{"id":"F2015L01932","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility–Virgin Australia Airlines) Declaration 2015","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-virgin-australia-airlines-declaration-201","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":93700,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L01932-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–Virgin Australia Airlines) Declaration 2015","content":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence Eligibility—Virgin Australia Airlines) 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 29 November 2015\n\nMICHAELIA CASH\n\nMinister for Employment\n\n1 Name of Declaration\n\nThis Declaration is the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Licence  \nEligibility—Virgin Australia Airlines) 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 Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd (ABN 36 090 670 965) (‘Virgin Australia Airlines’), I declare that Virgin Australia Airlines is eligible to be granted a licence under Part VIII of the Act.\n\nNote Virgin Australia Airlines 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":false,"description":"The declaration does not amend the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988. It designates Virgin Australia Airlines as eligible to be granted a licence under existing Part VIII, thereby subjecting that employer and its employees to the Act’s licence regime without altering legal substance of the Act (s3–4)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, short instrument with one operative declaration (s4).","Made under an existing statutory power (subsection 100(1)) rather than creating new law (s3).","Clear commencement provision: takes effect day after registration (Commencement).","No procedural or eligibility criteria detailed here—relies on Part VIII of the principal Act for substance.","Limited scope: applies to a named corporation only; minimal cross-references."],"plain_english_summary":"This is a ministerial declaration under subsection 100(1) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 that makes Virgin Australia Airlines eligible to be granted a licence under Part VIII of the Act, bringing the company’s employees within that licensing regime (s3–4). The Minister makes the decision and the declaration takes effect the day after registration, enabling the employer to be dealt with under the Act’s licence framework rather than changing the Act’s substantive provisions."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This declaration serves its precise original purpose: making a specific airline eligible for a Comcare licence. There is no scope creep as the instrument is tightly constrained to the single entity named."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (section 4) with straightforward declaratory language","No defined terms requiring interpretation beyond the named entity","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provision (subsection 100(1))","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Total length: 4 short sections spanning less than one page"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short ministerial declaration that allows Virgin Australia Airlines to apply for a special licence under Australia's federal workers' compensation scheme (the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, or 'Comcare' scheme).\n\nNormally, this scheme only covers Commonwealth government employees and certain approved corporations. This declaration makes Virgin Australia eligible to join the scheme, meaning its employees could receive federal workers' compensation coverage instead of being covered by state-based schemes.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Virgin Australia competes with Qantas, which was previously government-owned and remains in the Comcare scheme\n- This levels the playing field by letting Virgin access the same workers' compensation arrangements as its major competitor\n- It reflects a policy decision to extend federal coverage to certain private sector employers in competition with former public enterprises"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-virgin-australia-airlines-declaration-201","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-virgin-australia-airlines-declaration-201/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-virgin-australia-airlines-declaration-201/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-virgin-australia-airlines-declaration-201/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-virgin-australia-airlines-declaration-201/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-licence-eligibility-virgin-australia-airlines-declaration-201/documents"}}