{"id":"F2006L02341","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Definition of Employee) Notice 2006 (3)","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-definition-of-employee-notice-2006-3","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":117650,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L02341-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 (3)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Definition of Employee) Notice 2006 (3)\n\nNotice No. 3 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 28th June 2006\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 (3).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Notice commences on registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\n3 Declaration\n\nFor subsection 5(6) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (SRC Act), I declare that the class of persons mentioned in Column 2 of the Schedule, are employees of the Australian Federal Police 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 the Commonwealth.\n\n  \n\nSchedule Australian Federal Police Employees\n\n| Item | Class of persons                                                                                                                                                                 | Class of Acts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |\n| ---- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1    | Persons who are engaged as volunteers under a written agreement with the Australian Federal Police without receiving any remuneration (excluding payment for expenses incurred). | Acts performed, under the direction or control of an AFP employee, special member or special protective service officer, which render assistance to the Australian Federal Police in the performance of its functions under the Australian Federal Police Act 1979.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |\n| 2    | Persons who assist in Australian Federal Police training exercises without receiving any remuneration (excluding payment for expenses incurred).                                 | Acts performed, under the direction or control of an AFP employee, special member or special protective service officer, in connection with carrying out training exercises.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |\n| 3    | Persons on secondment to the Australian Federal Police under section 69D(1) of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979.                                                           | Acts performed, in connection with rendering assistance to the Australian Federal Police, pursuant to the secondment agreement.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |\n| 4    | Persons appointed special members of the Australian Federal Police under section 40E(1) of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979.                                               | Acts performed, in connection with rendering assistance to the Australian Federal Police, pursuant to the instrument of appointment and the Australian Federal Police Act 1979.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |\n| 5    | Persons appointed special protective service officers of the Australian Federal Police under section 40EC of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979.                             | Acts performed, in connection with rendering assistance to the Australian Federal Police, pursuant to the instrument of appointment and the Australian Federal Police Act 1979.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |\n| 6    | Persons rendering assistance to the Australian Federal Police.                                                                                                                   | Acts preformed in rendering assistance to an AFP employee, special member or special protective service officer in the performance of their duties under the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 :a) at the request or direction of the employee, member or officer; orb) in the honest and reasonable belief that the employee, member or officer requires assistance, where;(i) there is actual or imminent danger of injury to a person or damage to property; and(ii) assistance is necessary to protect life or property. |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice performs exactly the function intended by subsection 5(6) of the SRC Act: declaring specific classes of non-standard workers to be 'employees' for the purposes of the Act. It has not expanded beyond this specific administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (6 items in a single schedule)","No defined terms section—relies on definitions in the parent Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 and Australian Federal Police Act 1979","Simple tabular structure with clear class-of-persons / class-of-acts pairing","Minimal conditional logic (only Item 6 contains nested conditions with 'and/or' structure)","Single operative provision (section 3) with straightforward declaration power","No cross-references beyond citations to the enabling Act and AFP Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This 2006 ministerial notice treats six non‑staff categories associated with the Australian Federal Police—including volunteers, training assistants, secondees, special members and protective service officers, and people who render emergency assistance—as AFP “employees” for workers’ compensation and safety law purposes. That means those people (or their families) can access SRCA compensation and protections if injured or killed while performing AFP‑related duties, closing gaps in coverage for unpaid or temporary helpers."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument is a declaratory notice listing classes of persons to be treated as AFP employees for SRC Act purposes. The text does not amend or revoke other instruments nor indicate an expansion beyond those listed classes, so no change of scope from prior material is evident within the document itself."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-reference to SRC Act subsection 5(6) and multiple AFP Act provisions (ss 40E, 40EC, 69D(1)) requiring interpretation of external instruments and appointments.","Several distinct classes of persons with different legal bases (volunteers under written agreement; training assistants; secondees; appointees; ad hoc helpers) increasing categorical complexity.","Fact-intensive qualifying tests (acts must be under direction/control or done in 'honest and reasonable belief' of danger and 'actual or imminent' harm) introduce evidentiary and factual-determination burdens.","Exclusion of remuneration except expense reimbursement creates line-drawing issues about who qualifies as a volunteer.","Dependence on instruments of appointment, secondment agreements and the factual circumstances of assistance — administrative verification and document review needed.","Potential overlap between classes (eg. special members vs. persons rendering assistance) requiring case-by-case classification."],"plain_english_summary":"This notice, made under subsection 5(6) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, declares that certain people connected with the Australian Federal Police (unpaid volunteers under written agreement, training assistants, secondees, special members and special protective service officers, and others who render assistance) are to be treated as AFP employees for SRC Act purposes when performing specified acts. It matters because that classification determines eligibility for safety, rehabilitation and compensation entitlements and depends on how and why the acts are performed (eg. under direction or in an honest and reasonable belief of danger)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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