{"id":"F2015L01643","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility—StarTrack Express) Declaration 2015","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-startrack-express-declaration-2015","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":93464,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L01643-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—StarTrack Express) Declaration 2015","content":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility—StarTrack Express) Declaration 2015\n\nI, MICHAELIA CASH, Minister for Employment, make this Declaration under subsection 100(1) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.\n\nDated 3 October 2015\n\nMICHAELIA CASH\n\nMinister for Employment\n\n1 Name of Declaration\n\nThis Declaration is the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence  \nEligibility—StarTrack Express) Declaration 2015.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Declaration commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\n3 Authority\n\nThis Declaration is made under subsection 100(1) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (‘the Act’).\n\n4 Declaration\n\nBeing satisfied that it would be desirable for the Act to apply to employees of StarTrack Express Pty Limited (ABN 44 001 227 890) (‘StarTrack Express’), I declare that StarTrack Express is eligible to be granted a licence under Part VIII of the Act.\n\nNote StarTrack Express is a corporation that is carrying on business in competition with a Commonwealth authority or with another corporation that was previously a Commonwealth authority.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This Declaration extends the coverage of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act’s Part VIII licensing regime to StarTrack Express by declaring the company eligible for a licence (s4). Mechanically, it alters which employers and employees fall within Part VIII’s licensing framework and thereby shifts compliance and licensing responsibilities onto that single corporate employer."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-entity scope — declaration names one specific corporation (s4).","Simple statutory form and short text — three operative clauses plus a note (whole instrument).","Relies on a single statutory power: subsection 100(1) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (s3).","Administrative/eligibility effect rather than creation of new substantive rules — effect is to permit licensing under Part VIII, not to draft licensing conditions (s4).","Immediate and predictable commencement rule — day after registration (s2).","Instrument includes a factual note indicating competition with a Commonwealth authority, which narrows rationale but adds little procedural complexity (note)."],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial Declaration (made under subsection 100(1) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988) names StarTrack Express Pty Limited as eligible for a licence under Part VIII of the Act, so the Act will apply to StarTrack employees. The Minister decides eligibility (s3–s4); the Declaration takes effect the day after registration (s2). The practical effect is to bring a single corporate employer within the Act’s Part VIII licensing regime, which changes employer compliance and licensing/insurance exposure."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This declaration performs exactly the function intended by subsection 100(1) of the SRC Act: permitting the Minister to declare specific competing corporations eligible for licensing. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, specific purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: 4 operative sections spanning less than one page","No defined terms section (relies on definitions in the parent Act)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the single empowering provision (subsection 100(1))","Single factual determination (competition with Commonwealth authority) with explanatory note","No procedural requirements or compliance obligations imposed directly"],"plain_english_summary":"The Minister has decided to allow StarTrack Express to apply for a special licence under the federal Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, because it competes with a former government business (Australia Post). This lets StarTrack seek to self-insure and move its employees onto the federal workers’ compensation scheme instead of state schemes.\n\nIt affects StarTrack and its employees and aligns its coverage with competitors already under the federal scheme."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-startrack-express-declaration-2015","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-startrack-express-declaration-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-startrack-express-declaration-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-startrack-express-declaration-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-startrack-express-declaration-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-startrack-express-declaration-2015/documents"}}