{"id":"F2020L01303","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) (Specified Laws) Declaration 2020","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-defence-related-claims-specified-laws-declaration-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440628,"registerId":"F2020L01303-fast-fetch-1775956196704","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) (Specified Laws) Declaration 2020","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\ntitle: Compilations—Agency prepared template\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) (Specified Laws) Declaration 2020\n\nInstrument 2020 No. M27\n\n \n\nI, Darren Chester, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, make the following legislative instrument under subsection 119(7) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated this     8th     day of          October                    2020.\n\n \n\n \n\n…Darren Chester……\n\nDARREN CHESTER\n\nMinister for Veterans’ Affairs\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1   Name……………………………………………………………………\n\n2   Commencement………………………………………………………… 1\n\n3   Authority……………………………………………………………… . 1\n\n4  Repeal for the purposes of the Safety, Rehabilitation and\n\nCompensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988…………………………….. 1\n\n      5 Declaration…………………………………………………………………….............  1\n\n \n\n \n\nSchedule—Declaration       \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\nThis instrument is the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) (Specified Laws) Declaration 2020.\n\n2  Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on the day after this instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n3  Authority\n\nThis instrument is made under subsection 119(7) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988.\n\n4   Repeal for the purposes of the Safety, Rehabilitation and  Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988\n\nThe Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Laws) Declaration 2017 as in force for the purposes of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 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 (Specified Laws) Declaration 2017 was in force for the purposes of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 because of item 63 of Schedule 1 to the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Act 2017.\n\n5 Declaration\n\nFor the purposes of subsection 119(7) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988, a law of a State or of a Territory that provides for the payment of compensation, other than workers' compensation, specified in column 1 of an item of the table in the Schedule is a specified law.\n\nSchedule—Declaration\n\n \n\n- Column 1\n- Item Law\n- Laws of the State of New South Wales\n- 1 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999\n- 1A Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017\n- 2 Motor Accidents (Lifetime Care and Support) Act 2006\n- 3 Sporting Injuries Insurance Act 1978\n- 4 Victims Rights and Support Act 2013\n- Laws of the State of Queensland\n- 5 National Injury Insurance Scheme (Queensland) Act 2016\n- 6 Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009\n- Laws of the State of South Australia\n- 7 Motor Vehicle Accidents (Lifetime Support Scheme) Act 2013\n- 8 Victims of Crime Act 2001\n- Laws of the State of Tasmania\n- 9 Motor Accidents (Liabilities and Compensation) Act 1973\n- 10 Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1976\n- Laws of the State of Victoria\n- 11 Transport Accident Act 1986\n- 12 Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996\n- Laws of the State of Western Australia\n- 13 Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003\n- 14 Motor Vehicle (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2016\n- Laws of the Australian Capital Territory\n- 15 Lifetime Care and Support (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2014\n- 15A Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019\n- 16 Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Act 2008\n- 17 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016\n- Laws of the Northern Territory\n- 18 Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act\n- 19 Victims of Crime Assistance Act\n- Laws of the Christmas Island Territory\n- 20 Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003 (WA) (CI)\n- 21 Motor Vehicle (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2016 (WA) (CI)\n- Laws of the Cocos (Keeling) Island Territory\n- 22 Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003 (WA) (CKI)\n- 23 Motor Vehicle (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2016 (WA) (CKI)\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the function intended by subsection 119(7) of the parent Act - declaring which State and Territory compensation laws are 'specified laws' for the purposes of that Act. The scope remains tightly confined to this declaratory function."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (5 sections plus Schedule)","No defined terms section - relies on definitions in the parent Act","Simple tabular format listing 23 specific laws across 8 jurisdictions","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward cross-reference to subsection 119(7) of the parent Act","Repeal provision (section 4) is mechanical and refers to a specific transitional item in amending legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"This Ministerial declaration lists 23 State and Territory compensation laws (e.g., motor vehicle, victims of crime, catastrophic injury and sporting injury schemes) that are treated as “specified laws” under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988. \n\nIt tells Defence members, veterans, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission which non‑workers’ compensation schemes affect offsets and interactions with defence-related claims; it replaces the 2017 declaration."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument expressly repeals the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Laws) Declaration 2017 (s.4) and re‑declares a (new) set of state and territory compensation laws as specified laws (s.5 and Schedule), thereby replacing the prior list of laws in force for the purposes of the Defence-related Claims Act."},"complexity_factors":["Declaratory form: instrument simply names statutes listed in the Schedule as ‘specified laws’ (see s.5 and Schedule).","Cross‑jurisdictional scope: the Schedule covers multiple States and Territories, so administrative interaction spans several different statutory schemes.","Reliance on primary Act language: effect depends on how ‘compensation, other than workers’ compensation’ and subsection 119(7) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 are applied (see s.3 and s.5).","Repeal/transition element: it expressly repeals the 2017 declaration for the same purpose (s.4), which can create transitional questions about which list applies at a given time.","Ministerial instrument: made by the Minister under statutory power (s.3), but the instrument itself contains no regulatory detail or operational rules—only a list and commencement mechanics (s.2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made by the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs under s.119(7), lists which state and territory laws that provide compensation (other than workers’ compensation) are treated as “specified laws” for the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988. 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