{"id":"F2022L01246","name":"Fair Entitlements Guarantee (Extended operation of the Act in relation to Ovato Group of Companies in Administration) Declaration 01/2022","slug":"fair-entitlements-guarantee-extended-operation-of-the-act-in-relation-to-ovato-group-of-companies-in","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":102670,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2022L01246-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (Extended operation of the Act in relation to Ovato Group of Companies in Administration) Declaration 01/2022.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nFair Entitlements Guarantee (Extended operation of the Act in relation to Ovato Group of Companies in Administration) Declaration 01/2022\n\nI, TONY BURKE, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, make the following declaration.\n\nDated 23 September 2022\n\nTONY BURKE\n\nMinister for Employment and Workplace Relations\n\nContents\n\n1 Name...................................................3\n\n2 Commencement............................................3\n\n3 Declaration...............................................3\n\n#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (Extended operation of the Act in relation to Ovato Group of Companies in Administration) Declaration 01/2022.\n\n#### 2 Commencement\n\n#### This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n#### 3 Declaration\n\n  For the purposes of section 49 of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012, the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 applies in relation to persons who were employed, but are no longer employed, by:\n\n    Ovato Limited (Administrators Appointed)\n    Ovato Print Cairns Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed)\n    Ovato Packaging Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed)\n\nwhich are entities in administration under the Corporations Act 2001.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"This instrument commences on the day aft","sectionType":"section","heading":"This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nFair Entitlements Guarantee (Extended operation of the Act in relation to Ovato Group of Companies in Administration) Declaration 01/2022\n\nI, TONY BURKE, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, make the following declaration.\n\nDated 23 September 2022\n\nTONY BURKE\n\nMinister for Employment and Workplace Relations\n\nContents\n\n1 Name...................................................3\n\n2 Commencement............................................3\n\n3 Declaration...............................................3\n\n#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (Extended operation of the Act in relation to Ovato Group of Companies in Administration) Declaration 01/2022.\n\n#### 2 Commencement\n\n#### This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n#### 3 Declaration\n\n  For the purposes of section 49 of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012, the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 applies in relation to persons who were employed, but are no longer employed, by:\n\n    Ovato Limited (Administrators Appointed)\n    Ovato Print Cairns Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed)\n    Ovato Packaging Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed)\n\nwhich are entities in administration under the Corporations Act 2001.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Declaration","content":"#### 3 Declaration\n\n  For the purposes of section 49 of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012, the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 applies in relation to persons who were employed, but are no longer employed, by:\n\n    Ovato Limited (Administrators Appointed)\n    Ovato Print Cairns Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed)\n    Ovato Packaging Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed)\n\nwhich are entities in administration under the Corporations Act 2001.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The instrument extends the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 (by ministerial declaration under s49) to cover former employees of the three specified Ovato group companies that are in administration under the Corporations Act 2001. This is a targeted extension of the Act's application to particular entities rather than a change to the Act's text."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow, targeted scope — applies only to three named entities (Declaration, cl.3).","Operative power is a single statutory instrument under section 49 of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 (instrument text cites s49).","Dependence on corporate status: it only applies where the entities are in administration under the Corporations Act 2001 (Declaration, cl.3).","Administrative identification burden: officials must identify and verify persons who ‘were employed, but are no longer employed’ by the named entities to determine coverage (Declaration, cl.3).","Immediate but simple commencement rule — starts the day after registration (Commencement, cl.2).","Executed by ministerial declaration rather than legislative amendment, so effects are procedural and time‑limited to the entities listed."],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration, made by the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (Tony Burke) on 23 September 2022, extends the operation of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 so it applies to people who were employed, but are no longer employed, by three named Ovato companies that are in administration under the Corporations Act 2001. The declaration takes effect the day after it is registered."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by section 49 of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 — allowing the Minister to extend FEG operation to specific entities in administration. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, targeted purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (3 operative sections)","No defined terms section","No cross-references beyond a single section reference (section 49)","Simple declarative structure with no conditional logic or exceptions","Single purpose: naming three specific companies to receive extended coverage"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument uses a statutory power to extend the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) to employees of three Ovato companies currently in administration — Ovato Limited, Ovato Print Cairns Pty Ltd, and Ovato Packaging Pty Ltd. \n\nIt lets former employees access FEG for unpaid entitlements (wages, leave, redundancy) immediately instead of waiting for liquidation, providing timely financial relief during the administration."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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