{"id":"F2011L02782","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Class of Employees Outside Australia) Notice 2011 (No. 1)","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-class-of-employees-outside-australia-notice-2011-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":126138,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L02782-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Class of Employees Outside Australia) Notice 2011 (No. 1)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Class of Employees Outside Australia)  \nNotice 2011 (No. 1)\n\nNotice No. 1 of 2011\n\nI, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, make this Notice under paragraph 6(1)(i) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.\n\nDated 9th December 2011\n\nCHRIS EVANS\n\nMinister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations\n\n1 Name of Notice\n\nThis Notice is the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Class of Employees Outside Australia) Notice 2011 (No. 1).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Notice commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\n3 Declaration\n\nFor the purposes of paragraph 6(1)(i) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, I declare that:\n\n-   persons engaged under subsection 19(1) of the Australian Civilian Corps Act 2011\n\nare a class of employees to which this paragraph applies.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice performs exactly the narrow, specific function intended by paragraph 6(1)(i) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988: declaring a class of overseas employees to be covered by the Act. It has not expanded beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (only 3 operative sections)","Single substantive provision (section 3) containing a one-line declaration","Only one defined class of employees referenced (persons under subsection 19(1) of the Australian Civilian Corps Act 2011)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to the empowering provision in the SRC Act and the ACC Act)","Straightforward declaratory language with no operative machinery"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal notice that extends workers' compensation coverage to a specific group of Australians working overseas.\n\n**What it does:**\nThe notice declares that people employed under the **Australian Civilian Corps Act 2011** are covered by Australia's **Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988** (the Comcare scheme) even when they're working outside Australia.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Employees engaged under section 19(1) of the Australian Civilian Corps Act 2011\n- These are typically civilians deployed overseas for government purposes (often in humanitarian, stabilisation, or reconstruction roles in places like conflict zones or disaster areas)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this notice, these employees might not be covered by Australian workers' compensation laws while working abroad. This ensures that if they're injured, become ill, or die while deployed overseas, they (or their families) can access the same rehabilitation and compensation benefits as other Australian government employees. It closes a potential gap in protection for people doing dangerous work in unstable environments on behalf of Australia."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Notice expands the coverage of paragraph 6(1)(i) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 to include persons engaged under subsection 19(1) of the Australian Civilian Corps Act 2011 by declaring them a class of employees (section 3). The instrument is narrowly targeted and does not itself modify other provisions; any broader change in entitlements, obligations or costs depends on how the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 and the Australian Civilian Corps Act 2011 operate together."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-reference to two other Acts (Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 and Australian Civilian Corps Act 2011)—the instrument's effect depends on provisions not reproduced in the Notice","Very narrow substantive change: declaration concerns a single, specifically referenced subsection (Australian Civilian Corps Act 2011 s19(1))","No procedural, financial, or operational detail in the Notice itself—requires reading of the referenced Acts to see practical consequences","Use of ministerial discretion to declare the class (simple statutory exercise rather than complex rule-making)","Simple commencement rule (day after registration) reduces temporal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument records a ministerial declaration that persons engaged under subsection 19(1) of the Australian Civilian Corps Act 2011 are a \"class of employees\" for the purposes of paragraph 6(1)(i) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988. It takes effect the day after registration.\n\nIt does not itself create entitlements, payments or procedures; any rights or obligations flow from the referenced Acts and from the agencies that administer them."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-class-of-employees-outside-australia-notice-2011-no-1","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-class-of-employees-outside-australia-notice-2011-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-class-of-employees-outside-australia-notice-2011-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-class-of-employees-outside-australia-notice-2011-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-class-of-employees-outside-australia-notice-2011-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-class-of-employees-outside-australia-notice-2011-no-1/documents"}}