{"id":"F2007B00127","name":"Social Security (Class of Visas — Newly Arrived Resident’s Waiting Period for Special Benefit) Determination 2004 (No. 2)","slug":"f2007b00127","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":325119,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00127-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Class of Visas — Newly Arrived Resident’s Waiting Period for Special Benefit) Determination 2004 (No. 2)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Social Security (Class of Visas-Newly Arrived Resident's Waiting Period for Special Benefit) Determination 2004 (No. 2)\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nSocial Security (Class of Visas—Newly Arrived Resident’s Waiting Period for Special Benefit) Determination 2004 (No. 2)\n\nI, KAY CHRISTINE LESLEY PATTERSON, Minister for Family and Community Services, make the following determination under subsection 739A(6) of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\nDated  27th August 2004.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nKay Patterson\n\nMinister for Family and Community Services\n\nName of determination\n\n1. This determination may be cited as the Social Security (Class of Visas—Newly Arrived Resident’s Waiting Period for Special Benefit) Determination 2004 (No. 2).\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This determination commences on gazettal.\n\nClass of visas\n\n3. For the purposes of subsection 739A(6) of the Social Security Act 1991 a class of visas is subclass 695 (Return Pending (Temporary)) (Class VA).\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1672},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow technical purpose of classifying a single visa subclass for the purposes of the waiting period provisions. No expansion beyond this specific designation function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 sections, fitting on a single page","No defined terms, schedules, or interpretation provisions","Single operative provision with no exceptions or qualifications","Only cross-reference is to the enabling power in the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This rule says that people holding a \"Return Pending (Temporary)\" visa (subclass 695) must serve a waiting period before they can receive Special Benefit payments — even if they are in severe financial hardship.\n\n**Who it affects:** Anyone who arrives in Australia on a subclass 695 visa and later needs income support. Special Benefit is usually the safety net for temporary visa holders who are destitute and can't get other welfare. This determination imposes a \"Newly Arrived Resident's Waiting Period\" (typically 2 to 4 years) on this specific visa class.\n\n**Why it matters:** Without this determination, subclass 695 holders could access Special Benefit immediately if they met the hardship criteria. With it, they must wait years before getting help, effectively excluding recent arrivals on this visa from immediate financial assistance regardless of how desperate their situation is."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00127","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00127/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00127/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00127/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00127/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00127/documents"}}