{"id":"F2017L01212","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Laws) Declaration 2017","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-declaration-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":97084,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L01212-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 (Specified Laws) 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 subsection 119(7) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Schedules","content":"#### 4 Schedules\n\n Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its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.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Declaration","content":"#### 5 Declaration\n\n For the purposes of subsection 119(7) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, a law of a State or of a Territory that provides for the payment of compensation, other than workers' compensation, specified in column 1 of an item of the table in Schedule 1 is a specified law.\n\n \n\nSchedule 1—Declaration\n\n```html\n

Column 1

Item

Law

Laws of the State of New South Wales

1

Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999

1A

Motor Accidents Injuries Act 2017

2

Motor Accidents (Lifetime Care and Support) Act 2006

3

Sporting Injuries Insurance Act 1978

4

Victims Rights and Support Act 2013

Laws of the State of Queensland

5

National Injury Insurance Scheme (Queensland) Act 2016

6

Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009

Laws of the State of South Australia

7

Motor Vehicle Accidents (Lifetime Support Scheme) Act 2013

8

Victims of Crime Act 2001

Laws of the State of Tasmania

9

Motor Accidents (Liabilities and Compensation) Act 1973

10

Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1976

Laws of the State of Victoria

11

Transport Accident Act 1986

12

Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996

Laws of the State of Western Australia

13

Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003

14

Motor Vehicle (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2016

Laws of the Australian Capital Territory

15

Lifetime Care and Support (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2014

15A

Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019

16

Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Act 2008

17

Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016

Laws of the Northern Territory

18

Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act

19

Victims of Crime Assistance Act

Laws of the Christmas Island Territory

20

Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003 (WA) (CI)

21

Motor Vehicle (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2016 (WA) (CI)

Laws of the Cocos (Keeling) Island Territory

22

Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003 (WA) (CKI)

23

Motor Vehicle (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2016 (WA) (CKI)

\n```","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument designates listed state and territory compensation laws as \"specified laws\" for subsection 119(7) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (see s 5 and Schedule 1). It does not itself amend the named state or territory Acts; it implements a declaration under the Commonwealth Act rather than changing the substantive scope of those local laws."},"complexity_factors":["Reliance on an external provision: the instrument operates only for the purposes of subsection 119(7) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (see s 3 and s 5) — understanding its full legal effect requires reading that subsection in the primary Act.","Lengthy cross-jurisdiction list: Schedule 1 names multiple Acts across states and territories, so stakeholders must check whether a particular state law appears in the table (see Schedule 1).","Limited substantive change: the instrument is declaratory rather than amending the underlying state Acts; it does not itself create new entitlements (see s 5 and Schedule 1).","Commencement timing is immediate: comes into effect the day after registration, so administrators must be ready quickly (see s 2).","Administrative clarity vs. legal interaction: it shifts which local schemes are formally ‘specified laws’ under the Commonwealth Act, creating possible interaction effects between Commonwealth and state regimes that depend on s119(7)’s operation.","Low compliance burden imposed by the instrument itself, but operational burden may fall on state administrators and claimants who must identify applicable schemes (see Schedule 1 and s 5)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument lists specific state and territory laws (motor-accident, victims’ assistance, lifetime-care and similar Acts) and declares them to be “specified laws” for the purposes of subsection 119(7) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988. It commences the day after registration. It affects people and agencies dealing with non-workers’ compensation payments under those state/territory schemes by formally identifying which local compensation laws the Commonwealth Act treats as specified laws."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by its enabling provision (subsection 119(7) of the SRC Act): declaring which non-workers' compensation laws are 'specified laws'. The scope remains tightly confined to this list-making purpose with no expansion into substantive policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward declaratory function","No defined terms requiring interpretation","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Structure is purely a lookup table of 23 items across 10 jurisdictions","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act citation","Content is entirely factual listing with no operative legal tests"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration lists 23 State and Territory compensation laws (not workers’ compensation) — covering motor vehicle accidents, catastrophic injury schemes, victims-of-crime compensation and some sporting-injury schemes — that are treated as \"specified laws\" under the Commonwealth Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.\n\nIt affects federal employees, Comcare and the States/Territories by clarifying which external payments can reduce or offset federal compensation, preventing double‑dipping."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-declaration-2017","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-declaration-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-declaration-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-declaration-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-declaration-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-declaration-2017/documents"}}