{"id":"F2018L00945","name":"Fair Work (State Declarations — employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2018 (No. 1)","slug":"fair-work-state-declarations-employer-not-to-be-national-system-employer-endorsement-2018-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":97644,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L00945-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 2018 (No. 1)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nFair Work (State Declarations — employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2018 (No. 1)\n\nFair Work Act 2009\n\nI, Craig Laundy, Minister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation, make this Endorsement under paragraph 14 (4) (a) of the Fair Work Act 2009.\n\nDated 26 June 2018\n\nCraig Laundy\n\nMinister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation\n\nContents\n\n1 Name of Endorsement 2\n\n2 Commencement 2\n\n3 Definition 2\n\n4 Endorsement of State Declaration 2\n\nSchedule 1 Employer 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 2018 (No. 1).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Endorsement commences on 1 July 2018.\n\n3 Definition\n\nIn this Endorsement:\n\n> Act means the Fair Work Act 2009.\n\n4 Endorsement of State Declaration\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 commencement of this instrument.\n\nSchedule 1 Employer declared by or under a law of New South Wales not to be a national system employer\n\n(section 4)\n\n| Item | Law of New South Wales              | Employer                                | Date of effect of endorsement |\n| ---- | ----------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |\n| 1    | Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) | Canberra Region Joint Organisation      | 1 July 2018                   |\n| 2    | Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) | Central NSW Joint Organisation          | 1 July 2018                   |\n| 3    | Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) | Hunter Joint Organisation               | 1 July 2018                   |\n| 4    | Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) | Illawarra Shoalhaven Joint Organisation | 1 July 2018                   |\n| 5    | Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) | Mid North Coast Joint Organisation      | 1 July 2018                   |\n| 6    | Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) | Namoi Joint Organisation                | 1 July 2018                   |\n| 7    | Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) | New England Joint Organisation          | 1 July 2018                   |\n| 8    | Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) | Northern Rivers Joint Organisation      | 1 July 2018                   |\n| 9    | Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) | Orana Joint Organisation                | 1 July 2018                   |\n| 10   | Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) | Riverina and Murray Joint Organisation  | 1 July 2018                   |\n| 11   | Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) | Riverina Joint Orgainisation            | 1 July 2018                   |\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation kept under the Legislation Act 2003. See http://www.legislation.gov.au","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not expand or alter the categories of employers beyond the State declarations; it simply endorses those New South Wales declarations so they have effect under the Fair Work Act (see section 4 and Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, mechanical function: a federal endorsement of State declarations rather than creation of new regulatory rules (section 4).","Direct reliance on State law entries: the instrument’s effect is limited to the employers listed in Schedule 1 (Schedule 1).","Simple temporal effect: single commencement date (1 July 2018) (section 2).","Legal cross-reference: invokes paragraph 14(4)(a) of the Fair Work Act 2009, requiring familiarity with that provision to understand the endorsement's legal basis.","Low administrative discretion: Minister certifies endorsement but does not set substantive employer obligations (instrument signed by Minister Craig Laundy).","Clear operational consequence for jurisdictional responsibility and enforcement of employment obligations (implicit in endorsement mechanism)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally endorses, under the Fair Work Act 2009 (para 14(4)(a)), New South Wales declarations that certain named 'Joint Organisations' are not national system employers. The endorsement takes effect on 1 July 2018 and lists 11 specific NSW joint organisations in Schedule 1.\n\nMechanically, it gives federal recognition to the State declarations so the named employers remain subject to NSW industrial law rather than the national Fair Work system, changing which jurisdiction regulates their employment relations and enforcement."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the narrow function intended by section 14(4)(a) of the Fair Work Act 2009 — endorsing state declarations that specific employers are not national system employers. It does not expand beyond this specific administrative mechanism."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (4 sections plus schedule)","Only 1 defined term ('Act')","Single operative provision (section 4) with straightforward function","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","Simple tabular schedule listing specific employers without cross-references","Mechanical application of existing framework (paragraph 14(4)(a) of Fair Work Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument endorses a NSW declaration that 11 regional “Joint Organisation” employer bodies are non‑national system employers, removing them from the Fair Work Act 2009 and keeping them under the NSW Industrial Relations Act 1996. It affects those Joint Organisations and their employees by shifting jurisdiction, applicable awards and dispute forums from the federal Fair Work system to NSW’s industrial relations framework."},"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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