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No. 2 of 1998 Declarations/Other as made
This instrument declares that persons who, without receiving any remuneration, provide services to Australian Maritime Safety Australia (in relation to search and rescue services or training services) shall be taken to be employed by the Commonwealth for the purposes of the Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.
Administered by: Employment and Workplace Relations
General Comments: This instrument is also taken to be made under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 (the DRCA), by virtue of transitional provisions in the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Act 2017. The Minster for Veterans’ Affairs is responsible for administering the DRCA.
Exempt from sunsetting by the Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Regulation 2015 s12 item 57
Registered 04 Feb 2009
Tabling HistoryDate
Tabled HR23-Mar-1998
Tabled Senate23-Mar-1998
Gazetted 27 Mar 1998

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

 

SAFETY, REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1988

 

NOTICE OF DECLARATION UNDER SUBSECTION 5(6)

 

Notice No. 2 of 1998

 

 

 

I, PETER KEASTON REITH, Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Business, for the purposes of subsection 5(6) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988:

 

A.        revoke a previous declaration made on 24 July 1995 (commenced on 9 August 1995) – Notice No. 2 of 1995; and

 

B.         declare that:

 

(a)        a person who is included in the class of persons referred to in the first column of the following table, being a class of persons who engage in activities or perform acts at the request and direction, for the benefit, or under a requirement made by under a law, of the Commonwealth, is declared to be employed by the Commonwealth; and

 

(b)        the employment of the person is declared to be constituted by the performance by the person of an act included in the class of acts referred to in the second column of that table opposite to the reference to that class of persons:

 

 

 

First Column

Class of Persons

Second Column

Class of Acts

Persons who without receiving any remuneration (excluding payments of expenses incurred) place their services at the disposal of the Australian Maritime Safety Australia [AMSA] (in relation to search and rescue services or training exercises provided by AMSA)

Acts performed in connection with search and rescue or training exercises provide by AMSA

 

 

Dated 20th day of March 1998

 

 

Peter Reith

Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Business