{"id":"F2017L01330","name":"Defence Determination 2017/32, Individual payment","slug":"defence-determination-2017-32-individual-payment","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":144144,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L01330-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Defence Determination 2017/32, 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 2017/32, 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 4 October 2017
M D BINSKIN
Air Chief Marshal
Chief of the Defence Force |\n| --- |\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n| 1 | Name |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1. | This Determination is Defence Determination 2017/32, Individual payment. |\n| 2. | This Determination may also be cited as Defence Determination 2017/32. |\n| 2 | Commencement |\n| 1. | Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms. |\n\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\n \n\n| | Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument. |\n| --- | --- |\n| 2. | Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument. |\n| 3 | Authority |\n| | This instrument is made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903. |\n| 4 | Payment |\n| 1. | A one-off payment of $9,750 is to be paid to the sister of the member who held the employee identification number of 8497748. |\n| 2. | A one-off payment of $25,000 is to be paid to the mother of the member who held the employee identification number of 8497748. |\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument itself specifies discrete payments to the named relatives of the member with employee ID 8497748 and contains no language indicating a change from an earlier or broader scope. The commencement clause (s2) and authority clause (s3) reflect standard form; there is no textual evidence here of scope expansion or alteration from the instrument’s original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow subject matter: only two fixed, one-off payments to two relatives identified by employee ID (see Payment, s4.1–4.2).","Clear legal basis and limited discretion: instrument is made under s58B of the Defence Act 1903 (see Authority, s3).","Simple financial mechanics: fixed amounts reduce interpretative ambiguity and ongoing governance needs.","Administrative verification required: Defence must identify and verify the recipients tied to employee ID 8497748 before disbursing funds, creating a modest administrative and privacy/ID-check burden.","Minimal compliance burden and no ongoing regulatory regime: single-event obligation limits monitoring and reporting needs.","Commencement and timing are immediate and uniform: whole instrument commences the day after registration (see Commencement, s2), so implementation is time-sensitive."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination, made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903, directs one-off payments of $9,750 to the sister and $25,000 to the mother of the member who held employee identification number 8497748. It obliges the Chief of the Defence Force / Department of Defence to make those specified payments and therefore affects the named recipients and Defence’s administration and budget for a discrete, non-recurrent expense."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains its original narrow scope. It was clearly intended from the outset to be a specific, individual payment determination for one particular case involving member 8497748, and it does exactly that without expansion."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (only 4 substantive sections)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling provision (section 58B of the Defence Act 1903)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward directive: two specific payments to named relationships for a specific individual"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a very specific, one-off Defence Force payment order. It directs the Australian Defence Force to make two payments to the family of a deceased or former member (employee ID 8497748): $9,750 to the member's sister and $25,000 to the member's mother. This appears to be a compassionate or ex-gratia payment (a payment made as a gift or favour, not because of a legal obligation) to recognise special circumstances related to this particular member's service or death."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/defence-determination-2017-32-individual-payment","history":"/api/acts/defence-determination-2017-32-individual-payment/history","analysis":"/api/acts/defence-determination-2017-32-individual-payment/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/defence-determination-2017-32-individual-payment/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/defence-determination-2017-32-individual-payment/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/defence-determination-2017-32-individual-payment/documents"}}