{"id":"F2014L00684","name":"Fair Work (State Declarations - employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2014 (No. 1)","slug":"fair-work-state-declarations-employer-not-to-be-national-system-employer-endorsement-2014-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":91840,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L00684-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fair Work (State Declarations - employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2014 (No. 1)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nFair Work (State Declarations — employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2014 (No.1)\n\nFair Work Act 2009\n\nI, ERIC ABETZ, Minister for Employment, make this Endorsement under paragraph 14 (4) (a) of the Fair Work Act 2009.\n\nDated 3 June 2014\n\nEric Abetz\n\nMinister for Employment\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 Employer declared by or under a law of a State not to be a national system employer 3\n\nPart 1 Employer declared by or under a law of Queensland 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 2014 (No.1).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Endorsement commences on 13 June 2014.\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 Queensland not to be a national system employer\n\n| Item | Law of Queensland                          | Employer        | Date of effect of endorsement |\n| ---- | ------------------------------------------ | --------------- | ----------------------------- |\n| 1    | Industrial Relations Regulation 2011 (Qld) | TAFE Queensland | 13 June 2014                  |\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_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"},"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 specific employer (TAFE Queensland) from the national system. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original purpose of section 14(4)(a) of the Fair Work Act 2009."},"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","Minimal operational provisions—essentially a rubber-stamp of a state declaration"],"plain_english_summary":"This 2014 ministerial instrument formally endorses a Queensland regulation that removes TAFE Queensland from the federal Fair Work national system, effective 13 June 2014. As a result, TAFE Queensland and its employees fall under Queensland’s state industrial relations framework rather than the Fair Work Act, changing which laws, tribunals and minimum conditions govern their workplace rights."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Endorsement does not alter the statutory scope of the Fair Work Act; it implements paragraph 14(4)(a) by endorsing a State declaration that a specified employer is not a national system employer (s4(1)–(2); Schedule 1). Decision authority is the Minister (instrument header; s4). The immediate effect is administrative: TAFE Queensland is treated under State law as of 13 June 2014, shifting compliance obligations onto the employer and affected workers under State, not national, industrial rules (Schedule 1, Item 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument: endorses State declarations only (s4(1))","Narrow scope: Schedule 1 names one employer (TAFE Queensland) and an effective date (Schedule 1, Part 1, Item 1)","Reliance on external statutory cross-reference: operates by reference to paragraph 14(4)(a) of the Fair Work Act 2009 (s4(1))","Low drafting complexity: short provisions, clear commencement clause (cl 2)","Administrative discretion concentrated: Minister signs the endorsement (instrument header; s4), but no new rulemaking powers are created","Compliance consequence concentrated on named employer and its employees—shifts which industrial regime applies (s4(2); Schedule 1)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Endorsement, signed by the Minister for Employment, gives formal effect under paragraph 14(4)(a) of the Fair Work Act 2009 to a State declaration that a named employer is not a national system employer. It lists TAFE Queensland as excluded, with the endorsement effective 13 June 2014 (see section 4 and Schedule 1). The practical effect is that the listed employer falls under State rather than national industrial arrangements, shifting which legal rules and compliance obligations apply (s4(1)–(2); Schedule 1)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fair-work-state-declarations-employer-not-to-be-national-system-employer-endorsement-2014-no-1","history":"/api/acts/fair-work-state-declarations-employer-not-to-be-national-system-employer-endorsement-2014-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fair-work-state-declarations-employer-not-to-be-national-system-employer-endorsement-2014-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fair-work-state-declarations-employer-not-to-be-national-system-employer-endorsement-2014-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fair-work-state-declarations-employer-not-to-be-national-system-employer-endorsement-2014-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fair-work-state-declarations-employer-not-to-be-national-system-employer-endorsement-2014-no-1/documents"}}