{"id":"F2009B00112","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 - Notice of Declaration under subsection 5(6) (Notice No. V1 of 1995)","slug":"f2009b00112","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":326797,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009B00112-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 - Notice of Declaration under subsection 5(6) (Notice No. V1 of 1995)","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 – Notice of Declaration under subsection 5(6) (Notice No. V1 of 1995)\n\nmade under subsection 5(6) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988\n\nCompilation No. 1\n\nCompilation date: 20 October 2015\n\nIncludes amendments up to: Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Definition of Employee) Amendment Notice 2015\n\nPrepared by the Department of Employment, Canberra\n\nAbout this compilation\n\nThis compilation\n\nThis is a compilation of the \\[name of principal legislative instrument\\] that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 20/10/2015 (the compilation date).\n\nThis compilation was prepared on 19/01/2016.\n\nThe notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.\n\nUncommenced amendments\n\nThe effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on ComLaw (www.comlaw.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on ComLaw for the compiled law.\n\nApplication, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments\n\nIf the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.\n\nModifications\n\nIf the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on ComLaw for the compiled law.\n\nSelf‑repealing provisions\n\nIf a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.\n\nContents\n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Definition of Employee) Amendment Notice 2015 1\n\nEndnotes 2\n\nEndnote 1 – About the endnotes 2\n\nEndnote 2 – Abbreviation key 3\n\nEndnote 3 – Legislation history 4\n\nEndnote 4 – Amendment history 5\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nSAFETY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1988\n\nNOTICE OF DECLARATION\n\nNotice No V1 of 1995\n\nI, GARY THOMAS JOHNS, Assistant Minister for Industrial Relations, hereby declare for the purposes of subsection 5(6) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 that, on and from the date of publication of this Notice in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette:\n\n(a) a person who is included in the class of persons referred to in the first column of the following table, being a class of persons who engage in activities or perform acts at the request or direction, for the benefit, or under a requirement made by or under a law, of the Commonwealth, is declared to be employed by the Commonwealth; and\n\n(b) the employment of the person is declared to be constituted by the performance by the person of an act included in the class of acts referred to in the second column of that table opposite to the reference to that class of persons:\n\n| First ColumnClass of Persons                                                                                                                                                                                   | Second ColumnClass of Acts                                        |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Persons who, under the control or direction of a Commonwealth officer assist, without receiving any remuneration (other than payment of expenses incurred), in the running of the National Museum of Australia | Acts performed in connection with the rendering of the assistance |\n\n(signed)\n\nGARY THOMAS JOHNS\n\nAssistant Minister for Industrial Relations\n\n20.2. 1995\n\n> Note: Endnotes\n\n> Note: Endnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nThe endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.\n\nThe following endnotes are included in every compilation:\n\nEndnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nEndnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\nEndnote 4—Amendment history  \n\nAbbreviation key—Endnote 2\n\nThe abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.\n\nLegislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4\n\nAmending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.\n\nThe legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.\n\nThe amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.\n\n> Note: Endnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\n| A = Act                                         | orig = original                     |\n| ----------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |\n| ad = added or inserted                          | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)  |\n| am = amended                                    | /sub‑subparagraph(s)                |\n| amdt = amendment                                | pres = present                      |\n| c = clause(s)                                   | prev = previous                     |\n| C[x] = Compilation No. x                        | (prev…) = previously                |\n| Ch = Chapter(s)                                 | Pt = Part(s)                        |\n| def = definition(s)                             | r = regulation(s)/rule(s)           |\n| Dict = Dictionary                               | Reg = Regulation/Regulations        |\n| disallowed = disallowed by Parliament           | reloc = relocated                   |\n| Div = Division(s)                               | renum = renumbered                  |\n| exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have  | rep = repealed                      |\n| effect                                          | rs = repealed and substituted       |\n| F = Federal Register of Legislative Instruments | s = section(s)/subsection(s)        |\n| gaz = gazette                                   | Sch = Schedule(s)                   |\n| LI = Legislative Instrument                     | Sdiv = Subdivision(s)               |\n| LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003          | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |\n| (md) = misdescribed amendment                   | SR = Statutory Rules                |\n| mod = modified/modification                     | Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s)             |\n| No. = Number(s)                                 | SubPt = Subpart(s)                  |\n| o = order(s)                                    | underlining = whole or part not     |\n| Ord = Ordinance                                 | commenced or to be commenced        |\n\n> Note: Endnote 3—Legislation history\n\n| Name                                                                                                                  | FRLI registration | Commencement    | Application, saving and transitional provisions |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |\n| Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988- Notice of Declaration under subsection 5(6) (Notice No. V1 of 1995) | F2009B00112       | 8 March 1995    | —                                               |\n| Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Definition of Employee) Amendment Notice 2015                                | F2015L01665       | 20 October 2015 | —                                               |\n\n> Note: Endnote 4—Amendment history\n\n| Provision affected                      | How affected  |\n| --------------------------------------- | ------------- |\n|                                         |               |\n| Table — First Column ‘Class of persons’ | am No 1, 2015 |\n|                                         |               |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: extending workers' compensation coverage to unpaid volunteers at the National Museum of Australia. The 2015 amendment updated the reference from 'National Museum of Australia' to reflect current naming/structure, but did not expand the scope beyond the original intent of covering these specific volunteers."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with straightforward declaratory language","Only one defined class of persons and one class of acts","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond the basic criteria (unpaid, under direction, expense reimbursement only)","Minimal cross-referencing (only refers to subsection 5(6) of the parent Act)","Short document (approximately 2 pages of substantive content)","Simple tabular format for defining the scope of coverage"],"plain_english_summary":"This notice treats unpaid volunteers who assist in running the National Museum of Australia — while acting under the direction of a Commonwealth officer and only receiving expense reimbursements — as employed by the Commonwealth for the purposes of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988. That means these volunteers are eligible to claim workers’ compensation (medical, rehabilitation and income support) if injured while volunteering, ensuring coverage equivalent to paid Commonwealth employees."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The class of persons listed in the Notice’s table was amended by the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Definition of Employee) Amendment Notice 2015 (see Endnote 4: 'Table — First Column ‘Class of persons’ am No 1, 2015'), indicating the declared scope was altered after the original 1995 declaration."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument (declares one class of persons and corresponding acts) — text is a short table mapping class to acts.","Legal basis and ministerial discretion set by subsection 5(6) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Notice made under that subsection).","Administrative effect: confers employee status for SRC Act entitlements, implying Commonwealth liability for compensation and rehabilitation costs (impacts payroll/insurance/claims administration).","Compliance and recordkeeping burdens for the Commonwealth entity running the museum (tracking which unpaid assistants are covered; incident reporting).","Potential interpretive ambiguity in the scope phrase “in connection with the rendering of the assistance” which may require administrative or legal clarification when claims arise.","Amendment history recorded in endnotes (Table — First Column ‘Class of persons’ amended by the 2015 notice), so scope has been changed since original 1995 notice."],"plain_english_summary":"This Notice declares that certain unpaid people who assist, under the control or direction of a Commonwealth officer, in running the National Museum of Australia are to be treated as employees of the Commonwealth under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 for acts connected with that assistance. It affects volunteers paid only for expenses by making them eligible for the Act’s safety, rehabilitation and compensation coverage and makes the Commonwealth the liable party for such claims."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2009b00112","history":"/api/acts/f2009b00112/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2009b00112/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2009b00112/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2009b00112/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2009b00112/documents"}}