{"id":"F2006L00755","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Definition of Employee) Notice 2006 (1)","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-definition-of-employee-notice-2006-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":136778,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L00755-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Definition of Employee) Notice 2006 (1)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Definition of Employee) Notice 2006 (1)\n\nNotice No. 1 of 2006.\n\nI, KEVIN JAMES ANDREWS, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, make this Notice under subsection 5(6) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.\n\nDated 7th March 2006\n\nKevin Andrews\n\nKEVIN ANDREWS\n\nMinister for Employment and Workplace Relations\n\n1 Name of Notice\n\nThis Notice is the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Definition of Employee) Notice 2006 (1).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Notice commences on 11 March 2006.\n\n3 Declaration\n\nFor subsection 5(6) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, I declare that the class of persons mentioned in Column 2 of the Schedule, when on secondment to the organisation mentioned in Column 3 of the Schedule, are employees of that organisation for the purposes of the acts mentioned in Column 3 of the Schedule.\n\nNote The persons are engaged in activities or perform acts at the request or direction, or for the benefit, of a Commonwealth authority.\n\n  \n\nSchedule Employees\n\n| Item | Class of persons                                                                                                                | Class of Acts                                                                                                                                                                                        |\n| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1    | Sample Collection Officers, including Lead Drug Control Officers, Drug Control Officers, Chaperone Coordinators and Chaperones. | Acts performed at the request or direction of the Australian Sports Drug Agency, under the Australian Sports Drug Agency Act 1990, during the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.                     |\n| 2    | Sample Collection Officers, including Lead Drug Control Officers, Drug Control Officers, Chaperone Coordinators and Chaperones. | Acts performed at the request or direction of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, under the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006, during the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Notice temporarily expands the statutory definition of \"employee\" for Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation purposes to include the listed sample‑collection personnel when seconded to the Australian Sports Drug Agency or the Australian Sports Anti‑Doping Authority during the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, thereby assigning those agencies the statutory safety, rehabilitation and compensation responsibilities for that class of workers for the specified activities and period (see Declaration and Schedule)."},"complexity_factors":["Use of ministerial declaration power under subsection 5(6) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Declaration clause) — introduces executive discretion over coverage.","Narrow, time‑limited scope tied to acts performed during the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (Schedule items) — limits reach but requires temporal monitoring.","Interaction across statutes: Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 plus the Australian Sports Drug Agency Act 1990 and the Australian Sports Anti‑Doping Authority Act 2006 (Schedule) — requires cross‑statutory application.","Coverage depends on factual relationship — duty applies when acts are \"at the request or direction\" or for the benefit of the authority (Declaration and Schedule) — potential factual disputes about when the declaration applies.","Administrative and liability shift to the named agencies while staff are seconded — creates payroll/insurance/claims handling obligations for the agencies.","Defined classes of workers are specific (Sample Collection Officers, Lead Drug Control Officers, Drug Control Officers, Chaperone Coordinators and Chaperones) — reduces ambiguity about who is covered but requires accurate identification in secondment arrangements."],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial Notice (commencing 11 March 2006) uses subsection 5(6) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 to declare that specified sample‑collection staff (including lead officers, drug control officers and chaperones) seconded to the Australian Sports Drug Agency or the Australian Sports Anti‑Doping Authority during the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games are employees of that agency for safety, rehabilitation and compensation law purposes. Mechanically, that assigns the agency responsibility for those workers' statutory safety and compensation obligations while seconded, and requires administrative compliance with those obligations."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice serves its original narrow purpose: extending Comcare coverage to specific drug-testing personnel for a specific sporting event. It has not expanded beyond that original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (3 operative sections plus Schedule)","Only 2 rows in the Schedule table","No defined terms section (relies on parent Act definitions)","Simple conditional structure: 'when on secondment to X, are employees of X'","No cross-references beyond the empowering provision (subsection 5(6) of the SRC Act)","Limited temporal scope (specific event: Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games)"],"plain_english_summary":"This notice temporarily treats specified drug-testing officials (Sample Collection Officers, Drug Control Officers, Chaperones, etc.) as employees of the Australian Sports Drug Agency (later ASADA) for the duration of the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. It ensures they are covered by the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Comcare) for injuries sustained while working at the Games, closing a gap that might otherwise leave contractors or secondees without compensation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-definition-of-employee-notice-2006-1","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-definition-of-employee-notice-2006-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-definition-of-employee-notice-2006-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-definition-of-employee-notice-2006-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-definition-of-employee-notice-2006-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-definition-of-employee-notice-2006-1/documents"}}