Northern Territory Numbered Acts

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AMENDMENT (MUTUAL RECOGNITION) ACT 2008 (NO 5 OF 2008) - SECT 4

(1)     Section 4(1)

    insert (in alphabetical order)

"another jurisdiction" means a State or another Territory.

"appropriate Council", in relation to another jurisdiction, means the authority that, under the corresponding law of that jurisdiction, has functions that are substantially the same as the Council's functions under this Act.

"corresponding law" means a law of another jurisdiction that corresponds to this Act, and includes a law of another jurisdiction that is declared by the Regulations to be a corresponding law of that jurisdiction for the purposes of this Act.

"interstate scheme" means a scheme:

    (a)     that has been prepared under the corresponding law of another jurisdiction; and

    (b)     that operates, or indicates an intention to operate, as a scheme of this jurisdiction.

"this jurisdiction" means the Territory.

(2)     Section 4(1), definition scheme

    omit

association.

    substitute

association, and includes an interstate scheme.