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This instrument is the Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation (Notice of Declarations and Specifications)) Certificate 2019.
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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
What this does: This certificate temporarily extends the life of a 1993 notice about seafarers' rehabilitation and compensation rights.
Background: Under Australian law, most legislative instruments automatically expire ("sunset") after 10 years unless someone actively saves them. The Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 ‑ Notice of Declarations and Specifications was due to automatically expire on 1 April 2019.
What changes: This certificate pushes that expiry date back to 1 April 2021.
Who it affects: Employers and seafarers covered by the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992, as it keeps the related notice valid for an extra two years.
Special feature: This certificate has a built-in self-destruct button—it automatically repeals itself on 2 April 2021, the day after the extended expiry takes effect.
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This instrument is the Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation (Notice of Declarations and Specifications)) Certificate 2019.
This instrument is made under paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Legislation Act 2003.
The Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 ‑ Notice of Declarations and Specifications (25/05/1993), for which the sunsetting day is 1 April 2019, is repealed by section 51 of the Legislation Act 2003 on 1 April 2021.
Note: The above instrument was to sunset on 1 April 2019 because of Section 50 of the Legislation Act 2003. This section as in force before the commencement of the Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting – Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation (Notice of Declarations and Specifications)) Amendment Certificate 2020 provided for the sunsetting of that instrument to be deferred to 1 April 2020.
This instrument is repealed at the start of 2 April 2021.
Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
This instrument is the Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation (Notice of Declarations and Specifications)) Certificate 2019.
This instrument is made under paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Legislation Act 2003.
The Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 ‑ Notice of Declarations and Specifications (25/05/1993), for which the sunsetting day is 1 April 2019, is repealed by section 51 of the Legislation Act 2003 on 1 April 2021.
Note: The above instrument was to sunset on 1 April 2019 because of Section 50 of the Legislation Act 2003. This section as in force before the commencement of the Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting – Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation (Notice of Declarations and Specifications)) Amendment Certificate 2020 provided for the sunsetting of that instrument to be deferred to 1 April 2020.
This instrument is repealed at the start of 2 April 2021.