{"id":"F2006B01577","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 - Notice of Declaration - Snowy Hydro Limited (Notice No. 5 of 2001)","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-snowy-hydro-limited-notice-no-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":40918,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B01577-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 - Notice of Declaration - Snowy Hydro Limited (Notice No. 5 of 2001)","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 Gazette\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nNOTICE OF DECLARATION – SNOWY HYDRO LIMITED\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nNotice No 5 of 2001\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nI, ANTHONY JOHN ABBOTT, Minister for Employment, 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, on and from the date of this declaration, the following body corporate is a body corporate to which that Act applies:\n\n \n\n \n\nSnowy Hydro Limited  ACN 090 574 431\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nTONY ABBOTT\n\nMinister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business\n\n \n\nDated    27/6/2001\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The notice expands the set of bodies covered by the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 by declaring Snowy Hydro Limited (ACN 090 574 431) to be a body corporate to which the Act applies under paragraph (c) of the definition of 'Commonwealth authority' in subsection 4(1). The declaration takes effect from 27 June 2001. The notice itself records the change in statutory coverage but does not detail the specific obligations or consequences that flow from that coverage."},"complexity_factors":["Single, short legal act: a ministerial declaration naming one corporate entity.","Direct reference to one statutory provision only: paragraph (c) of the definition of 'Commonwealth authority' in subsection 4(1) of the SRCA.","No ancillary rules, conditions, or procedural steps set out in the notice itself.","Effect depends on the wider SRCA text (not contained in the notice), which introduces external complexity but is not part of this instrument.","Clear authorisation and date: named Minister and effective date reduce ambiguity about who acted and when."],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial notice (27 June 2001) declares Snowy Hydro Limited to be a “body corporate to which” the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 applies, bringing the company within the Act’s coverage. Signed by the Minister, it changes legal coverage only; any specific duties, costs or processes follow from the SRCA itself rather than from the notice."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard ministerial declaration exercising a specific power under section 4(1)(c) of the SRC Act. The instrument performs exactly the function intended by the parent legislation: extending coverage to a named corporate entity. There is no expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: one declaration covering one entity","No defined terms within the instrument itself (relies on external statutory definition)","No conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references beyond a single citation to the parent Act","Length: approximately 150 words of substantive content","Straightforward administrative action with no substantive policy content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal declaration made by a government minister under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988. \n\n**What it does:**\nThe Minister declares that **Snowy Hydro Limited** (a company that operates the Snowy Mountains hydro-electric scheme) is now covered by the Commonwealth's workers' compensation scheme.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Employees of Snowy Hydro Limited** — they can now claim workers' compensation under the federal SRC Act if injured at work, rather than under state-based schemes.\n- **Snowy Hydro Limited itself** — the company must now comply with federal workers' compensation laws and pay premiums to Comcare (the federal workplace safety and compensation insurer).\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThe SRC Act provides a national framework for workplace injury compensation, rehabilitation, and occupational health and safety for Commonwealth employees and certain corporations. By declaring Snowy Hydro a \"Commonwealth authority,\" the federal government brings this major infrastructure company under its jurisdiction. This ensures consistent national standards for worker protection and means injured workers access federal compensation benefits rather than varying state-based systems.\n\n**Key legal concept explained:**\n- **\"Commonwealth authority\"** — a defined term in the Act that determines which organisations fall under federal (rather than state) workers' compensation laws. The Act automatically covers government departments, but companies like Snowy Hydro need a specific ministerial declaration to be included."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-snowy-hydro-limited-notice-no-","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-snowy-hydro-limited-notice-no-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-snowy-hydro-limited-notice-no-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-snowy-hydro-limited-notice-no-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-snowy-hydro-limited-notice-no-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-notice-of-declaration-snowy-hydro-limited-notice-no-/documents"}}