The Tasmanian Government is delivering on our commitment to reduce red tape and support workforce mobility with the Occupational Licensing (Automatic Mutual Recognition Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 today passing the House of Assembly.
Automatic Mutual Recognition (AMR) is a national occupational licensing scheme that promotes freedom of movement for licensed professionals across Australian states and territories.
Our Government has been working with the Federal Government and other states and territories for some time, to boost competition and improve labour mobility through the reform of occupational licensing laws, and this Bill is another important step in this process.
If approved by the Legislative Council, these changes will provide a level playing field and ensure that licensed professionals who reside interstate are required to play by the same rules as Tasmanian licence holders.
Those working under AMR in Tasmania will need to comply with the same laws as local workers, and all work completed here in Tasmania will need to meet the same standards, irrespective of the home state of the licence holder.
These changes will also make it easier for a range of Tasmanian licence holders to work interstate in their occupation without unnecessary fees, forms and red tape.
The changes are part of a national effort to promote freedom of movement for licensed professionals across Australian states and territories, and I now look forward to the Bill’s passage through the Legislative Council.
