{"id":"F2023L01574","name":"Fair Entitlements Guarantee (Aurora Metals Limited in Administration) Declaration 2023","slug":"fair-entitlements-guarantee-aurora-metals-limited-in-administration-declaration-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":104972,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2023L01574-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fair Entitlements Guarantee (Aurora Metals Limited in Administration) Declaration 2023","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nFair Entitlements Guarantee (Aurora Metals Limited in Administration) Declaration 2023\n\nI, TONY BURKE, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, make the following declaration.\n\nDated 30 November 2023    \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nTony Burke\n\nMinister for Employment and Workplace Relations\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (Aurora Metals Limited in Administration) Declaration 2023.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 49 of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012.\n\n4  Declaration\n\n  The Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 applies in relation to persons who were employed, but are no longer employed, by Aurora Metals Limited (Administrators Appointed) which is an entity in administration under the Corporations Act 2001.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly its intended function under section 49 of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012. The parent Act specifically provides for ministerial declarations to extend FEG coverage to specific insolvent entities. The scope remains tightly confined to activating the scheme for one particular company in administration."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 4 operative sections spanning less than one page","No defined terms section - relies entirely on definitions in the parent Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single substantive provision (section 4) with straightforward declaratory language","No cross-references beyond citation of the enabling Act and Corporations Act 2001","Standard boilerplate structure (name, commencement, authority, declaration)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal instrument that activates a special safety net for workers who lost their jobs when Aurora Metals Limited went into administration (a form of insolvency where outside administrators take control of a struggling company).\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares that the **Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG)** scheme applies to former employees of Aurora Metals Limited\n- FEG is a government program that pays workers certain unpaid entitlements (like wages, annual leave, and redundancy pay) when their employer goes broke and can't afford to pay them\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People who were employed by Aurora Metals Limited but are no longer employed there\n- Specifically, those affected by the company's administration under the Corporations Act 2001\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Without this declaration, these workers might miss out on government assistance for their unpaid entitlements\n- It ensures the FEG scheme can step in to cover what the insolvent company cannot pay\n- Protects workers from bearing the full financial cost of corporate collapse"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the statutory scope of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 or amend other legislation. It applies the existing Act to a specific group of former employees of Aurora Metals Limited (Administrations Appointed) (clause 4). The instrument therefore alters which persons the Act operates in relation to (by triggering application for that employer), but it does not amend or expand the Act’s general legal powers or definitions (clause 3–4)."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument focused on one named entity (clause 4).","Relies on cross-reference to the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 for substantive effect (clause 3–4).","Depends on the Corporations Act 2001 definition of 'entity in administration' to identify the target (clause 4).","Uses straightforward temporal commencement rule tied to registration (clause 2).","No novel procedural or technical provisions in the instrument itself—interpretation requires reading external statutes."],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial declaration, made under s49 of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012, brings the Act into force for people who were employed by Aurora Metals Limited (Administrators Appointed) and are no longer employed, effective the day after registration. It does not create new entitlements or procedures itself but activates the Fair Entitlements Guarantee regime and its eligibility and claims processes for those former employees."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fair-entitlements-guarantee-aurora-metals-limited-in-administration-declaration-2023","history":"/api/acts/fair-entitlements-guarantee-aurora-metals-limited-in-administration-declaration-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fair-entitlements-guarantee-aurora-metals-limited-in-administration-declaration-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fair-entitlements-guarantee-aurora-metals-limited-in-administration-declaration-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fair-entitlements-guarantee-aurora-metals-limited-in-administration-declaration-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fair-entitlements-guarantee-aurora-metals-limited-in-administration-declaration-2023/documents"}}