{"id":"F2006B00169","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility) Notice 2004 (07/07/2004)","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2004-07-07-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":40558,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B00169-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility) Notice 2004 (07/07/2004)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility) Notice 2004\n\nI, KEVIN JAMES ANDREWS, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, make this Notice under section 100 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.\n\nDated: 7th day of July 2004\n\nKEVIN ANDREWS\n\nMinister for Employment and Workplace Relations\n\n1 Name of Notice\n\nThis Notice is the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility) Notice 2004.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Notice commences on Gazettal.\n\n3 Declaration\n\nFor section 100 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (the Act), being satisfied that it would be desirable for the Act to apply to the employees of Optus Administration Pty Limited (ACN 055 136 804), I declare that the corporation is eligible to be granted a licence under Part VIII of the Act.\n\n> Note The corporation is carrying on a business in competition with a Commonwealth authority or with another corporation that was previously a Commonwealth authority.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice performs exactly the function intended by section 100 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 — allowing the Minister to declare specific competing corporations eligible for licensing. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, specific purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 3 operative sections plus preamble)","Single, straightforward declaration with no conditional logic","Only one defined term referenced (the Act)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling section","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested provisions","Simple factual predicate (satisfaction that Act application is desirable)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short official notice made by the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations in 2004. It allows a specific company — Optus Administration Pty Limited — to apply for a special licence under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.\n\n**What this means:**\n- Normally, the Commonwealth workers' compensation scheme (which covers federal government employees) doesn't apply to private companies.\n- However, the Act allows private companies that compete with government-owned businesses to \"opt in\" to this scheme if the Minister agrees.\n- This notice declares that Optus Administration meets the criteria to apply for such a licence.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Optus Administration Pty Limited** — the company can now apply for a licence to bring its employees under the federal workers' compensation scheme.\n- **Employees of Optus Administration** — if the licence is granted, they would be covered by the Commonwealth's workers' compensation system instead of the standard state-based schemes.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis allows a private telecommunications company (competing against former government entities like Telstra) to access the same workers' compensation arrangements that apply to Commonwealth employees, potentially offering different benefits or administrative arrangements than state-based schemes."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This Notice expands the statutory application of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 to the employees of Optus Administration Pty Limited by declaring the corporation eligible to be granted a licence under Part VIII of the Act (section 3). Prior to this declaration, that eligibility was not recorded in this instrument; the Notice therefore changes the set of corporations to which the Act may apply for licence purposes (section 3)."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, single-purpose instrument (declaration of eligibility only).","Depends on cross-reference to the Act (section 100 and Part VIII) for substantive mechanics; the Notice does not reproduce those rules.","Relies on Ministerial satisfaction as the factual trigger (introductory paragraph; section 3), which is a point of administrative discretion.","No procedural, financial or compliance detail in the Notice—requires consulting the primary Act for implementation."],"plain_english_summary":"This short statutory instrument, made by the Minister under section 100 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, declares employees of Optus Administration Pty Limited eligible to be granted a licence under Part VIII of the Act and takes effect on gazettal. It simply creates eligibility (not licence terms, fees, or obligations) and notes the company competes with a Commonwealth authority or its successor."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2004-07-07-2004","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2004-07-07-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2004-07-07-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2004-07-07-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2004-07-07-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2004-07-07-2004/documents"}}