{"id":"F2007L02424","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility) Notice 2007 (No. 3)","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-no-3","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":67862,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L02424-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 (No. 3)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility) Notice 2007 (No. 3)\n\nNotice No. 3 of 2007\n\nI, JOE 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 (No. 3).\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 Border Express Pty Ltd (ACN 000 533 880), 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":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice performs exactly the function intended by section 100 of the SRC Act — declaring specific corporations eligible for licensing where they compete with Commonwealth authorities. The scope remains tightly constrained to the single corporation named (Border Express Pty Ltd) and does not expand beyond the statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections (Name, Commencement, Declaration)","No defined terms section — relies entirely on definitions in the parent Act","Single, unconditional declaration with no exceptions or conditions","No cross-references beyond the enabling section (s 100 of the SRC Act)","Total length: approximately 150 words of substantive content","No procedural requirements, timelines, or compliance obligations specified"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\n\nThis is a short official notice made by the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (Joe Hockey) in 2007. It declares that **Border Express Pty Ltd** — a private transport and logistics company — is eligible to apply for a special licence under the *Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988*.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n\nNormally, the *Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act* (the SRC Act) only covers **Commonwealth employees** — people who work for federal government departments and agencies. However, the Act allows the Minister to extend coverage to **private companies** that compete with Commonwealth authorities.\n\nThis notice does exactly that. It lets Border Express join the Commonwealth's workers' compensation scheme (Comcare) instead of using the standard state-based workers' compensation system. This means:\n- Border Express employees would get Commonwealth-level workers' compensation coverage\n- The company would pay premiums to Comcare rather than a state insurer\n- The business gets a single national scheme instead of dealing with different state rules\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Border Express Pty Ltd** and its employees\n- **Comcare** (the Commonwealth workers' compensation insurer)\n- Potentially other transport/logistics companies competing for the same contracts\n\n**The bottom line:**\nThis is a procedural step allowing a specific private company to 'opt in' to the federal workers' compensation system because it competes with government-owned or former government-owned businesses."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice does not amend the Act or broaden its general scope. It applies an existing power in s100 to a specified corporation, making that employer eligible for a licence under Part VIII; the effect is targeted and administrative rather than a change in legislative scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument: one declaration affecting one corporation (Border Express Pty Ltd).","Short text with clear commencement (commences the day after registration).","Relies on cross-reference to the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (section 100 and Part VIII) — understanding full effect requires reading the Act.","Ministerial discretion exercised under s100 to apply the Act to a named corporation.","Administrative/legal effect is narrow and procedural rather than normative (no new duties drafted in the instrument).","Note records market context (company competes with a Commonwealth authority), which may bear on eligibility but does not itself create obligations."],"plain_english_summary":"This short ministerial notice (made by Minister Joe Hockey under section 100 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988) declares that Border Express Pty Ltd is eligible to be granted a licence under Part VIII of the Act. Mechanically, it applies the Act’s licensing regime to that corporation’s employees. It matters because the Minister has used s100 to bring a specific employer within the Act; the notice also records that the company competes with a Commonwealth authority."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-no-3","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-no-3/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-no-3/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-no-3/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-no-3/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-no-3/documents"}}