{"id":"F2016L00609","name":"Defence Determination 2016/18, Individual payment","slug":"defence-determination-2016-18-individual-payment","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":129133,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L00609-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Defence Determination 2016/18, Individual payment","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\nmeta-keywords: Keywords not included in text of document, that users are likely to search for. Eg acronyms such as HDA, ARP.\n---\n\n\n\n# Defence Determination 2016/18, Individual payment\n\n|
I, MARK DONALD BINSKIN, Chief of the Defence Force, make this Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.
Dated 28 April 2016
M D BINSKIN
Air Chief Marshal
Chief of the Defence Force |\n| --- |\n\n\n \n\n \n\n| 1 | Citation |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1. | This Determination is Defence Determination 2016/18, Individual payment. |\n| 2. | This Determination may also be cited as Defence Determination 2016/18. |\n| 2 | Commencement |\n| | This Determination commences on the day it is registered. |\n| 3 | Payment |\n| | The amount of $50,000 is payable to the father of the Army member who died on 11 October 2012, as a result of a single-vehicle motor vehicle accident at Holsworthy Range. |\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is an individual determination made under existing discretionary powers. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose — it was always intended as a specific, one-off payment for a particular case, not a scheme of general application."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (3 operative clauses)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling provision (section 58B of Defence Act 1903)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Simple declarative structure: 'The amount of $X is payable to Y'","Single purpose instrument with no subordinate provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** A one-off payment order made by the Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin, in April 2016.\n\n**What it does:** Authorises a **$50,000 payment** to the father of an Australian Army member who died in a single-vehicle accident at Holsworthy Range (Sydney) on 11 October 2012.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The father of the deceased soldier (direct beneficiary)\n- The estate of the deceased member (indirectly, as this is a separate ex gratia or compensation-style payment)\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This is an **individual determination** under section 58B of the *Defence Act 1903* — a provision that lets the Chief of the Defence Force make specific payments in special circumstances without needing broader legislative change.\n- It recognises that standard compensation schemes may not cover every situation, allowing discretionary payments for unique cases.\n- The specific naming of the incident (date, location, vehicle type) suggests this addresses a gap or exceptional circumstance in the usual military compensation framework.\n\n**Key takeaway:** The military's top commander used special powers to approve a $50,000 payment to a bereaved father, bypassing normal bureaucratic channels to address a specific tragic loss."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Determination is narrowly confined to creating a single payment of $50,000 to the father of the described deceased service member and specifies commencement on registration. The text contains no indication that it changes or broadens the statutory scheme beyond exercising the Chief of the Defence Force's power under s58B to make this one payment; no prior instrument or broader policy alteration is referenced."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, single-purpose instrument (one payment) reduces structural complexity.","References statutory authority (section 58B of the Defence Act 1903), requiring cross-reference to understand legal power.","Recipient identified by relationship and factual circumstances rather than by name, creating a minor administrative verification task.","No procedural, timing, or funding details provided—simplicity of content but potential operational ambiguity.","No ongoing obligations or regulatory regimes established; limited scope reduces legal interactions with other instruments."],"plain_english_summary":"This Defence Determination, made by the Chief of the Defence Force under statutory power, creates a one-off $50,000 payment payable to the father of an Army member who died on 11 October 2012 at Holsworthy Range and takes effect on registration. It is narrowly targeted, incurs a single identifiable fiscal cost, and primarily raises routine verification and payment-administration tasks."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/defence-determination-2016-18-individual-payment","history":"/api/acts/defence-determination-2016-18-individual-payment/history","analysis":"/api/acts/defence-determination-2016-18-individual-payment/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/defence-determination-2016-18-individual-payment/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/defence-determination-2016-18-individual-payment/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/defence-determination-2016-18-individual-payment/documents"}}