{"id":"F2009B00126","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 - Notice of Declaration (Notice No. CA2 of 1996)","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-notice-no-ca2-of-1996","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":121438,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009B00126-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. CA2 of 1996)","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\n\n \n\nAustralia Foundation for Culture and the Humanities Ltd\n\n \n\nNotice No. CA2 of 1996\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nI, PETER KEASTON REITH, Minister for Industrial Relations, hereby declare, for the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of “Commonwealth authority” in subsection 4(1) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, that on and from the date of publication of this Notice in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, the following body corporate is a body corporate to which the Act applies:\n\n \n\n \n\nAustralia Foundation for Culture and the Humanities Ltd\n\n \n\n(ACN 072 479 835)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nPeter Reith\n\nMinister for Industrial Relations\n\n \n\nDated 09 JUL 1996        1996\n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This Notice expands the statutory coverage of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 by adding Australia Foundation for Culture and the Humanities Ltd (ACN 072 479 835) to the category of bodies corporate \"to which the Act applies\" under paragraph (c) of the definition of \"Commonwealth authority\" in subsection 4(1). The instrument effects a change in who falls within the Act's scope by the ministerial declaration, effective from publication in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (Notice dated 09 JUL 1996)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrowly targeted instrument that names one corporate entity.","Relies entirely on a cross-reference to a definition in subsection 4(1) (paragraph (c)) of the Act rather than setting out operational rules.","No procedural or technical compliance steps are described in the Notice itself (the substantive duties rest in the referenced Act).","Ministerial discretion exercised in a simple declaratory form—low procedural complexity.","Effective date linked to publication in the Gazette, a standard and straightforward trigger."],"plain_english_summary":"What this notice does (mechanically):\n\n- The Minister for Industrial Relations, Peter Reith, formally declares that Australia Foundation for Culture and the Humanities Ltd (ACN 072 479 835) is a \"body corporate to which the [Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation] Act applies\" 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 declaration takes effect \"on and from the date of publication of this Notice in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette.\" (text of the Notice, dated 09 JUL 1996).\n\nWho is affected:\n\n- The named body corporate (Australia Foundation for Culture and the Humanities Ltd) is brought within the statutory category referenced in subsection 4(1), paragraph (c). The Notice identifies the entity by name and ACN.\n\nWhy it matters and how it works in practice:\n\n- By declaring the named organisation to be a body corporate \"to which the Act applies,\" the instrument places that organisation within the legal scope of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 for the purposes of the specific definitional provision cited (subsection 4(1), paragraph (c)). The Notice itself does not list the consequences; it performs a statutory classification step (see the quoted provision in the Notice).\n\n- Practical effects that follow from classification are those effects provided by the Act. The Notice does not create or describe those specific obligations or entitlements; it only changes the entity's legal status under the Act. Therefore, any compliance tasks, administrative requirements, financial effects or operational changes arise from the Act's provisions as they apply to an entity in this category, not from the Notice text alone.\n\nWho decides and when it takes effect:\n\n- The decision is taken by the Minister for Industrial Relations (Peter Reith signed the Notice). The effective trigger specified in the Notice is publication in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette.\n\nImplementation, costs and discretion (as supported by the Notice):\n\n- The Notice is a ministerial exercise of discretion to declare a named body within the Act's scope (the instrument cites paragraph (c) of the definition in subsection 4(1)).\n\n- The Notice does not specify who pays for any newly triggered obligations or what those obligations are. If the Act imposes obligations or costs on a body corporate defined in subsection 4(1)(c), those costs would fall on the declared body (or other parties as the Act provides). The Notice itself provides only the classification and effective date.\n\nSource citations from the Notice: declaration language referencing paragraph (c) of the definition of \"Commonwealth authority\" in subsection 4(1) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988; name and ACN of the body corporate; signature and date (Peter Reith, Dated 09 JUL 1996)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by the parent Act's framework: the SRC Act 1988 was designed to allow the Minister to declare specific bodies as 'Commonwealth authorities' for coverage purposes. This notice exercises that power precisely as contemplated, without expansion beyond the statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: one declaration bringing one named body corporate under the Act","No defined terms within the instrument itself (relies on external statutory definition)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the single citation to subsection 4(1) of the parent Act","Length: approximately 150 words of substantive content","No procedural requirements or compliance obligations imposed directly by this instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short official notice made by the Minister for Industrial Relations in 1996. It declares that a specific company — **Australia Foundation for Culture and the Humanities Ltd** (company number ACN 072 479 835) — is now covered by the **Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988**.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The **Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988** (often called the **SRC Act**) is the law that provides workers' compensation (payments for work injuries) and rehabilitation services for employees of the Australian Government and certain government-related bodies.\n- By issuing this notice, the Minister brought this particular cultural foundation under the SRC Act's coverage.\n- **Who it affects:** Employees of Australia Foundation for Culture and the Humanities Ltd. From the date of this notice, if they were injured at work, they could claim compensation and rehabilitation support under the SRC Act instead of state-based workers' compensation schemes.\n- **Why it matters:** This ensures consistent federal coverage for workers' compensation across certain non-government bodies that perform functions for or on behalf of the Commonwealth. Without this declaration, the foundation's employees would likely have been covered by their relevant state or territory workers' compensation laws."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-notice-no-ca2-of-1996","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-notice-no-ca2-of-1996/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-notice-no-ca2-of-1996/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-notice-no-ca2-of-1996/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-notice-no-ca2-of-1996/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-notice-no-ca2-of-1996/documents"}}