{"id":"F2006L01289","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility) Notice 2006 (1)","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2006-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":58757,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L01289-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 2006 (1)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility) Notice 2006 (1)\n\nNotice No. 1 of 2006\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 27th April 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 (Licence Eligibility) Notice 2006 (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 Snowy Hydro Limited (ABN17 090 574 431), I declare that the corporation is eligible to be granted a licence under Part VIII of the Act.\n\n> Note The corporation is, but is about to cease to be, a Commonwealth authority.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This Notice extends the statutory licensing regime under Part VIII of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 to Snowy Hydro Limited by declaring the corporation eligible to be granted a licence. The text records that the corporation \"is, but is about to cease to be, a Commonwealth authority,\" and by making the eligibility declaration the Minister changes the statutory scope of who may be licensed under Part VIII in respect of this corporation's employees. The Notice itself does not set licence conditions or obligations; those are determined under Part VIII and subsequent administrative action. (section 3; Note)"},"complexity_factors":["Operative text is a single, short declaration (low textual complexity). (section 3)","Relies on cross-reference to section 100 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 and to Part VIII for substantive rules (requires reading other provisions). (preamble and section 3)","No licence terms, fees or compliance steps are set out here — the practical effects depend on separate licensing procedures and Part VIII content (delegated complexity). (section 3)","Contains a factual transitional note about the corporation's Commonwealth-authority status that may affect legal treatment and requires context from outside the Notice. (Note to section 3)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Notice declares, under section 100 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, that Snowy Hydro Limited is eligible to be granted a licence under Part VIII. It takes effect on registration and does not itself grant a licence or set conditions. The change matters because it opens the statutory pathway for Snowy Hydro (and its employees insofar as Part VIII applies) to be licensed; any obligations, costs or licence terms follow from Part VIII and any subsequent licence decision."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice performs exactly the narrow function intended by section 100 of the parent Act: declaring a specific corporation eligible to apply for a licence. It does not expand beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 3 operative sections plus preamble)","No defined terms section","Single cross-reference to section 100 of the parent Act","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Straightforward declaratory language with minimal procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal notice made by the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations in 2006. It declares that **Snowy Hydro Limited** (the company that runs the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme) is eligible to apply for a special licence under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.\n\n**What this means:**\n- Normally, the Act only covers **Commonwealth employees** (people who work for the federal government and its agencies).\n- Snowy Hydro was about to stop being a Commonwealth authority (it was being privatised or corporatised), which would normally mean its workers lost access to the Commonwealth's workers' compensation scheme.\n- This notice allows Snowy Hydro to apply for a **licence** that lets the company continue to operate under the Commonwealth workers' compensation scheme even after it stops being a government body.\n- This protects employees by ensuring they keep the same workplace injury and rehabilitation coverage they had before the corporate change.\n\n**Why it matters:** Without this notice, thousands of workers at Snowy Hydro would have had to switch to a different (likely less generous) state-based workers' compensation system when the company changed status. This provides continuity of coverage during a major corporate restructuring."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2006-1","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2006-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2006-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2006-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2006-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2006-1/documents"}}