s registration policy registration under the ttmra act is not related to requirements for the possession of particular qualifications or experience it is based on the equivalence of the practice of the occupation the mutual recognition principle only applies to registered occupations, which are “equivalent” two occupations are deemed to be equivalent when the activities authorised to be practised under registration are substantially similar equivalence can be achieved through the imposition of conditions on registration by a registration authority or, on appeal, by the relevant appeals body application process under the ttmra within one month of written notice, details, and fee being received by the veterinary council, an application for registration under the trans tasman mutual recognition act must be granted, postponed, or refused incomplete applications will not be accepted by the council payment of the application fee in new zealand dollars must accompany every application applicants must arrange for a letter of good standing to be sent directly to the council from every overseas registration body that they are currently or have been registered with in the last 10 years the registrar has delegated authority to approve applications for registration made under the ttmr provisions including ttmra specialist registration applications subject to the following conditions where any concerns are raised with regard to the applicant’s qualifications or fitness to be registered, this is done in consultation with the registration advisory group appropriate internal checking and quality assurance processes are in place regular report back to the council on registration activities the registrar will refer applications to the council for a final decision if they are proposing to postpone or decline them the council may refuse registration under the ttmra provisions if any of the statements or information in the notice required by section 19 are materially false or misleading any document or information required by section 19 is materially false or misleading any document required by section 19 has not been provided the occupation in which registration is sought is determined not to be an equivalent occupation; and that equivalence can’t be achieved by the imposition of conditions the circumstances of the applicant have materially changed since the date of the notice or the date it was given the applicant’s occupation in australia does not appear to have an equivalent that is regulated by vcnz pending the decision on an application for registration, the applicant is deemed to be registered and is entitled to practise as a veterinarian in new zealand the council may impose conditions on deemed registration to match conditions that apply to the applicant’s registration in an australian jurisdiction the council may also impose conditions on registration deemed registrants will be notified of the council's decision within one month of their completed application being lodged with the council and commencement of deemed registration there is a right of review of any council decision to impose conditions on any applicant for registration once granted, registration takes effect as if it had been granted immediately on the giving of the written notice veterinarians registered under ttmra are subject to the same statutory provisions as other registered veterinarians which include the requirement to hold an annual practising certificate, in order to be able to practise downloand a pdf version of this policy https //archbee doc uploads s3 amazonaws com/mlj4eeshzmqx2zicib9bn 5ksy tu4vhlxee9fuflco 20250709 230824 pdf