{"id":"F2019L00304","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Laws) Amendment Declaration 2019","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-amendment-declaration-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439982,"registerId":"F2019L00304-fast-fetch-1775955792233","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Laws) Amendment Declaration 2019","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Laws) Amendment Declaration 2019\n\nI, KELLY O’DWYER, Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations, make the following instrument.\n\n \n\nDated  7 March 2019    \n\nKELLY O’DWYER\n\nMinister for Jobs and Industrial Relations\n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Schedules\n\nSchedule 1—Amendments\n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Laws) Declaration 2017\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Laws) Amendment Declaration 2019.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences the day after this instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 119(7) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\nSchedule 1—Amendments\n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Laws) Declaration 2017\n\n1  Schedule 1 (after table item 1)\n\nInsert:   \n\n| 1A | Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 |\n| --- | --- |\n\n\n 2  Transitional—operation for the purposes of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988\n\nThe amendments of this instrument made by the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Laws) Amendment Declaration 2019 do not apply in relation to the operation of this instrument for the purposes of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988.\n\nNote: This instrument operates for the purposes of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 because of item 63 of Schedule 1 to the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Act 2017.\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the limited, technical function suggested by its title and structure—adding one entry to a declared list of laws. There is no scope creep; it does not expand beyond its stated purpose of updating the specified laws declaration."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 1 page of substantive content)","Only 2 operative provisions: one insertion to a table, one transitional exclusion","Single cross-reference to the SRC Act 1988 (empowering provision)","No defined terms within the instrument itself","Simple conditional logic (exclusion for defence-related claims only)","Relies on external knowledge of the 2017 Declaration and the Defence-related Claims Act"],"plain_english_summary":"Adds the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (ACT) to the list of \"specified laws\" under the federal SRC Act so federal employees and certain contractors injured in ACT motor vehicle accidents have a clear rule for which compensation scheme applies.\n\nThis prevents overlaps or gaps in payments and expressly excludes defence‑related claims, which remain under the separate Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence‑related Claims) Act."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument expands the set of \"specified laws\" by inserting the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 into Schedule 1 of the 2017 Declaration (item 1A), thereby extending the SR&C framework to cover that Act. However, the instrument's transitional provision excludes its application for defence-related claims under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete amendment: inserts one table item (1A) naming the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017.","Straightforward commencement rule: instrument commences day after registration (clause 2).","Statutory authority explicit: made under subsection 119(7) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (clause 3).","Transitional carve-out: amendments do not apply for operation under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 (transitional clause 2), creating a limited cross‑statute interaction.","Low regulatory drafting complexity but requires administrative alignment between SR&C processes and the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 for affected claims."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument adds the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 to the list of \"specified laws\" in the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Laws) Declaration 2017, bringing that Act within the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 framework. It commences the day after registration and is made under subsection 119(7) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.\n\nIt affects claimants, insurers and agencies handling motor-accident injury claims by subjecting that Act to SR&C rules; the amendment expressly excludes any effect for defence-related claims under the Defence-related Claims Act 1988 (transitional clause)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-amendment-declaration-2019","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-amendment-declaration-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-amendment-declaration-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-amendment-declaration-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-amendment-declaration-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-amendment-declaration-2019/documents"}}