{"id":"F2020L01126","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Laws) Amendment Declaration 2020","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-amendment-declaration-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440594,"registerId":"F2020L01126-fast-fetch-1775956164555","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 2020","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 2020\n\nI, CHRISTIAN PORTER, Minister for Industrial Relations, make the following instrument.\n\n \n\nDated  27 August 2020    \n\nCHRISTIAN PORTER\n\nMinister for Industrial Relations\n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Schedule\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 2020.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences the day after it 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Act 1988.\n\n4  Schedule\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in the Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in the Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its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 15)\n\nInsert:   \n\n| 15A | Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019 |\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 2020 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. 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No scope creep is evident."},"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 Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019","No defined terms within the instrument itself","Simple conditional logic (exclusion for defence-related claims only)","No nested exceptions or complex procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument adds the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019 (ACT) to the federal SRC Act’s list of “specified laws,” so Commonwealth employees and other workers covered by the SRC Act injured in ACT motor vehicle accidents are coordinated with the ACT motor accident scheme. It’s a technical measure to avoid overlapping or gaps in compensation; defence-related claims remain excluded under the transitional provision."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument expands the scope of the 2017 Declaration by adding the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019 to the list of specified laws (Schedule 1, insertion of item 15A). However, the expansion is subject to a transitional limitation: the addition does not apply for the Declaration's operation in relation to the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence‑related Claims) Act 1988 (Schedule 1, transitional item)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, targeted amendment inserting one item (Schedule 1, item 1).","Clear commencement rule (commences day after registration) (section 2).","Transitional carve‑out excluding operation for Defence‑related Claims creates a limited exception (Schedule 1, item 2).","Authority and linkage to broader SR&C framework via subsection 119(7) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (section 3).","Cross-references to other instruments/acts (note referring to item 63 of Schedule 1 to the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Act 2017) add minor inter‑instrument navigation."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Laws) Declaration 2017 by adding the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019 to the list of specified laws (inserting item 15A). It begins the day after registration and is made under subsection 119(7) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988. A transitional clause says the addition does not apply where the Declaration operates for Defence‑related Claims, so the Act is brought within the Declaration’s legal coverage except in that specific context."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-amendment-declaration-2020","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-amendment-declaration-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-amendment-declaration-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-amendment-declaration-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-amendment-declaration-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-amendment-declaration-2020/documents"}}