{"id":"sr:service-victoria-transfer-worksafe-victoria-functions-regulations-2021","name":"Service Victoria (Transfer of WorkSafe Victoria Functions) Regulations 2021","slug":"service-victoria-transfer-of-worksafe-victoria-functions-regulations-2021","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181460,"registerId":"vic-sr:service-victoria-transfer-worksafe-victoria-functions-regulations-2021-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Service Victoria (Transfer of WorkSafe Victoria Functions) Regulations 2021","content":"Version No. 002\n\n**Service Victoria (Transfer of WorkSafe Victoria Functions) Regulations 2021**\n\n**S.R. No. 12/2021**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n29 May 2024\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\n1 Objectives 1\n\n2 Authorising provision 1\n\n3 Commencement 1\n\n4 Definitions 1\n\n5 Transferred customer service functions 3\n\n6 Transferred identity verification functions 4\n\nSchedule 1—Transferred customer service functions 5\n\nSchedule 2—Transferred identity verification functions 10\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 13\n\n1 General information 13\n\n2 Table of Amendments 15\n\n3 Explanatory details 16\n\n**Version No.** **002**\n\n**Service Victoria (Transfer of WorkSafe Victoria Functions) Regulations 2021**\n\n**S.R. No. 12/2021**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n29 May 2024\n\n\t1 Objectives\n\nThe objectives of these Regulations are—\n\n(a) to prescribe customer service functions that are transferred to the Service Victoria CEO under the **Service Victoria Act 2018**; and\n\nReg. 1(b) amended by S.R. No. 38/2024 reg. 4(1).\n\n(b) to prescribe identity verification functions that are transferred to the Service Victoria CEO under the **Service Victoria Act 2018**.\n\nReg. 1(c) revoked by S.R. No. 38/2024 reg. 4(2).\n\n* * * * *\n\n\t2 Authorising provision\n\nThese Regulations are made under section 58 of the **Service Victoria Act 2018**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on  \n15 March 2021.\n\n\t4 Definitions\n\nIn these Regulations—\n\n***asbestos removal licence*** has the same meaning as in the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017[[1]](#endnote-1);\n\nReg. 4 def. of *blasting explosives licence* amended by S.R. No. 38/2024 reg. 5(1).\n\n***blasting explosives licence*** means a licence required under regulation 126 of the Dangerous Goods (Explosives) Regulations 2022[[2]](#endnote-2);\n\n***construction induction card***  has the same meaning as in the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017;\n\n***dangerous goods driver licence*** has the same meaning as in the Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2018[[3]](#endnote-3);\n\n***dangerous goods vehicle licence*** has the same meaning as in the Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2018;\n\n***digital token***  means an authority given, granted or issued by WorkSafe Victoria in digital form in respect of an application and that is accessible through a mobile application maintained for that purpose;\n\nReg. 4 def. of *explosives driver licence* amended by S.R. No. 38/2024 reg. 5(2).\n\n***explosives driver licence*** means a licence required under regulation 109 of the Dangerous Goods (Explosives) Regulations 2022;\n\nReg. 4 def. of *fireworks licence* amended by S.R. No. 38/2024 reg. 5(3).\n\n***fireworks licence*** means a licence required under regulation 142 of the Dangerous Goods (Explosives) Regulations 2022;\n\n***HCDG permit*** means a permit to have unsupervised access to high consequence dangerous goods issued under regulation 19 of the Dangerous Goods (HCDG) Regulations 2016[[4]](#endnote-4);\n\n***high risk work licence*** has the same meaning as in the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017;\n\n***interstate high risk work licence*** means an equivalent high risk work licence recognised under regulation 131 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017;\n\n***mobile application*** means a software application designed for use on a personal electronic device such as a mobile phone or a handheld computing device;\n\n***the Act*** means the **Service Victoria Act 2018**;\n\n***WorkSafe Victoria***  means the Victorian WorkCover Authority under the **Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013**.\n\n\t5 Transferred customer service functions\n\nFor the purposes of section 5(5) of the Act, a customer service function set out in the Table in Schedule 1 is a transferred customer service function.\n\n**Note**\n\nA transferred customer service function is to be performed by the Service Victoria CEO from the commencement of this regulation that prescribes the function to be a transferred customer service function (see section 5(5) of the Act).\n\n\t6 Transferred identity verification functions\n\nFor the purposes of section 10(5) of the Act, an identity verification function set out in the Table in Schedule 2 is a transferred identity verification function.\n\n**Note**\n\nA transferred identity verification function is to be performed by the Service Victoria CEO from the commencement of this regulation that prescribes the function to be a transferred identity verification function (see section 10(5) of the Act).\n\nReg. 7 revoked by S.R. No. 38/2024 reg. 6.\n\n* * * * *\n\nSch. 1 amended by S.R. No. 38/2024 reg. 7.\n\nSchedule 1—Transferred customer service functions\n\nRegulation 5\n\n| *Column 1*<br>*Item number* | *Column 2*<br>*Transferred customer service function* | *Column 3*<br>*Service agency from which function is transferred* |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | Receiving and processing the fee payable for an application made by input into an Internet site or mobile application maintained for that purpose—<br>(a) for a blasting explosives licence under regulation 175(1) of the Dangerous Goods (Explosives) Regulations 2022; or<br>(b) to renew a blasting explosives licence under regulation 211 of the Dangerous Goods (Explosives) Regulations 2022; or<br>(c) for a fireworks licence under regulation 175(1) of the Dangerous Goods (Explosives) Regulations 2022; or<br>(d) to renew a fireworks licence under regulation 211 of the Dangerous Goods (Explosives) Regulations 2022; or<br>(e) for an explosives driver licence under regulation 175(1) of the Dangerous Goods (Explosives) Regulations 2022; or     <br>(f) to renew an explosives driver licence under regulation 211 of the Dangerous Goods (Explosives) Regulations 2022; or<br>(g) for a dangerous goods driver licence under regulation 197 of the Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2018; or<br>(h) to renew a dangerous goods driver licence under regulation 203 of the Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2018; or<br>(i) for a dangerous goods vehicle licence under regulation 211 of the Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2018; or<br>(j) to renew a dangerous goods vehicle licence under regulation 211 of the Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2018; or<br>(k) for a HCDG permit under regulation 18 of the Dangerous Goods (HCDG) Regulations 2016; or<br>(l) to renew a HCDG permit under regulation 20 of the Dangerous Goods (HCDG) Regulations 2016; or   <br>(m) for an asbestos removal licence made in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017; or<br>(n) to renew an asbestos removal licence under regulation 485 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017; or<br>(o) for a high risk work licence made in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017; or<br>(p) to renew a high risk work licence under regulation 490 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017; or<br>(q) to renew an interstate high risk work licence under regulation 490 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017; or<br>(r) for the registration of a plant design under regulation 508 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017; or<br>(s) for a construction induction card in accordance with regulation 344 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017. | WorkSafe Victoria |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n| 2 | Delivering to an applicant a digital token in respect of the following authorities if the application for the authority was made by input into an Internet site or mobile application maintained for that purpose—<br>(a) a blasting explosives licence issued or renewed by WorkSafe Victoria under section 21(1) or 21(4) of the **Dangerous Goods Act 1985**;<br>(b) a fireworks licence issued or renewed by WorkSafe Victoria under section 21(1) or 21(4) of the **Dangerous Goods Act 1985**;<br>(c) an explosives driver licence issued or renewed by WorkSafe Victoria under section 21(1) or 21(4) of the **Dangerous Goods Act 1985**;<br>(d) a dangerous goods driver licence issued or renewed under section 21(1) or section 21(4) of the **Dangerous Goods Act 1985**;<br>(e) a HCDG permit issued or renewed by WorkSafe Victoria under regulation 19 or 20 of the Dangerous Goods (HCDG) Regulations 2016; | WorkSafe Victoria |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  | (f) an asbestos removal licence granted in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 or renewed under regulation 485 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017;<br>(g) a high risk work licence granted in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 or renewed under regulation 490 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017;<br>(h) an interstate high risk work licence renewed by WorkSafe Victoria under regulation 490 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017;<br>(i) a construction induction card issued under regulation 346 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017. |  |\n\n\nSchedule 2—Transferred identity verification functions\n\nRegulation 6\n\n| *Column 1*<br>*Item number* | *Column 2*<br>*Transferred identity verification function* | *Column 3*<br>*Service agency from which function is transferred* |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | Collecting identity information provided with an application, and verifying the applicant's identity, for an application made by input into an Internet site or mobile application maintained for that purpose—<br>(a) for a dangerous goods driver licence under section 21(1) of the **Dangerous Goods Act 1985**; or<br>(b) to renew a dangerous goods driver licence under section 21(4) of the **Dangerous Goods Act 1985**; or<br>(c) for an asbestos removal licence made in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017; or<br>(d) to renew an asbestos removal licence under regulation 485 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017; or<br>(e) for a high risk work licence made in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017; or<br>(f) to renew a high risk work licence under regulation 490 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017; or | WorkSafe Victoria |\n|  | (g) to renew an interstate high risk work licence under regulation 490 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017. |  |\n\n\nSch. 3 revoked by S.R. No. 38/2024 reg. 8.\n\n* * * * *\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Service Victoria (Transfer of WorkSafe Victoria Functions) Regulations 2021, S.R. No. 12/2021 were made on 10 March 2021 by the Governor in Council under section 58 of the **Service Victoria Act 2018**, No. 14/2018 and came into operation on 15 March 2021: regulation 3.\n\nThe Service Victoria (Transfer of WorkSafe Victoria Functions) Regulations 2021 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 10 March 2031 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThis publication incorporates amendments made to the Service Victoria (Transfer of WorkSafe Victoria Functions) Regulations 2021 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\nService Victoria (Miscellaneous) Amendment Regulations 2024, S.R. No. 38/2024\n\n| *Date of Making:* | 28.5.24 |\n| --- | --- |\n| *Date of Commencement:* | Regs 4–8 on 29.5.24: reg. 3 |\n\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\n3 Explanatory details\n\n1. Reg. 4 def. of ***asbestos removal licence***: S.R. No. 22/2017 as amended by S.R. No. 71/2018. [↑](#endnote-ref-1)\n\n2.  Reg. 4 def. of ***blasting explosives licence***: S.R. No. 41/2022 as amended by S.R. No. 69/2023. [↑](#endnote-ref-2)\n\n3. Reg. 4 def. of ***dangerous goods driver licence***: S.R. No. 155/2018. [↑](#endnote-ref-3)\n\n4. Reg. 4 def. of ***HCDG permit***: S.R. No. 90/2016. [↑](#endnote-ref-4)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument’s scope was updated by subsequent amendments (Service Victoria (Miscellaneous) Amendment Regulations 2024, S.R. No. 38/2024). Those amendments amended definitions in Reg 4, amended Schedule 1 and revoked certain provisions (see S.R. No. 38/2024 regs 4–8 and the Table of Amendments). As a result, the specific licence types and regulatory references covered by the transfer were adjusted from the original 2021 instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-references to other statutes and subordinate instruments (Dangerous Goods regulations, Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, Dangerous Goods (HCDG) Regulations) — see Reg 4 and Schedules 1–2.","Detailed, itemised transfer lists in Schedule 1 (customer service functions) and Schedule 2 (identity verification functions) that name many licence types and specific regulation references — see Reg 5 and Reg 6.","Conditional scope limited to applications made via an Internet site or mobile application, adding operational nuance for online vs offline processing — see Schedule entries.","Introduction and use of a digital token concept (Reg 4 definition and Sch 1 item 2) requiring technical integration between agencies and a mobile application.","Interplay with the Service Victoria Act (sections 5(5) and 10(5)) which delegates performance to the Service Victoria CEO — see notes to Reg 5 and Reg 6.","Recent amendments and revocations (S.R. No. 38/2024) that modify definitions and schedules, creating versioning and interpretive complexity — see Table of Amendments and Reg 4, Sch.1 amendment.","Administrative transition costs and changed accountability lines between WorkSafe Victoria (function donor) and Service Victoria (function recipient) implied by the transfer."],"plain_english_summary":"Transfers specified online customer-service and identity‑verification tasks for a set of WorkSafe licences (dangerous goods, explosives, asbestos, high‑risk work and construction induction) to the Service Victoria CEO. The transfer covers online fee processing, delivery of digital tokens and collecting/verifying ID for applications made via Service Victoria’s website or mobile app.\n\nThe instrument’s stated aim is to prescribe those transfers; mechanically it reallocates who takes payments, issues digital tokens and performs online ID checks, shifting administrative and compliance responsibilities from WorkSafe Victoria to Service Victoria."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, there is no indication that the scope changed from its original intent. The regulation appears to do precisely what its title describes: transfer specific WorkSafe Victoria administrative functions to Service Victoria. There is no evidence of scope creep or amendments that broadened or narrowed the original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very limited legislative content available in the extract — the document appears to be largely structural/metadata with minimal substantive provisions","Administrative transfer regulations are inherently simple in nature — they redirect functions rather than create complex legal frameworks","No apparent cross-referencing of multiple complex Acts or intricate definitions","Short and narrow in scope by design"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation transfers certain administrative functions from WorkSafe Victoria to Service Victoria, so some WorkSafe transactions (licences, registrations, service requests) can be handled via Service Victoria’s online portal and app.\n\nIt affects workers, businesses and employers who use WorkSafe services. It’s an administrative, digital-delivery consolidation to streamline access — not a change to legal rights or obligations."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose of transferring specific administrative functions from WorkSafe Victoria to Service Victoria. The 2024 amendments (S.R. No. 38/2024) were technical updates—updating references to renamed regulations (e.g., Dangerous Goods (Explosives) Regulations 2022 replacing earlier 2011 regulations) and removing spent provisions. No expansion of substantive scope occurred."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-referencing to 4 separate sets of regulations (Dangerous Goods (Explosives) Regulations 2022, Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2018, Dangerous Goods (HCDG) Regulations 2016, and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017)","12 defined terms in the interpretation section, many incorporating definitions from other instruments by reference","Tabular format in Schedules creates fragmented reading experience with nested sub-paragraphs (a) through (s) in Schedule 1, Item 1","Amendment history visible in text (revoked regulations, amended definitions) creates visual clutter though doesn't affect operative provisions","Mechanical legislative technique of \"transferring functions\" requires understanding of the Service Victoria Act 2018 framework to fully comprehend effect"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does**\n\nThese regulations move certain administrative tasks from WorkSafe Victoria (the state's workplace safety regulator) to Service Victoria (the government's digital services agency). Specifically, they transfer two types of functions:\n\n- **Customer service functions**: Handling applications and payments for various safety licences and permits\n- **Identity verification functions**: Checking that applicants are who they say they are\n\n**Who it affects**\n\nAnyone applying for or renewing these specific licences and permits:\n- **Dangerous goods licences**: Blasting explosives, fireworks, and explosives driver licences\n- **Transport licences**: Dangerous goods driver and vehicle licences  \n- **High-risk work licences**: Including asbestos removal and high-risk construction work\n- **Permits**: For accessing high consequence dangerous goods (HCDG)\n- **Construction cards**: White cards (construction induction cards)\n- **Plant design registration**: For industrial equipment\n\n**How it works in practice**\n\nWhen you apply for one of these licences online or through a mobile app:\n- **Service Victoria** now takes your payment, processes your application, and issues digital tokens (mobile versions of your licence)\n- **WorkSafe Victoria** still makes the actual decision to grant or renew the licence, but Service Victoria handles the customer-facing paperwork\n- Service Victoria also verifies your identity for certain high-risk applications\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nThis is part of a broader \"digital transformation\" push. Instead of WorkSafe running its own separate online application systems, these services are consolidated into Service Victoria's platform. For applicants, it should mean a more consistent online experience. For the government, it reduces duplication across agencies.\n\n**Key point**: This doesn't change *who* decides whether you get a licence—WorkSafe still does that. It just changes *who* takes your form, your money, and checks your ID."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/service-victoria-transfer-of-worksafe-victoria-functions-regulations-2021","history":"/api/acts/service-victoria-transfer-of-worksafe-victoria-functions-regulations-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/service-victoria-transfer-of-worksafe-victoria-functions-regulations-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/service-victoria-transfer-of-worksafe-victoria-functions-regulations-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/service-victoria-transfer-of-worksafe-victoria-functions-regulations-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/service-victoria-transfer-of-worksafe-victoria-functions-regulations-2021/documents"}}