{"id":"F2006L00084","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility) Notice 2005 (No. 1)","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2005-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":57941,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L00084-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility) Notice 2005 (No. 1)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility) Notice 2005 (No. 1)\n\nNotice No. 1 of 2005\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 19th December 2005\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 2005 (No. 1).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Notice commences on registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\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 K&S Freighters Pty Limited (ABN 67 007 544 390), 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":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Notice does not change the statutory scope of the Act. It applies the Act's Part VIII licensing regime to the employees of the named corporation by declaring eligibility under section 100 (see section 3). It does not amend Part VIII, alter coverage rules, or set licence terms."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument: a one-paragraph declaration applying to one named corporation (s3).","Invokes an existing statutory power (section 100) rather than creating new procedures.","Simple commencement rule: takes effect on registration (section 2).","No cross-cutting amendments, no procedural or administrative detail (e.g. licence conditions, fees or enforcement) provided.","Limited affected population: employees of the named corporation only; minimal regulatory footprint."],"plain_english_summary":"This Notice declares that K&S Freighters Pty Limited is eligible to be granted a licence under Part VIII of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988. The Minister (Kevin Andrews) makes the declaration under section 100 and the Notice takes effect on registration (sections 2–3).\n\nMechanically, the Minister's declaration (s100, recorded at section 3) changes only the corporation's licence-eligibility status; the Notice does not specify licence conditions, fees or ongoing obligations."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a specific, targeted declaration for a single corporation. It does not expand the general scope of the legislation; rather, it exercises an existing power under section 100 of the SRC Act to declare eligibility for a specific entity. The scope remains exactly as intended by the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 3 substantive sections plus preamble)","Single operative provision (section 3) with straightforward declaration","Only one external reference (section 100 of the SRC Act 1988)","No defined terms within the instrument itself","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Simple factual declaration based on ministerial satisfaction"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal notice made by the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations in 2005. It allows a specific trucking company — K&S Freighters Pty Limited — to apply for a special licence under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.\n\n**What this means:**\n- Normally, the federal government's workers' compensation scheme (Comcare) only covers Commonwealth government employees and certain authorised corporations.\n- This notice declares that K&S Freighters is **eligible** to join that scheme.\n- The company can now apply for a licence to have its employees covered by Comcare instead of the usual state-based workers' compensation systems.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- The note explains the reason: K&S Freighters competes with businesses that were once government-owned (or still are). This levels the playing field — if competitors have access to the federal scheme, this company can too.\n- This is part of a broader policy allowing certain private companies to \"opt in\" to the federal workers' compensation system if they meet specific criteria."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2005-no-1","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2005-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2005-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2005-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2005-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2005-no-1/documents"}}