{"id":"F2007L04177","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility) Notice 2007 (No. 7)","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-no-7","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":70335,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L04177-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. 7)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility) Notice 2007 (No. 7)\n\nNotice No. 7 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. 7).\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 BIS Industries Limited (ACN 125 202 253) 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":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice performs exactly the function intended by section 100 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 — declaring specific corporations eligible for Part VIII licences when they compete with Commonwealth authorities. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, specific purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 3 operative sections plus preamble)","Single, straightforward declaration with no conditional logic or exceptions","Only one defined term referenced (the Act, defined inline)","No cross-references beyond a single section reference (section 100)","No subordinate provisions, schedules, or technical machinery","Essentially a binary eligibility determination for one named entity"],"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 — **BIS Industries Limited** — to apply for a special licence under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.\n\n**What this means:**\n- Normally, the Commonwealth workers' compensation scheme only covers government employees and certain authorities.\n- This notice declares that BIS Industries Limited is **eligible** to join that scheme by obtaining a licence under **Part VIII** of the Act (the part that lets private companies opt into the government workers' compensation system).\n- The Minister made this decision because the company is competing with a Commonwealth authority (or a former government body), and the Minister believed it would be \"desirable\" for the Act to cover this company's employees.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **BIS Industries Limited** and its employees — they can now potentially access the Commonwealth workers' compensation scheme instead of state-based schemes.\n- The company must still actually apply for and be granted the licence; this notice just makes them eligible to apply.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is part of a broader policy where private companies competing with government businesses can access the same workers' compensation arrangements as their public sector competitors, creating a \"level playing field\" for employee benefits and insurance costs."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This Notice expands who may be covered by the Act by declaring BIS Industries Limited eligible for a Part VIII licence, thereby extending the Act's licensing regime to the corporation's operations and employees (see clause 3 Declaration)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete instrument: one short declaration rather than multiple operative provisions (see title and clause 3 Declaration).","Made under a single statutory head of power: section 100 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (see instrument header and clause 3).","Outcome-focused, not procedural: the Notice declares eligibility but does not set licence terms or administrative process (clause 3).","Ministerial discretion: the Minister's satisfaction under s100 is the legal trigger, creating a point of executive decision (instrument header and clause 3).","Limited operational detail: downstream costs, conditions and compliance obligations are left to Part VIII/licensing processes rather than specified here (clause 3; reference to Part VIII).","Context note on competition is declaratory only and does not add regulatory complexity, but signals the competitive setting referenced by the Act (final Note)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Ministerial Notice, made under section 100 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, declares BIS Industries Limited eligible to be granted a licence under Part VIII. Mechanically, it authorises the corporation to seek a licence that brings the Act's licence regime to its operations.\n\nIt affects BIS and its employees by changing who may fall within the Act's licence scheme; the Minister makes the eligibility decision under s100. Any compliance costs or licence conditions will fall on the corporation if a licence is granted."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-no-7","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-no-7/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-no-7/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-no-7/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-no-7/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-notice-2007-no-7/documents"}}