{"id":"F2025L00343","name":"Fair Entitlements Guarantee (Oceania Glass Pty Ltd in Administration) Declaration 2025","slug":"fair-entitlements-guarantee-oceania-glass-pty-ltd-in-administration-declaration-2025","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":106136,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2025L00343-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fair Entitlements Guarantee (Oceania Glass Pty Ltd in Administration) Declaration 2025","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 (Oceania Glass Pty Ltd in Administration) Declaration 2025\n\nI, MURRAY WATT, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, make the following declaration.\n\nDated \n\n10 March 2025   \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nMurray Watt\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 (Oceania Glass Pty Ltd in Administration) Declaration 2025.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n \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 Oceania Glass Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) A.C.N. 630 152 206 which is an entity under administration under Part 5.3A of the Corporations Act 2001.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"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 declare that the FEG scheme applies to a specific company in administration rather than waiting for liquidation. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, company-specific purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (4 sections, ~150 words)","Only one substantive provision (section 4) which is a single sentence","No defined terms within the instrument itself (relies entirely on external definitions in the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 and Corporations Act 2001)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single cross-reference to enabling legislation (section 49 of FEG Act) and one external statute (Part 5.3A of Corporations Act)","Purpose-built for a single company and single event — no general application framework"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\n\nThis is a short, technical declaration that triggers a **safety net for workers** who lost their jobs when **Oceania Glass Pty Ltd** went into administration (a form of insolvency where outside administrators take control of a struggling company).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Former employees** of Oceania Glass Pty Ltd — specifically those who were employed by the company but are no longer employed because the company collapsed.\n- These workers can now access the **Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG)** scheme.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nWhen a company goes broke, employees often miss out on money they're owed — things like:\n- **Unpaid wages** (up to 13 weeks)\n- **Annual leave** and **long service leave**\n- **Redundancy pay** (payment when your job is eliminated)\n- **Payment in lieu of notice** (pay for the period you should have been warned your job was ending)\n\nNormally, the FEG scheme only covers employees of companies in **liquidation** (the final stage of winding up a company). This declaration **extends that protection** to Oceania Glass workers even though the company is only in **administration** (an earlier rescue or restructuring phase) — not full liquidation.\n\n**In short:** The government is stepping in early to make sure these workers don't wait months or years to get money they're owed, and don't miss out entirely if the administration process drags on or fails."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument changes the set of persons to whom the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 applies by declaring it applicable to persons who were employed, but are no longer employed, by Oceania Glass Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) A.C.N. 630 152 206 (section 4). The instrument does not itself amend the FEG Act; it operates by bringing that Act into application in relation to this named employer and its former employees."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument confined to a specific declaration (section 4).","Relies on cross-reference to the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 for substantive rules (section 3), so implementation depends on another statute.","Requires identification of eligible persons (former employees of the named company) which may involve factual verification by administrators or FEG administrators (implicit from section 4).","Contains ministerial discretion to declare application under a statutory power (section 3), though the exercise here is straightforward.","Commencement is immediate (day after registration), creating a tight timetable for any administrative actions (section 2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration, made by the Minister under section 49 of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012, applies the FEG Act to former employees of Oceania Glass Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed). Effective the day after registration, it activates the FEG statutory processes for identifying eligible people and paying entitlements but does not itself set payment rates or procedural detail."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fair-entitlements-guarantee-oceania-glass-pty-ltd-in-administration-declaration-2025","history":"/api/acts/fair-entitlements-guarantee-oceania-glass-pty-ltd-in-administration-declaration-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fair-entitlements-guarantee-oceania-glass-pty-ltd-in-administration-declaration-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fair-entitlements-guarantee-oceania-glass-pty-ltd-in-administration-declaration-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fair-entitlements-guarantee-oceania-glass-pty-ltd-in-administration-declaration-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fair-entitlements-guarantee-oceania-glass-pty-ltd-in-administration-declaration-2025/documents"}}