{"id":"F2019L01706","name":"Jervis Bay Territory Emergency Management (Employment Protection—Bushfires) Direction 2019","slug":"jervis-bay-territory-emergency-management-employment-protection-bushfires-direction-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440356,"registerId":"F2019L01706-fast-fetch-1775956016128","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Jervis Bay Territory Emergency Management (Employment Protection—Bushfires) Direction 2019","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nJervis Bay Territory Emergency Management (Employment Protection—Bushfires) Direction 2019\n\n \n\nI, Alex Foulds, delegate of the Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories, make the following direction.\n\nDated 23 December 2019   \n\nAlex Foulds\n\nExecutive Director, Territories  Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Direction\n\n6  Repeal\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Jervis Bay Territory Emergency Management (Employment Protection—Bushfires) Direction 2019.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences the day after it is registered.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 31(1) of the Jervis Bay Territory Emergency Management Ordinance 2015.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 4 of the Ordinance, including the following:\n\n(a) emergency;\n\n(b) emergency operation.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nOrdinance means the Jervis Bay Territory Emergency Management Ordinance 2015.\n\n5  Direction\n\n  Part 4 of the Ordinance applies to all emergency operations carried out in connection with the emergency the subject of the Declaration of State of Emergency (Jervis Bay Territory) made on 19 December 2019 at 6:00pm.\n\nNote: The declared state of emergency remains in force until the end of 26 December 2019.\n\n6  Repeal\n\n  This instrument is repealed at the end of 26 December 2019.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2923},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The direction operates strictly within the intended scope of the empowering Ordinance, using the delegated power in section 31(1) to apply employment protections to a specific declared emergency without expanding beyond the original legislative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (section 5)","Only one defined term ('Ordinance')","No internal exceptions, conditions, or procedural requirements","Fixed duration with automatic repeal mechanism (section 6)","Reliance on external legislative provisions (Part 4 of the Ordinance) without reproducing their content"],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does**\n\nThis direction temporarily switches on job protection rules for people helping fight the 2019 bushfires in the Jervis Bay Territory.\n\n**Key points**\n\n* **Protects emergency workers**: It activates Part 4 of the *Jervis Bay Territory Emergency Management Ordinance 2015*, which prevents employers from sacking, demoting, or otherwise disadvantaging employees who take time off work to help with bushfire emergency operations (whether paid or volunteer).\n* **Limited timeframe**: It only applies to emergency operations during the specific bushfire emergency declared on 19 December 2019, which lasted until 26 December 2019.\n* **Self-terminating**: The direction automatically expires at the end of 26 December 2019.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\nAnyone employed in Australia who takes time off to assist with bushfire response in the Jervis Bay Territory during this emergency period, and their employers."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/jervis-bay-territory-emergency-management-employment-protection-bushfires-direction-2019","history":"/api/acts/jervis-bay-territory-emergency-management-employment-protection-bushfires-direction-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/jervis-bay-territory-emergency-management-employment-protection-bushfires-direction-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/jervis-bay-territory-emergency-management-employment-protection-bushfires-direction-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/jervis-bay-territory-emergency-management-employment-protection-bushfires-direction-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/jervis-bay-territory-emergency-management-employment-protection-bushfires-direction-2019/documents"}}