{"id":"F2009B00130","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 - Notice of Declaration (Notice No. 4 of 1998)","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-notice-no-4-of-1998","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":121451,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009B00130-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 - Notice of Declaration (Notice No. 4 of 1998)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\n \n\nSAFETY, REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1988\n\n \n\nNOTICE OF DECLARATION – AUSTRALIAN RAIL TRACK CORPORATION\n\n \n\n \n\nNotice No. 4 of 1998\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nI, PETER KEASTON REITH, Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Business, declare that, for the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of “Commonwealth authority” in subsection 4(1) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, the following body corporate is a body corporate to which that Act applies:\n\n \n\n \n\nAustralian Rail Track Corporation (ACN 081 455 754)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nPeter Reith\n\nMinister for Workplace Relations and Small Business\n\n \n\nDate 13th day of May 1998\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward declaration instrument exercising a specific power under the parent Act. It does not expand the scope of the legislation; it simply applies the existing statutory framework to a particular entity as contemplated by the original legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: one declaration covering one named body corporate","No defined terms within the instrument itself (relies entirely on external definition in the parent Act)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the single citation to subsection 4(1)","Total length: approximately 150 words","No procedural requirements or compliance obligations contained within the notice itself"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** A short official notice from 1998 that brings the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) under a specific workers' compensation scheme.\n\n**What it does:** The *Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988* (SRC Act) is the law that covers workers' compensation and rehabilitation for employees of certain Commonwealth bodies. This notice declares that the ARTC—a company that manages Australia's interstate rail tracks—counts as a \"Commonwealth authority\" for the purposes of that Act.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Employees of ARTC** – From this date, they became covered by the SRC Act for workplace injuries, rehabilitation, and compensation claims.\n- **ARTC itself** – The corporation became legally required to comply with the SRC Act's insurance and rehabilitation obligations.\n\n**Why it matters:** Without this notice, ARTC employees might not have had access to the Commonwealth's workers' compensation scheme. This declaration ensured rail workers had consistent coverage and rehabilitation rights under federal law, rather than potentially falling through gaps between state and federal systems."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice does not change the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 itself. It exercises the declaration power contemplated by paragraph (c) of the definition of “Commonwealth authority” in subsection 4(1) of the Act to apply the Act to a particular body corporate (Australian Rail Track Corporation). The notice therefore implements the Act’s existing scope by inclusion of ARTC; it does not amend statutory scope or create new statutory powers beyond that inclusion (as shown in the declaration text of Notice No. 4 of 1998)."},"complexity_factors":["Single declaratory action with narrow textual effect (declares ARTC covered by the Act).","No amendment to statutory text — instrument relies on cross-reference to subsection 4(1) of the Act for substance.","Absence of operational detail in the notice (no specifications of obligations, costs, procedures).","Legal effect depends on reading the principal Act, creating a two-step analysis (notice + Act).","Low procedural complexity: ministerial signature and date are the only administrative elements recorded."],"plain_english_summary":"The Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Business declared on 13 May 1998 that the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ACN 081 455 754) is to be treated as a “body corporate to which the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 applies” for the purpose of paragraph (c) of the definition of “Commonwealth authority” in subsection 4(1). The notice doesn’t amend the Act or spell out obligations, costs or entitlements—those follow from the Act itself; it simply records the ministerial decision bringing ARTC within the Act’s scope."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-notice-no-4-of-1998","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-notice-no-4-of-1998/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-notice-no-4-of-1998/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-notice-no-4-of-1998/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-notice-no-4-of-1998/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-notice-no-4-of-1998/documents"}}