{"id":"F2007L02423","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility) Notice 2007 (2)","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":67859,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L02423-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 2007 (2)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence\n\nEligibility) Notice 2007 (2)\n\nNotice No. 2 of 2007\n\nI, JOSEPH BENEDICT HOCKEY, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, make this Notice under section 100 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.\n\nDated 18 July 2007\n\nJOE HOCKEY\n\nMinister for Employment and Workplace Relations\n\n1 Name of Notice\n\nThis Notice is the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility) Notice 2007 (2).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Notice commences on the day it is registered 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:\n\n(a) Medibank Private Limited (ABN47 080 259) (‘the corporation’) is, but is about to cease to be, a Commonwealth authority; and\n\n(b) it would be desirable for the Act to apply to the employees of the corporation,\n\nI declare that the corporation is eligible to be granted a licence under Part VIII of the Act.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not expand or contract the general regime of the Act within its text; it performs a narrow, stated-purpose action: declaring Medibank Private Limited eligible for a licence under Part VIII so the Act can apply to its employees as the corporation ceases to be a Commonwealth authority. The notice limits itself to that targeted eligibility declaration and to its commencement on registration (s 2–3)."},"complexity_factors":["Very limited text and scope: a single declaratory outcome for one named corporation (s 1, s 3).","Relies on external substantive law (Part VIII of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988) whose terms are not reproduced here (s 3).","Requires ministerial satisfaction under section 100 of the Act, introducing administrative discretion without detailing evidence or review processes (preamble, s 3).","Timing/operation is straightforward — commencement on registration — so procedural complexity is low (s 2).","Practical effects depend on subsequent licensing steps and Part VIII obligations, which are outside the instrument and therefore create contingent complexity for stakeholders (s 3)."],"plain_english_summary":"What this instrument does, in everyday terms\n\n- Mechanically, the notice declares that Medibank Private Limited (ABN47 080 259) is eligible to be granted a licence under Part VIII of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988. (See section 3.)\n- The notice takes effect when it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments. (See section 2.)\n\nWho it affects and why it matters\n\n- Primary addressee: Medibank Private Limited — the instrument changes its legal status by making the corporation eligible for a licence under Part VIII. (s 3)\n- Secondary group: the employees of the corporation — the Minister states he is satisfied it would be desirable for the Act to apply to those employees, and the declaration is made on that basis. (s 3(b))\n\nWhat this does, step by step\n\n1. The Minister records he is satisfied of two factual points: that Medibank is currently a Commonwealth authority but is about to cease to be one; and that it would be desirable for the Act to apply to the corporation's employees. The notice states those satisfactions as the basis for the declaration. (s 3)\n2. Based on those satisfactions and using the power in section 100 of the Act, the Minister declares the corporation eligible to be granted a licence under Part VIII of the Act. (s 3)\n3. The declaration becomes operative on registration of the notice. (s 2)\n\nWho pays, who decides, and what behaviour changes\n\n- Who decides: the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations makes the declaration under the statutory power noted in the notice. The text explicitly records the Minister's satisfaction as the trigger for the declaration. (preamble, s 3)\n- Who pays: the notice itself does not specify any fees, payments, or funding arrangements. Any costs or contributions that follow from licence application, licence conditions, or the operation of Part VIII are not set out in this notice; they would follow from Part VIII and any licence-granting process. (s 3 — declaration references Part VIII; s 2 — commencement)\n- Behaviour change: the immediate legal effect is to enable the corporation to be granted a licence under Part VIII; as a practical matter, if a licence is sought and granted, the corporation and/or its employees may become subject to whatever obligations, entitlements or regulatory conditions Part VIII and the licence impose. Those downstream obligations are not described in this notice. (s 3)\n\nClaims made by the instrument and how they translate into trade-offs\n\n- The Minister explicitly claims the declaration is based on two factual satisfactions, including that it would be desirable for the Act to apply to the corporation's employees. That is an asserted purpose, not a description of the precise legal effects of Part VIII. (s 3(b))\n- Trade-offs and incentives implied by the instrument are conditional: making the corporation eligible for a licence creates the opportunity (but not the obligation) for the corporation to seek a licence and for the regulator to grant it under Part VIII. If a licence is sought and granted, the corporation will face whatever compliance costs and constraints accompany that licence, and employees may acquire whatever coverage or regulatory relationship the Act provides. Those costs and benefits depend on the substantive content of Part VIII and any licence conditions, which this notice does not set out. (s 3)\n\nImplementation risks and administrative discretion\n\n- Timing risk is minimal and transparent: the notice takes effect on registration. (s 2)\n- The declaration rests on the Minister’s stated satisfaction under section 100 of the Act, which indicates an element of ministerial judgment in triggering eligibility. The notice records that judgment but does not describe the evidentiary standard or review mechanisms for that satisfaction. That leaves a degree of administrative discretion visible in the instrument itself. (preamble, s 3)\n\nConcise practical takeaway\n\n- This is a narrow, targeted legal move: it makes Medibank Private Limited eligible for a licence under Part VIII of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act, on the Minister's stated satisfaction that Medibank is leaving Commonwealth authority status and that it is desirable the Act apply to its employees. The notice sets the eligibility change in motion on registration but does not itself set licence conditions, costs, or the detailed effects that flow from Part VIII. (s 2–3)"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"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 for a licence during a transition period. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (only 3 operative sections)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the single enabling provision (section 100)","Simple declarative structure with no conditional logic or exceptions","Single factual determination (eligibility declaration) with straightforward criteria"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal notice made by the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (Joe Hockey) in 2007. It declares that **Medibank Private Limited** is eligible to apply for a special licence under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.\n\n**What this means:**\n- Normally, this Act only covers Commonwealth government employees and certain authorities.\n- Medibank Private was about to stop being a \"Commonwealth authority\" (meaning it was being privatised or sold off).\n- Without this notice, Medibank's employees would have lost access to the Commonwealth's workers' compensation scheme when the company changed status.\n- This notice lets Medibank apply for a licence to keep its employees covered by the same workers' compensation scheme even after it ceases to be a government body.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Employees of Medibank Private Limited\n- Medibank Private as an employer\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWorkers' compensation is the insurance that covers you if you're injured at work. This notice ensures Medibank workers didn't lose their coverage during the company's transition from public to private ownership. It's essentially a bridge to maintain their entitlements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-2","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-2/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-2/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-2/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-2/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-2/documents"}}