Review of Mutual Recognition Schemes
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This research report was released on 6 February 2009.
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- Preliminaries (PDF - 738 Kb)
Cover, Copyright, Terms of reference, Extension of the reporting date, Foreword, Contents and Abbreviations - Overview - including key points (PDF - 229 Kb)
- Findings and recommendations (PDF - 194 Kb)
- Chapter 1 About the review (PDF - 158 Kb)
1.1 What the Commission has been asked to do
1.2 This review is timely
1.3 Other reviews in this area
1.4 Conduct of the study
1.5 Structure of the report - Chapter 2 Overview of the mutual recognition schemes (PDF - 409 Kb)
2.1 Background to mutual recognition
2.2 Legislative underpinnings
2.3 Mutual recognition principles and processes
2.4 Scope and coverage of the schemes
2.5 Dispute resolution processes
2.6 Monitoring and compliance systems
2.7 Recent developments
2.8 Previous reviews - Chapter 3 Rationale for the schemes and approaches to their assessment (PDF - 270 Kb)
3.1 Rationale for the schemes
3.2 Interpretation and application of assessment criteria - Chapter 4 Economic impacts of mutual recognition (PDF - 348 Kb)
4.1 Impact on compliance costs
4.2 Impacts on goods markets
4.3 Labour market impacts
4.4 Conclusion - Chapter 5 Registration of occupations (PDF - 312 Kb)
5.1 Registration arrangements covered by the schemes
5.2 Differences in occupational standards
5.3 Conditions — confusion over what is permitted
5.4 Scope differences — impeding labour mobility?
5.5 Mutual recognition machinery — working well?
5.6 Regulator expertise and public awareness could be improved
5.7 Local knowledge requirements
5.8 Recent COAG initiatives relevant to occupations - Chapter 6 Temporary exemptions (PDF - 211 Kb)
6.1 Procedures for resolving temporary exemptions
6.2 Interaction with Australia's product safety regime
6.3 TTMRA option of an implementation period
6.4 Joint Australian approach to initiating TTMRA temporary exemptions - Chapter 7 Special exemptions (PDF - 364 Kb)
7.1 Hazardous substances, industrial chemicals and dangerous goods
7.2 Therapeutic goods
7.3 Road vehicles
7.4 Gas appliances
7.5 Radiocommunications devices
7.6 Annual rollovers - Chapter 8 Scope of mutual recognition - goods (PDF - 335 Kb)
8.1 Permanent exemptions
8.2 Exclusions
8.3 Exceptions applying to goods
8.4 A possible extension to the Acts
8.5 Advisory and dispute resolution mechanisms - Chapter 9 Exemptions and extensions - occupations (PDF - 244 Kb)
9.1 The permanent exemption for medical practitioners
9.2 Is universal registration essential to mutual recognition?
9.3 Mutual recognition of business registration
9.4 Cross-border and short-term service provision - Chapter 10 Mutual recognition in the wider context (PDF - 292 Kb)
10.1 Bilateral engagement with third countries
10.2 Recent Australia and New Zealand mutual recognition initiatives - Chapter 11 Awareness, expertise and oversight (PDF - 237 Kb)
11.1 Design of the schemes and past reforms
11.2 Why have past efforts been unsuccessful?
11.3 The way forward - Chapter 12 The next steps for mutual recognition (PDF - 234 Kb)
12.1 Improving understanding and governance
12.2 Legislative changes
12.3 Longer-term considerations - Appendix A List of submissions, visits and consultations (PDF - 165 Kb)
- Appendix B Legal advice (PDF - 419 Kb)
Part 1 — AGS response to request for advice on intra-Commonwealth and trans-Tasman mutual recognition schemes
Part 2 — Crown Law response to request for advice on trans-Tasman mutual recognition schemes - Appendix C Overseas models of mutual recognition (PDF - 226 Kb)
C.1 European Union — goods
C.2 European Union — occupations and services
C.3 Other European countries and bilateral arrangements
C.4 Canada
C.5 APEC - Appendix D Survey of occupation-registration authorities (PDF - 214 Kb)
D.1 Introduction
D.2 Survey responses
D.3 Results - Appendix E Labour market impacts of mutual recognition (PDF - 229 Kb)
E.1 Labour mobility changes
E.2 Wage convergence analysis
E.3 Computable general equilibrium analysis of the economic effects of improved labour mobility - Appendix F Scope of registered occupations (PDF - 230 Kb)
F.1 The reach of traditional registration
F.2 De facto and negative licensing schemes
F.3 Regulation of 'tools' or discrete tasks - References (PDF - 224 Kb)
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