On 25 March 2021, the Acting Minister for Industrial Relations made the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Diseases and Employment) Instrument 2021 (Seafarers Instrument) under the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992. The Seafarers Instrument replaced the Notice of Declarations and Specifications 1993 (Seafarers Notice), which was due to sunset on 1 April 2021, with minor amendments. The newly remade Seafarers Instrument will now sunset on 31 March 2026.
Consistent with Government’s Regulation Impact Statement requirements for sunsetting instruments, the Attorney-General’s Department has, after consultation with stakeholders, assessed the Seafarers Notice as operating effectively and efficiently. Therefore, a Regulation Impact Statement is not required for making the Seafarers Instrument.