The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.

Pursuant to section 73 of the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.

1	Title and commencement
2	Interpretation
3	Form of application
4	Fee payable in respect of application
	Schedule Application for review of decision of local registration authority
	Gazette Information
	Notes

Regulations

1 Title and commencement

(1)

These regulations may be cited as the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Occupations Tribunal) Regulations 1998.

(2)

These regulations come into force on 1 May 1998.

2 Interpretation

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the Act means the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997.

3 Form of application

(1)

An application under section 42 of the Act must—

(a)

be in the form set out in the Schedule; and

(b)

contain the particulars required by the form; and

(c)

have annexed to it either the original or a facsimile copy of each document listed in Part 6 of the form; and

(d)

be filed in the office of the Tribunals Division of the Ministry of Justice at Wellington.

(2)

If a document annexed to an application is either the original or a facsimile copy of the instrument evidencing the applicant’s existing registration, the applicant must certify that the document is, as the case requires, the original or a facsimile copy.

(3)

An applicant must verify by statutory declaration a document annexed to an application if the document is the original or a facsimile copy of—

(a)

the instrument evidencing the applicant’s existing registration; or

(b)

a document identifying the applicant or the applicant’s existing registration.

Regulation 3(1)(d): amended, on 1 October 2003, pursuant to section 14(1) of the State Sector Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 41)

4 Fee payable in respect of application

(1)

An application under section 42 of the Act must be accompanied by a fee of $622.

(2)

The fee prescribed by subclause (1) is inclusive of goods and services tax.

Regulation 4(1): amended, on 1 July 2025, by regulation 4 of the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Occupations Tribunal) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/115).

Schedule Application for review of decision of local registration authority

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Section 42, Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997

Part 1—Applicant

Name:

Address:

Daytime phone number: [country/area code] [telephone number]

Fax number: [country/area code] [telephone number]

Address for notices relating to application (if different from above):

Part 2—Local registration authority

Name:

Address:

Daytime phone number (if known): [area code] [telephone number]

Fax number (if known): [area code] [telephone number]

Part 3—Decision to be reviewed

The applicant applies to the Trans-Tasman Occupations Tribunal for the review of the decision of [insert name of local registration authority] [dated] to (see section 42 of the Act):

Part 4—Grounds

The applicant bases this application for review on the following grounds:

Part 5—Facts

The applicant relies on the following facts to support the grounds:

Part 6—List of documents

The applicant relies on the documents in the following list, each of which—

(a)

is annexed to this application (see regulation 3(1)(c)); and

(b)

if the instrument evidencing the applicant’s existing registration, is certified by the applicant as either the original or a facsimile copy of the instrument (see regulation 3(2)); and

(c)

if the instrument evidencing the applicant’s existing registration, or a document identifying the applicant or the applicant’s existing registration, is verified by the applicant by statutory declaration (see regulation 3(3)).

Part 7—Order sought

The applicant seeks the following interim order under section 43(2) of the Act (if applicable):

The applicant seeks the following order under section 44(2) of the Act:

Signature of applicant:

Date:

This form once completed is to be filed with:

The Registrar

Trans-Tasman Occupations Tribunal

Ministry of Justice

Schedule: amended, on 1 July 2013, by regulation 5 of the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Occupations Tribunal) Amendment Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/225).

Marie Shroff,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 2 April 1998.

Notes

1 General

This is a consolidation of the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Occupations Tribunal) Regulations 1998 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.

2 Legal status

A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.

Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.

3 Editorial and format changes

The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.

4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation

Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Occupations Tribunal) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/115)

Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Occupations Tribunal) Amendment Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/225)

State Sector Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 41): section 14(1)

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