{"id":"F2009B00133","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 - Notice of Declaration (Notice No. ACT1 of 1994)","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-notice-no-act1-of-1994","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":121460,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009B00133-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. ACT1 of 1994)","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 – Notice of Declaration (Notice No. ACT1 of 1994)\n\nmade under the\n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988\n\nCompilation No. 2\n\nCompilation date: 12 May 2018\n\nIncludes amendments up to: Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Subsection 5(13) Declarations) Amendment and Repeal Instrument 2018 (F2018L00600)\n\nAbout this compilation\n\nThis compilation\n\nThis is a compilation of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 – Notice of Declaration (Notice No. ACT1 of 1994) that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 12 May 2018 (the compilation date).\n\nThe notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.\n\nUncommenced amendments\n\nThe effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.\n\nApplication, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments\n\nIf the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.\n\nModifications\n\nIf the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.\n\nSelf‑repealing provisions\n\nIf a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.\n\nContents\n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 - Notice of Declaration (Notice No. ACT1 of 1994).……………………………….1\n\nEndnotes 2\n\nEndnote 1 – About the endnotes 2\n\nEndnote 2 – Abbreviation key 3\n\nEndnote 3 – Legislation history 4\n\nEndnote 4 – Amendment history 5\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nSAFETY, REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1988\n\nNOTICE OF DECLARATION\n\nNotice No. ACT1 of 1994\n\nI, Gary Thomas Johns, Assistant Minister for Industrial Relations, hereby declare, with effect on and from 1 July 1994, the following matter under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, (the Act):\n\n1. For the purposes of subsection 4A(1) of the Act, the Australian Capital Territory is declared to be a Commonwealth authority.\n\n(signed)\n\nGARY JOHNS\n\nAssistant Minister for Industrial Relations\n\n30 JUNE 1994\n\n  \n\n> Note: Endnotes\n\n> Note: Endnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nThe endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.\n\nThe following endnotes are included in every compilation:\n\nEndnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nEndnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\nEndnote 4—Amendment history\n\nAbbreviation key—Endnote 2\n\nThe abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.\n\nLegislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4\n\nAmending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.\n\nThe legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.\n\nThe amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.\n\nMisdescribed amendments\n\nA misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.\n\nIf a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.\n\n> Note: Endnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\n|                                                | o = order(s)                        |\n| ---------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |\n| ad = added or inserted                         | Ord = Ordinance                     |\n| am = amended                                   | orig = original                     |\n| amdt = amendment                               | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)  |\n| c = clause(s)                                  | /sub‑subparagraph(s)                |\n| C[x] = Compilation No. x                       | pres = present                      |\n| Ch = Chapter(s)                                | prev = previous                     |\n| def = definition(s)                            | (prev…) = previously                |\n| Dict = Dictionary                              | Pt = Part(s)                        |\n| disallowed = disallowed by Parliament          | r = regulation(s)/rule(s)           |\n| Div = Division(s)                              |                                     |\n| exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | reloc = relocated                   |\n| effect                                         | renum = renumbered                  |\n| F = Federal Register of Legislation            | rep = repealed                      |\n| gaz = gazette                                  | rs = repealed and substituted       |\n| LA = Legislation Act 2003                      | s = section(s)/subsection(s)        |\n| LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003         | Sch = Schedule(s)                   |\n| (md) = misdescribed amendment can be given     | Sdiv = Subdivision(s)               |\n| effect                                         | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |\n| (md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment       | SR = Statutory Rules                |\n| cannot be given effect                         | Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s)             |\n| mod = modified/modification                    | SubPt = Subpart(s)                  |\n| No. = Number(s)                                | underlining = whole or part not     |\n|                                                | commenced or to be commenced        |\n\n> Note: Endnote 3—Legislation history\n\n| Name                                                                                                         | Registration or gazettal         | Commencement      | Application, saving and transitional provisions |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------- | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |\n| Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 – Notice of Declaration (Notice No. ACT1 of 1994)           | 1 July 1994 (gaz 1994, No S252)  | 1 July 1994       |                                                 |\n| Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 – Notice of Declaration (Notice No ACT2 of 1994)            | 3 Jan 1995 (gaz 1995, No S1)     | 1 Jan 1995        | —                                               |\n| Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Definition of ACT Employee) Notice 2004                             | 15 July 2004 (gaz 2004, No S284) | 15 July 2004      | —                                               |\n| Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Principal Officer of the ACT) Declaration 2016                      | 26 April 2016(F2016L00573)       | 1 July 2016 (s 3) | —                                               |\n| Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Subsection 5(13) Declarations) Amendment and Repeal Instrument 2018 | 11 May 2018(F2018L00600)         | 12 May 2018 (s 2) | —                                               |\n\n> Note: Endnote 4—Amendment history\n\n| Provision affected | How affected                       |\n| ------------------ | ---------------------------------- |\n| Item 2Item 3       | rep F2018L00600rep gaz 1995, No S1 |\n| Item 4             | rep F2016L00573                    |\n| Item 5             | rep gaz 2004, No S284              |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument has remained focused on its original purpose: declaring the ACT to be a Commonwealth authority for workers' compensation purposes. While the compilation includes historical notes about amendments and repeals of other related items (Items 2-5), these appear to be related declarations that were consolidated or repealed separately, not an expansion of this specific declaration's scope. The core declaration in Item 1 has remained unchanged since 1994."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (one declaration)","No defined terms within the instrument itself (relies on definitions in the parent Act)","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to subsection 4A(1) of the parent Act)","Straightforward declaratory language with no conditional logic or exceptions","Length is extremely short (essentially one sentence of substance)","Endnotes and compilation machinery are longer than the actual legal content"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument declares the Australian Capital Territory to be a \"Commonwealth authority\" under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, effective 1 July 1994. That treatment brings ACT government employees — teachers, nurses, public servants and others — into the Commonwealth workers’ compensation and rehabilitation scheme (Comcare), ensuring consistent protections after ACT self‑government. This compilation reflects status as at 12 May 2018."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The compilation notes later instruments and amendments that affect related declarations (see Endnote 3 — legislation history — and Endnote 4 — amendment history). Items connected to this declaration were repealed or amended by instruments in 2004, 2016 and 2018, so the declaration’s practical coverage must be read together with those subsequent instruments and the parent Act (subsection 4A(1))."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow operative clause (one declaration) but its legal effect depends entirely on cross-reference to subsection 4A(1) of the Act (external dependency).","Interpretation requires consulting the parent Act and any definitions or scope in subsection 4A(1) (contextual reading).","Compilation includes endnotes recording subsequent related instruments and repeals (Endnotes 3 and 4), so practical scope may have shifted since original gazettal.","Commencement and temporal operation are important (effective date 1 July 1994) and must be read with other dated declarations listed in the legislation history.","Low drafting complexity in isolation but moderate legal complexity in application due to interactions with other declarations and amendments."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, effective 1 July 1994, declares that the Australian Capital Territory is a \"Commonwealth authority\" for the purposes of subsection 4A(1) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988. Mechanically, it changes the legal classification used by that Act.\n\nThe declaration was signed by the Assistant Minister and is presented here as a compiled instrument with amendment and repeal history; its legal effect must be read together with subsection 4A(1) and the related instruments noted in the compilation."},"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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