Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Persons and Acts) Declaration 2019
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5 Declaration of specified persons and acts
For the purposes of subsection 5(6) of the Act:
(a) a person who is included in a class of persons specified in column 1 of an item in the table in Schedule 1, being a class of persons who engage in activities or perform acts:
(i) at the request or direction, for the benefit, or under a requirement made by or under a law, of the Commonwealth; or
(ii) at the request or direction, or for the benefit, of a Commonwealth authority or a licensed corporation;
is taken to be employed by the Commonwealth as represented by the Entity in column 2 of the item, or by the authority or corporation specified in column 2 of the item, as the case may be; and
(b) the employment of the person is taken to be constituted by the performance by the person of the acts specified in column 3 of the item.
Schedule 1—Specified persons and acts
Note: See section 5
| Note: See section 5. |
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| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Specified persons | Entity, authority or corporation | Specified acts |
| 1 | Persons who, under the control or direction of a Commonwealth officer, assist, without receiving any remuneration (other than payment of expenses incurred), in the running of the Australian War Memorial | Australian War Memorial | Acts performed in connection with the rendering of the assistance specified in column 1 of this item |
| 2 | Persons who, under the control or direction of a Commonwealth officer, assist, without receiving any remuneration (other than payment of expenses incurred), in the running of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority | Acts performed in connection with the rendering of the assistance specified in column 1 of this item |
| 3 | A person appointed as Chief Scientist by the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology | Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources | Acts performed in accordance with the role of Chief Scientist |
| 4 | A person appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Radioactive Waste Agency by the Minister responsible for the Australian Radioactive Waste Agency |