{"id":"F2017L01511","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Commonwealth Authority) Declaration 2017","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-commonwealth-authority-declaration-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":144273,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L01511-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Commonwealth Authority) Declaration 2017","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Commonwealth Authority) Declaration 2017\n\n \n\n \n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988\n\n \n\nI, MICHAELIA CASH, Minister for Employment, make this declaration under subparagraph (c) (iii) of the definition of Commonwealth authority in subsection 4(1) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.\n\nDated 20 November 2017   \n\nMICHAELIA CASH         \n\nMinister for Employment\n\n \n\n1  Name of Declaration\n\n  This is the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Commonwealth Authority) Declaration 2017.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This declaration commences on 1 October 2017.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This declaration is made under subparagraph (c)(iii) of the definition of Commonwealth authority in subsection 4(1) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (the Act).\n\n4  Declaration\n\nFor the purposes of subsection 4(1) of the Act in relation to the definition of Commonwealth authority, I declare that under subparagraph (c)(iii) of that definition that Aboriginal Hostels Ltd (ACN 008 504 587) is a body corporate to which the Act applies.\n\n \n\n5 Repeal\n\nItem 3 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Declaration and Specification) Notice 2007(1) (F2007L02005) is repealed.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by its enabling provision (subparagraph 4(1)(c)(iii) of the SRC Act): declaring specific bodies corporate to be covered by the Act. There is no scope creep; it adds one entity and removes an obsolete reference."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (5 sections, approximately 200 words)","Only one substantive operative provision (section 4)","No defined terms within the instrument itself","Single cross-reference to the parent Act (Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988)","Simple declarative structure with no conditional logic or exceptions","Repeal provision is straightforward (removes one item from a 2007 notice)"],"plain_english_summary":"This 2017 instrument, made by the Minister for Employment, adds Aboriginal Hostels Ltd to the organisations covered by the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988. Employees of Aboriginal Hostels Ltd are thus entitled to the Commonwealth workers’ compensation scheme (administered by Comcare), replacing reliance on state schemes; the instrument also repeals a related 2007 notice."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The declaration extends the SR&C Act's coverage to include Aboriginal Hostels Ltd by naming it a Commonwealth authority (cl 4), and removes the earlier specification in the 2007 notice (cl 5). Functionally, this changes which corporate entity bears SR&C obligations and associated costs under the Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive change: a declaration naming one body as a Commonwealth authority (cl 4).","Clear commencement date reduces transitional ambiguity (cl 2).","Repeal of prior instrument item simplifies the instrument set but requires cross-referencing (cl 5).","Dependency on the definition and operation of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 increases legal linkage to another statute (cl 3).","Practical effects on liabilities, insurance and compliance implementation rest on administrative and contractual arrangements outside this instrument (implicit operational complexity)."],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration (commencing 1 October 2017) declares Aboriginal Hostels Ltd (ACN 008 504 587) to be a 'Commonwealth authority' under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, so the Act's workplace injury and compensation regime applies to that body (cl 2, cl 4). The Minister made the declaration and repealed item 3 of the 2007 notice to record that change (cl 5). Mechanically, it places SR&C compliance obligations and related costs on Aboriginal Hostels Ltd as the entity subject to the Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-commonwealth-authority-declaration-2017","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-commonwealth-authority-declaration-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-commonwealth-authority-declaration-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-commonwealth-authority-declaration-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-commonwealth-authority-declaration-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-commonwealth-authority-declaration-2017/documents"}}