{"id":"F2007L04180","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility) Notice 2007 (5)","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-5","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":70345,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L04180-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 (5)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation\n\n(Licence Eligibility) Notice 2007 (5)\n\nNotice No 5 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 (5).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Notice commences on the day after 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 the corporations listed in Schedule 1, I declare that the corporations are eligible to be granted a licence under Part VIII of the Act.\n\nNote Each of the corporations is carrying on a business in competition with a Commonwealth authority or with another corporation that was previously a Commonwealth authority.\n\nSchedule 1 Eligible Corporations\n\n```html\n

Item

Corporation

1 Commonwealth Securities Ltd (ABN 60 067 254 399)

2 Colonial Services Pty Ltd (ABN 70 075 733 023)

3 Commonwealth Insurance Ltd (ABN 96 067 524 216)

4 Colonial First State Property Management Pty Ltd (ABN 96 101 504 045)

5 Avanteos Pty Ltd (ABN 99 066 862 977)

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Therefore it does not represent a substantive expansion of the legislation's scope beyond the Ministerial power already provided in the Act."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (3 operative clauses plus a Schedule)","Single statutory power invoked (section 100 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988)","No defined terms or interpretation section in the Notice itself","One cross-reference to Part VIII of the Act and to s100 only","Schedule lists 5 corporations (straightforward enumeration)","No nested conditions, exemptions or procedural rules in the Notice"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)\n\n- This is a short legislative notice made under section 100 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (the Act). (See clauses 1–3.)\n- Clause 3 declares that, because the Minister is \"satisfied that it would be desirable for the Act to apply to the employees\" of the listed companies, those corporations are \"eligible to be granted a licence\" under Part VIII of the Act. The five companies are named in Schedule 1. The Notice takes effect the day after it is registered (clause 2).\n\nOfficial purpose claim\n\n- The instrument explicitly relies on the Minister's view that it is desirable for the Act to apply to these corporations, and it notes that each listed corporation \"is carrying on a business in competition with a Commonwealth authority or with another corporation that was previously a Commonwealth authority\" (the Notice's internal Note beneath clause 3).\n\nWho it affects\n\n- The listed corporations in Schedule 1 (five named entities) and their employees. The Notice makes those corporations eligible to be granted a licence under Part VIII of the Act (clause 3 and Schedule 1).\n\nWhy it matters (practical effect and decision mechanics)\n\n- Becoming \"eligible to be granted a licence under Part VIII\" means the listed corporations may apply for whatever licence(s) Part VIII of the Act provides for. This Notice does not itself grant a licence or change entitlements directly; it changes who may be considered for a licence under the Act (clause 3).\n- The practical consequences for a corporation depend on what Part VIII licences allow or require (for example, the regulatory duties, financial obligations, insurance arrangements, reporting or rehabilitation responsibilities attached to such licences). Those downstream effects are determined by the Act's Part VIII rules and any licence conditions; this Notice confers eligibility only.\n\nImplementation, incentives and trade-offs (concrete mechanisms)\n\n- Who decides: the Minister makes the eligibility declaration (this Notice is the exercise of that power under s100), but any actual licence is granted under the procedures and criteria in Part VIII of the Act.\n- Who pays / bears costs: if a corporation subsequently obtains a Part VIII licence, it will be subject to the financial, administrative and compliance obligations that Part VIII and the licence conditions impose. If the licence regime allows corporations to self-manage or self-fund liabilities, the corporation bears those costs instead of or in place of standard scheme arrangements. Conversely, if licence-holders receive particular regulatory treatment or access to scheme benefits, the beneficiaries are the named corporations and their employees—specific financial effects depend on Part VIII rules, not on this Notice alone.\n- Behaviour changes: eligible corporations may decide to apply for a licence and, if granted, alter their approach to insurance, claims management, workplace rehabilitation, or reporting to comply with licence conditions. Those decisions affect how workplace injury risk and costs are allocated between the corporation, its insurer (if any), and any national scheme mechanisms.\n- Competition / market effects: the Notice targets corporations that compete with former Commonwealth authorities. Making them eligible for licences may give those firms access to regulatory pathways (via Part VIII) that can change their cost structures relative to competitors who are not eligible. The Notice itself does not set those market effects — they follow from whether licences are applied for and granted and from what the licence regime requires.\n\nCosts, burdens and risks\n\n- Compliance burden: the main additional burden for the named corporations is the process and cost of applying for a licence and meeting any licence conditions (administration, financial requirements, reporting, claims management). The Notice does not set those conditions.\n- Implementation risk and discretion: the instrument exercises Ministerial discretion to declare eligibility; subsequent outcomes depend on how Part VIII is implemented by regulators. The Notice does not constrain or specify the criteria used in deciding individual licence applications under Part VIII.\n- Concentrated benefits / diffuse costs: the direct regulatory benefit (eligibility) is concentrated on the five named corporations. Any costs to the broader scheme or to other stakeholders (if licence-holders change contribution patterns or risk allocation) are indirect and depend on later administrative or licensing decisions.\n\nLimitations of this instrument\n\n- This Notice does not itself create, remove or change employees' entitlements under the Act; it only opens the path for the named corporations to be considered for a Part VIII licence. The legal and financial effects follow from any licence that might later be granted under the Act.\n\nRelevant provisions in this instrument: clause 1 (name), clause 2 (commencement), clause 3 (declaration under s100 of the Act), Schedule 1 (list of the five corporations)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"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 SRC Act: declaring specific corporations eligible to apply for a licence. It has not expanded beyond this narrow administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 1 page)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provision (section 100 of the SRC Act)","Simple declaratory structure: Minister declares X, lists corporations in Schedule","Single operative provision with straightforward condition (satisfaction of desirability test)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This 2007 ministerial notice declares five companies eligible to apply for a special licence under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, allowing them to seek to bring their employees into the Commonwealth workers’ compensation scheme rather than state schemes. Affected firms are Commonwealth Securities Ltd, Colonial Services Pty Ltd, Commonwealth Insurance Ltd, Colonial First State Property Management Pty Ltd and Avanteos Pty Ltd — a change that can alter employer insurance costs and worker entitlements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-5","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-5/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-5/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-5/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-5/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-5/documents"}}