Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Persons and Acts) Declaration 2019
made under section 5(6) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
Compilation No. 1
Compilation date: 11 May 2021
Includes amendments up to: F2021L00562
About this compilation
This compilation
This is a compilation of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Persons and Acts) Declaration 2019 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 11 May 2021 (the compilation date). The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.
Uncommenced amendments
The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.
Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments
If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.
Modifications
If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.
Self‑repealing provisions
If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.
Contents
1 Name......................................................................................................................................... 1
3 Authority.................................................................................................................................. 1
4 Definitions................................................................................................................................ 1
5 Declaration of specified persons and acts................................................................................. 1
Schedule 1—Specified persons and acts 2
This instrument is the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Persons and Acts) Declaration 2019.
This instrument is made under subsection 5(6) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.
Act means the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.
Commonwealth authority has the same meaning it has in the Act.
Entity has the same meaning it has in the Act.
licensed corporation has the same meaning it has in the Act.
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
| 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 |
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.
The following endnotes are included in every compilation:
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Abbreviation key—Endnote 2
The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.
Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.
The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.
The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.
Misdescribed amendments
A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.
If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
ad = added or inserted | o = order(s) |
am = amended | Ord = Ordinance |
amdt = amendment | orig = original |
c = clause(s) | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) |
C[x] = Compilation No. x | /sub‑subparagraph(s) |
Ch = Chapter(s) | pres = present |
def = definition(s) | prev = previous |
Dict = Dictionary | (prev…) = previously |
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament | Pt = Part(s) |
Div = Division(s) | r = regulation(s)/rule(s) |
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | reloc = relocated |
effect | renum = renumbered |
F = Federal Register of Legislation | rep = repealed |
gaz = gazette | rs = repealed and substituted |
LA = Legislation Act 2003 | s = section(s)/subsection(s) |
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003 | Sch = Schedule(s) |
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given | Sdiv = Subdivision(s) |
effect | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment | SR = Statutory Rules |
cannot be given effect | Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s) |
mod = modified/modification | SubPt = Subpart(s) |
No. = Number(s) | underlining = whole or part not |
| commenced or to be commenced |
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Name | Registration | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions |
Specified, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Persons and Acts) Declaration 2019 | 7 March 2019 (F2019L00305) | 16 March 2019 | - |
Specified, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Persons and Acts) Amendment (Chief Scientist) Declaration 2021 | 5 May 2021 (F2021L00562) | 11 May 2021 | - |
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Provision affected | How affected |
Sch 1 | ad item 3 |
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