{"id":"F2021L00096","name":"Defence (Individual payments) Determination 2021 (No. 1)","slug":"defence-individual-payments-determination-2021-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440753,"registerId":"F2021L00096-fast-fetch-1775956279559","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Defence (Individual payments) Determination 2021 (No. 1)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n\n\n \n\nDefence (Individual payments) Determination 2021 (No. 1)\n\nI, GENERAL ANGUS JOHN CAMPBELL, AO, DSC, Chief of the Defence Force, make the following Determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.\n\nDated 31 January 2021\n\nAngus J Campbell\n\nGeneral Chief of the Defence Force\n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Payment amount\n\n \n\n \n\n1 Name\n\nThis instrument is the Defence (Individual payments) Determination 2021 (No. 1).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on the day after registration.\n\n3 Authority\n\nThis instrument is made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.\n\n4 Payment amount\n\nA member or former member who holds an employee number listed in column A of the following table is to be paid a one-off payment of the amount in column B.\n\n| Item | Column A
Employee number | Column B
Payment amount |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. | 8214078 | $13,614.82 |\n| 2. | 8226428 | $23,259.27 |\n| 3. | 8240283 | $260.94 |\n| 4. | 8224905 | $6,388.73 |\n| 5. | 8240955 | $4,609.94 |\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument’s scope is confined to the listed employee numbers and fixed payments. The text shows no alteration or expansion of scope beyond those specified recipients and amounts."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow scope: payment applies only to five listed employee numbers (section 4).","Simple mechanics: fixed one-off amounts specified in a short table (section 4).","Delegated authority: made by the Chief of the Defence Force under s.58B of the Defence Act 1903 (section 3).","Administrative requirements: verification of employee numbers and payment processing required.","Lack of stated selection criteria or rationale in the text increases effort to explain purpose or basis."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination, made by the Chief of the Defence Force under s.58B of the Defence Act 1903, awards one-off cash payments to five specific employee numbers and takes effect the day after registration. It sets fixed dollar amounts for each listed employee number. Mechanically, Defence must verify those employee numbers and pay the stated sums; the financial cost falls on Defence. The instrument is narrowly targeted and provides no explanatory criteria for selection, so administrative verification and record-keeping are the main compliance tasks (see ss.2–4)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument serves its precise original purpose: making individualised payments to specific Defence members under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the narrow administrative function it was designed to perform."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections, with section 4 being the sole substantive provision","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling provision (section 58B of the Defence Act 1903)","Simple tabular format with no conditional logic or exceptions","Total length is under 300 words","Applies to exactly 5 identified individuals with fixed payment amounts"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a very specific, one-off payment order made by the Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell, in January 2021. It authorises five individual payments to specific current or former Defence Force members, identified only by their employee numbers. The payments range from roughly $261 to over $23,000, totalling approximately $48,133.70. This type of instrument is typically used to resolve individual compensation claims, back-pay disputes, or other unique financial entitlements that don't fit standard pay scales. It matters because it creates a legal right for these specific individuals to receive these specific amounts from the Commonwealth."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/defence-individual-payments-determination-2021-no-1","history":"/api/acts/defence-individual-payments-determination-2021-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/defence-individual-payments-determination-2021-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/defence-individual-payments-determination-2021-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/defence-individual-payments-determination-2021-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/defence-individual-payments-determination-2021-no-1/documents"}}