{"id":"F2007L04178","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility) Notice 2007 (No. 6)","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-no-6","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":70338,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L04178-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. 6)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation\n\n(Licence Eligibility) Notice 2007 (No. 6)\n\nNotice No. 6 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 16 October 2007\n\nJB 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. 6).\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\n\n(the Act), being satisfied that it would be desirable for the Act to apply to the employees of TNT Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 000 495 269), I declare that the corporation is eligible to be granted a licence under Part VIII of the Act.\n\nNote 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":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice performs exactly the narrow function intended by section 100 of the parent Act: declaring specific corporations eligible for licensing when they compete with Commonwealth authorities. There is no scope creep — it is a standard, routine administrative instrument."},"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 empowering provision (section 100)","Minimal conditional logic — essentially a binary eligibility declaration"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal notice made by the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations in 2007. It allows a specific company — TNT Australia Pty Ltd — 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 government employees and certain authorised corporations.\n- This notice declares that TNT Australia is **eligible** to be granted a licence to join this scheme.\n- The Minister made this decision because TNT Australia competes with a Commonwealth authority (or a former government body that was privatised).\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- If granted the licence, TNT Australia would handle its own workers' compensation claims under the federal scheme instead of using state-based workers' compensation systems.\n- This creates a level playing field: private companies competing with government-owned businesses can offer similar employee benefits.\n- This is part of a broader system where certain large employers can \"self-insure\" for workplace injuries under federal law rather than state law."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Section 3 declares that the Act will apply to employees of TNT Australia Pty Ltd, making that corporation eligible for a Part VIII licence. This extends the Act’s application to the specified corporation where it previously did not apply (see Declaration, s3 and Note)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-corporation application (TNT Australia Pty Ltd) limits breadth of legal impact.","Relies on Ministerial discretion under section 100 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (the enabling power).","Interaction with Part VIII licensing regime of the principal Act requires some cross-reference to existing licence rules (administrative dependency).","Commencement timing tied to Federal Register of Legislative Instruments registration (procedural formality).","Minimal substantive detail in the instrument — operational effects depend on existing Act provisions rather than this Notice."],"plain_english_summary":"This Notice declares that the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 will apply to employees of TNT Australia Pty Ltd, making the corporation eligible for a licence under Part VIII of the Act. The Minister records this is desirable because the company carries on business in competition with a Commonwealth authority or a corporation that was previously a Commonwealth authority."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-no-6","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-no-6/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-no-6/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-no-6/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-no-6/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-no-6/documents"}}