Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A Minister of a State (the declaration State ) may declare, before the end of 6 months after this section commences, by legislative instrument, that:
(a) a specified registration, whether for an occupation or for an activity covered by an occupation, in the declaration State is excluded from the operation of automatic deemed registration; or
(b) a specified registration, whether for an occupation or for an activity covered by an occupation, in the declaration State is excluded from the operation of automatic deemed registration on the basis of a specified registration in one or more other specified States.
Note: The declaration is not subject to disallowance under the Legislation Act 2003 (see subsection 44(1) of that Act).
(3) Declarations under this section have effect only in relation to the declaration State.
(4) The local registration authority in the declaration State for the occupation concerned is to give effect to the declarations.
(5) Unless revoked earlier a declaration under subsection (1) is repealed at the end of 12 months after this section commences.
Declaration not to give preference
(6) A declaration under subsection (1) is invalid to the extent that it gives preference (within the meaning of section 99 of the Constitution) to one State or part of a State over another State or part of a State.