{"id":"F2014L00778","name":"Fair Work (State Declarations - employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2014 (No. 2)","slug":"fair-work-state-declarations-employer-not-to-be-national-system-employer-endorsement-2014-no-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":91893,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L00778-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. 2)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nFair Work (State Declarations — employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2014 (No.2)\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 16 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.2).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Endorsement commences on 1 July 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) | Tourism and Events Queensland                  | 1 July 2014                   |\n| 2    | Industrial Relations Regulation 2011 (Qld) | Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority | 1 July 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":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, specific function it was designed for: endorsing state declarations to exclude particular employers from the national system. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (4 sections plus a schedule table)","Only 1 defined term ('Act')","Single operational mechanism: endorsement of existing state declarations","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","Straightforward tabular schedule listing only 2 employers","No cross-references beyond the enabling provision (Fair Work Act s 14(4)(a))"],"plain_english_summary":"This 2014 instrument by the federal Minister for Employment formally endorses Queensland declarations removing Tourism and Events Queensland and the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority from coverage under the Fair Work Act 2009, leaving them in the Queensland state industrial relations system.  \n\nIt matters because employees of those agencies will be governed by Queensland workplace laws and dispute processes rather than the federal Fair Work regime."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. This Endorsement narrows the national coverage by endorsing state-level declarations that two Queensland employers are excluded from being 'national system employers', effective 1 July 2014 (see section 4 and Schedule 1). The endorsement is made by the Minister under paragraph 14(4)(a) of the Fair Work Act (instrument preamble)."},"complexity_factors":["Direct cross-reference to the Fair Work Act mechanism (instrument made under para 14(4)(a)) creates dependence on external statutory context (see instrument heading and opening recital).","Use of a schedule to list specific employers requires reading the schedule and main text together (see section 4 and Schedule 1).","Defined-term usage ('Act' means the Fair Work Act 2009) adds a narrow definitional step (see section 3).","Fixed commencement date requires temporal alignment for effect (see section 2).","Limited subject-matter (only two named employers) narrows operational scope but may require administrative adjustments by those employers and agencies (see Schedule 1).","Ministerial authorisation of endorsement centralises decision-making power in an executive act rather than primary legislation (see the maker statement and instrument form)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Endorsement records the federal government's endorsement of Queensland state declarations that two named employers—**Tourism and Events Queensland** and the **Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority**—are not national system employers. It takes effect 1 July 2014. That status determines whether the national Fair Work Act covers those employers and their workers, altering which industrial laws and agencies regulate their employment."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fair-work-state-declarations-employer-not-to-be-national-system-employer-endorsement-2014-no-2","history":"/api/acts/fair-work-state-declarations-employer-not-to-be-national-system-employer-endorsement-2014-no-2/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fair-work-state-declarations-employer-not-to-be-national-system-employer-endorsement-2014-no-2/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fair-work-state-declarations-employer-not-to-be-national-system-employer-endorsement-2014-no-2/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fair-work-state-declarations-employer-not-to-be-national-system-employer-endorsement-2014-no-2/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fair-work-state-declarations-employer-not-to-be-national-system-employer-endorsement-2014-no-2/documents"}}