{"id":"F2017L00053","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility—Ron Finemore Transport Services Pty Ltd) Declaration 2017","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-ron-finemore-transport-services-pty-ltd-d","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":95741,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L00053-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility—Ron Finemore Transport Services Pty Ltd) Declaration 2017.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after this instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 100 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (‘the Act’).","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Declaration","content":"#### 4 Declaration\n\n  Being satisfied that it would be desirable for the Act to apply to employees of Ron Finemore Transport Services Pty Ltd (ABN 40 005 471 036) (‘Ron Finemore Transport Services’), I declare that Ron Finemore Transport Services is eligible to be granted a licence under Part VIII of the Act.\n  Note: Ron Finemore Transport Services is a corporation that is carrying on business in competition with a Commonwealth authority or with another corporation that was formerly a Commonwealth authority.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the statutory scheme; it performs a targeted, one-off declaration that makes a named corporation eligible for a Part VIII licence under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988. The stated intention—to have the Act apply to the company's employees—is reflected directly in the declaration (Declaration, section 4). No expansion or contraction of the Act’s general scope is effected by this instrument beyond applying existing licensing eligibility to this particular company."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, single-purpose instrument (one declaratory provision).","Cross-references to external provisions (Part VIII of the Act and section 100) — understanding full effect requires consulting those provisions.","Entity-specific application (named corporation), which is simple in drafting but may require background factual context not set out here.","Does not set operational details (licence criteria, costs, conditions), shifting complexity to the referenced Act and administrative processes.","Immediate commencement clause (technical timing requirement) but no transitional or procedural rules."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument declares Ron Finemore Transport Services Pty Ltd eligible to be granted a licence under Part VIII of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, effective the day after registration. It does not itself grant a licence or set conditions; it simply creates entity‑specific eligibility (noting the company competes with a Commonwealth or formerly‑Commonwealth authority). Licence grant, obligations, costs and conditions remain subject to Part VIII and other Act processes."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by section 100 of the parent Act: making a specific declaration that a particular competing corporation is eligible to apply for a licence. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, targeted purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 4 operative sections","No defined terms section (relies on definitions in the parent Act)","No cross-references beyond a single citation to section 100 and Part VIII of the principal Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single declaratory sentence does all the substantive work","Essentially a binary yes/no decision for one named entity"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal instrument that gives a specific trucking company, **Ron Finemore Transport Services Pty Ltd**, special permission to apply for a licence under the **Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988**.\n\n**What this means in practice:**\n\n- Normally, the Act only covers **Commonwealth employees** (federal public servants) and employees of certain government-owned businesses.\n- This declaration **extends that coverage** to employees of Ron Finemore Transport Services—a private trucking company.\n- If the company gets the licence, its workers would be covered by the **Comcare workers' compensation scheme** instead of the usual state-based workers' compensation systems.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n\n- The company competes with government-owned or former government-owned transport businesses (as noted in the instrument).\n- This 'level playing field' arrangement allows private competitors to access the same workers' compensation scheme as the government entities they compete against.\n- It's a specific, one-off decision applying to just this one company, not a general rule change."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-ron-finemore-transport-services-pty-ltd-d","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-ron-finemore-transport-services-pty-ltd-d/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-ron-finemore-transport-services-pty-ltd-d/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-ron-finemore-transport-services-pty-ltd-d/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-ron-finemore-transport-services-pty-ltd-d/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-ron-finemore-transport-services-pty-ltd-d/documents"}}