Equivalence may be achieved by the imposition of conditions by local registration authorities. The Trans-Tasman Occupations Tribunal and the Minister of Commerce are also given supervisory powers in respect of the equivalence of occupations and the imposition of conditions. For participating jurisdictions the registration process is, in general terms, set out in the table below. Registration authorities for the legal profession are likely to require applications to be made on their official application forms. Under the generic legislation, registration authorities have one month from the date of lodgement of the notice to grant, postpone or refuse registration, and if no action is taken within that month the practitioner is entitled to immediate registration.
Registration takes effect from the date of lodgement of the notice.
It is proving difficult to get clear information from the new participating jurisdictions in Australia. At publishing date only the ACT had specific TTMR application forms available. Information is available from the NSW Law Society. Updates will be published as information becomes available. For details, contact the authorities listed above.