If you are not eligible to work under AMR (for example, you are registered in Queensland), you may be able to apply for an ACT registration through mutual recognition. You can also choose to apply for mutual recognition instead of AMR.
Mutual recognition means if you are registered to work in one Australian state or territory, you can get the same registration in another without extra requirements.
Note: For professional engineers, only Victoria and Queensland are currently considered to be exact equivalent schemes to the ACT.
The schemes in other states and territories only cover certain engineering services in the building and construction industry. If you apply for mutual recognition from these states and territories you will be given an ACT registration with conditions to align your registration with the scope of activities you are entitled to undertake under the registration you hold in the other jurisdiction.
If you wish to provide the full scope of professional engineering services within the ACT scheme, you will need to apply for an ACT registration including obtaining an assessment report from an approved assessment entity.
Mutual recognition may also be available for those registered in New Zealand under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997. Contact cwpl@act.gov.au if you hold a New Zealand registration prior to making an application.
To apply, you will need to complete the online application form and pay an application fee of $207.20.
You will need to pay a fee of $341.88 for a 3-year registration term, before registration can be completed.
