{"id":"F2019L00494","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) (Specification in relation to Definition of Specified Number) Instrument 2019","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-defence-related-claims-specification-in-relation-to-definitio","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99095,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L00494-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\nThis instrument is the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) (Specification in relation to Definition of Specified Number) Instrument 2019.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on 1 April 2019.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\nThis instrument is made under subsection 30(4) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 (the Act).\n\n4 Repeal for the purposes of the Safety, Rehabilitation and\n\nCompensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988\n\nThe Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 - Notice Specifying a Number for Redemption of Compensation, No R1 of 1994 as in force for the purposes of the Act under item 63 of Schedule 1 to the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Act 2017 is taken to be repealed.\n\nNote: The Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 - Notice Specifying a Number for Redemption of Compensation, No R1 of 1994 was in force for the purposes of the Act because of item 63 of Schedule 1 to the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Act 2017.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified number","content":"#### 5 Specified number\n\nFor the purposes of the definition of specified number in subsection 30(3) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988, the number 0.03 is specified.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains the same scope as the original 1994 notice it replaces. It performs the identical function of specifying the number 0.03 for the same purpose. There is no expansion beyond the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (5 sections, approximately 200 words)","Only one substantive provision (section 5) that specifies a single number","Heavy reliance on external context — requires understanding of the DRCA, subsection 30(3), and the concept of 'redemption of compensation'","One repeal provision (section 4) with a convoluted historical reference to a 1994 notice preserved by a 2017 amendment Act","No defined terms within the instrument itself — all definitions are external to the document"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the “specified number” used to convert weekly compensation into a lump‑sum redemption at 0.03 (3%), affecting current and former Australian Defence Force members claiming under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence‑related Claims) Act 1988.  \n\nIt repeals a 1994 notice and replaces it with this updated legislative instrument, maintaining the same 0.03 rate for lump‑sum calculations."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not alter the substantive scope of the Defence-related Claims regime; it replaces the previous 1994 notice (section 4) and formally specifies the numeric parameter 0.03 for the definition of 'specified number' in subsection 30(3) (section 5). Authority for the change is delegated under subsection 30(4) of the Act (section 3). The change is procedural/parametric rather than a change in who or what the Act covers, though it does adjust the numeric input that determines redemption amounts."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow legal change: specifies a single numeric value (0.03) for the definition of 'specified number' (section 5).","Dependent on the parent statute for meaning and effect — the instrument points to subsection 30(3) of the Act but does not set the calculation formula itself.","Repeals an earlier instrument (Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 - Notice No R1 of 1994) that previously served the same function (section 4), so readers must reconcile past applications.","Made under a delegated power (subsection 30(4) of the Act) (section 3), so legal authority arises from the parent Act rather than this instrument.","Low administrative complexity overall, but a discrete financial impact risk exists because the numeric change will alter compensation redemption outcomes (sections 5 and 4).","Fixed commencement date (1 April 2019) creates a timing boundary for which claims/formulas apply (section 2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument (commencing 1 April 2019) sets the numeric factor used to define “specified number” in subsection 30(3) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 by specifying the number 0.03 and repeals a 1994 notice on the same matter. Mechanically, it changes the parameter used to compute redemption of compensation under the Act, so it affects amounts payable between claimants and the Commonwealth and instructs the administering agency to apply the new figure."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-defence-related-claims-specification-in-relation-to-definitio","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-defence-related-claims-specification-in-relation-to-definitio/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-defence-related-claims-specification-in-relation-to-definitio/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-defence-related-claims-specification-in-relation-to-definitio/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-defence-related-claims-specification-in-relation-to-definitio/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-defence-related-claims-specification-in-relation-to-definitio/documents"}}