{"id":"F2011L01333","name":"Fair Work (State Declarations - employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2011 (No. 1)","slug":"fair-work-state-declarations-employer-not-to-be-national-system-employer-endorsement-2011-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":125606,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L01333-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fair Work (State Declarations - employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2011 (No. 1)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nFair Work (State Declarations — employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2011 (No.1)\n\nFair Work Act 2009\n\nI, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, make this Endorsement under paragraph 14 (4) (a) of the Fair Work Act 2009.\n\nDated 22 June 2011\n\nChris Evans\n\nMinister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations\n\nContents\n\n1 Name of Endorsement 2\n\n2 Commencement 2\n\n3 Definition 2\n\n4 Endorsement of State Declarations 2\n\nSchedule 1 Employers declared by or under a law of a State not to be a national system employer 3\n\nPart 1 Employers declared by or under a law of New South Wales not to be a national system employer 3\n\n1 Name of Endorsement\n\nThis Endorsement is the Fair Work (State Declarations — employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2011 (No.1).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Endorsement commences on 1 July 2011.\n\n3 Definition\n\nIn this Endorsement:\n\n> Act means the Fair Work Act 2009.\n\n4 Endorsement of State Declarations\n\n(1) For paragraph 14 (4) (a) of the Act, a declaration, by or under a law of a State mentioned in an item in Schedule 1 that an employer mentioned in that item is not to be a national system employer for the purposes of the Act, is endorsed.\n\n(2) The endorsement of a declaration in relation to an employer mentioned in an item in Schedule 1 takes effect from the date mentioned in that item.\n\nSchedule 1 Employer declared by or under a law of a State not to be a national system employer\n\n(section 4)\n\nPart 1 Employer declared by or under a law of New South Wales not to be a national system employer\n\n| Item | Law of New South Wales              | Employer                        | Date of effect of endorsement |\n| ---- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |\n| 1    | Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) | Central Coast Water Corporation | 1 July 2011                   |\n|      |                                     |                                 |                               |\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Endorsement does not broaden or narrow the Fair Work Act’s general coverage; it simply endorses (gives federal effect to) an existing NSW declaration excluding the Central Coast Water Corporation from the national system as of 1 July 2011 (see section 4 and Schedule 1). The effect is limited to the employer listed and does not alter coverage of other employers."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument endorsing a single State declaration (Schedule 1)","Operates by reference to paragraph 14(4)(a) of the Fair Work Act 2009 (section 4)","Fixed commencement date and specified effective date for the employer (sections 2 and Schedule 1)","Relies on an underlying State law declaration (Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) listed in Schedule 1)","Low administrative discretion—ministerial signature formalises an existing State decision"],"plain_english_summary":"This endorsement records that, from 1 July 2011, the Central Coast Water Corporation is not a \"national system employer\" under the Fair Work Act 2009. The Minister (under paragraph 14(4)(a) of the Act) gives legal effect to a New South Wales declaration made under the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW), so that the listed employer remains subject to the State industrial regime rather than the federal national workplace relations system."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, technical function it was designed for — endorsing a specific state declaration to exclude a named employer from the national system. There is no scope creep; it affects only one employer as intended by the framework."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (4 sections plus a single-item schedule)","Only 1 defined term ('Act')","Single cross-reference to Fair Work Act 2009, section 14(4)(a)","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Straightforward tabular format in Schedule 1 with only one entry","Mechanical operation: ministerial endorsement of a pre-existing state declaration"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally removes Central Coast Water Corporation from the national Fair Work system by endorsing NSW’s declaration that the employer remain under state industrial relations.  \n\nAs a result, the corporation’s employees will be governed by NSW workplace laws and tribunals instead of the federal Fair Work framework — changing which rules, remedies and dispute bodies apply."},"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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