{"id":"F2007L04165","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility) Notice 2007 (4)","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-4","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":70307,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L04165-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 (4)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation\n\n(Licence Eligibility) Notice 2007 (4)\n\nNotice No 4 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 16 October 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  \nEligibility) Notice 2007 (4).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Notice commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\n3 Declaration  \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 the Commonwealth Bank of Australia Limited (ACN 123 123 124) I declare that the corporation is eligible to be granted a licence under Part VIII of the Act.\n\nNote The corporation was previously a Commonwealth authority.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice serves its original narrow purpose: declaring a specific former Commonwealth authority eligible for a Comcare licence. There is no evidence of scope creep — it does exactly what section 100 of the parent Act authorises."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument — only 3 operative sections plus preliminary matter","No defined terms section — relies entirely on definitions in the parent Act (Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988)","Single, straightforward declaration with no conditions, exceptions, or procedural requirements","No cross-references beyond the single citation of section 100 and Part VIII of the Act","Minimal conditional logic — only requires Ministerial satisfaction that applying the Act to CBA employees would be 'desirable'"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal notice made by the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations in 2007. It declares that the Commonwealth Bank of Australia is eligible to apply for a special licence under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The **Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988** (the \"Comcare\" scheme) is the law that covers workers' compensation and workplace safety for most Australian Government employees and some large corporations.\n- Normally, this scheme only applies to Commonwealth (federal) government bodies. However, some large corporations that used to be government-owned can apply to join the scheme by getting a **licence** under **Part VIII** of the Act.\n- This notice is the Minister's formal declaration that the Commonwealth Bank meets the requirements to apply for such a licence.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- The Commonwealth Bank was originally owned by the Australian Government (it was \"privatised\" — sold to private owners — in stages between 1991 and 1996).\n- Even after privatisation, former government businesses can sometimes stay in the Comcare scheme if they get a licence. This notice is the first step in that process — it says the bank is *eligible* to apply, not that they have been granted a licence yet.\n- This affects the bank's employees because it determines which workers' compensation system covers them if they get injured at work — either the federal Comcare scheme or their state-based workers' compensation scheme."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This Notice alters legal coverage by declaring that the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 should apply to the employees of Commonwealth Bank of Australia Limited by making the corporation eligible for a Part VIII licence (Declaration). The instrument therefore changes the immediate legal status of that employer/its employees relative to their prior state (the Notice observes the corporation was previously a Commonwealth authority), because it moves the employer into the Part VIII licensing path under the Act rather than leaving its status determined by its prior constitutional form (Declaration / Note)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow declaratory action affecting one named corporation","Short formal structure with three operative paragraphs (name, commencement, declaration)","Relies on cross-reference to Part VIII and s100 of the Act for substantive licensing mechanics","No new procedural, financial or substantive licensing rules created by the Notice itself","Limited factual background note (corporation previously a Commonwealth authority) that may affect legal context"],"plain_english_summary":"The Minister used section 100 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 to declare Commonwealth Bank of Australia Limited eligible for a Part VIII licence, enabling the Act to apply to the bank’s employees if the bank obtains that licence. The Notice creates eligibility (not the licence itself); any licensing costs and compliance obligations would fall on the corporation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-4","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-4/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-4/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-4/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-4/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-4/documents"}}