{"id":"F2007B01148","name":"Social Security (Declaration of Visa in a class of Visas—Newly Arrived Resident’s Waiting Period for Special Benefit) Determination 2000","slug":"f2007b01148","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":335255,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B01148-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Declaration of Visa in a class of Visas—Newly Arrived Resident’s Waiting Period for Special Benefit) Determination 2000","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSocial Security (Declaration of Visa in a class of Visas—Newly Arrived Resident’s Waiting Period for Special Benefit) Determination 2000\n\nI, JOCELYN MARGARET NEWMAN, Minister for Family and Community Services, make the following determination under paragraph 739A(3)(b) and subsection 739A(6) of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\nDated 29th September 2000.\n\nJocelyn Newman\n\nMinister for Family and Community Services\n\nCitation\n\n1. This determination may be cited as the Social Security (Declaration of Visa in a class of Visas—Newly Arrived Resident’s Waiting Period for Special Benefit) Determination 2000.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This determination commences on gazettal.\n\nRepeal\n\n3. The Social Security (Declaration of Visas as Approved Visas) Determination No. 1 of 1999 of 21 October 1999 is repealed.\n\nAmendment\n\n4. The Social Security (Newly Arrived Resident’s Waiting Periods) Determination 1997 of 19 March 1997 is amended by omitting paragraph (f) of section 2 of that determination.\n\nClass of visas\n\n5. For the purposes of paragraph 739A(3)(b) of the Social Security Act 1991 the class of visas are:\n\n(i) subclass 309—Spouse (Provisional);\n\n(ii) subclass 310—Interdependency (Provisional);\n\n(iii) subclass 820—Extended eligibility (spouse); and\n\n(iv) subclass 826—Interdependency (Provisional).\n\n  \n\n6. For the purposes of subsection 739A(6) of the Social Security Act 1991 the class of visas are:\n\n(i) subclass 785 (Temporary Protection);\n\n(ii) subclass 786 (Class UO) Temporary (Humanitarian Concern);\n\n(iii) subclass 832—Close ties; and\n\n(iv) subclass 833—Certain unlawful citizens.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":3915},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the technical administrative function described in its title: declaring specific visa classes for the Newly Arrived Resident's Waiting Period rules. No expansion beyond this specific purpose."},"complexity_factors":["References 8 specific Migration Act visa subclasses by code number (e.g., 309, 785) without explanatory context","Amends and repeals prior delegated legislation, creating a layered legislative history","Operates entirely by cross-reference to untranslated sections of the Social Security Act 1991 (ss 739A(3)(b) and 739A(6))","Uses technical migration terminology ('provisional', 'interdependency', 'subclass') without internal definitions"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination identifies which visa holders—mainly partner/relationship visa holders and certain temporary protection and humanitarian visa holders—are exempt from the Newly Arrived Resident’s Waiting Period when claiming Special Benefit, the Centrelink payment for people in severe financial hardship. It clarifies who can access Special Benefit without the usual waiting period that applies to new residents.\n\nIt replaces a 1999 determination and removes an outdated paragraph from a 1997 instrument to keep the eligible-visa lists current."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b01148","history":"/api/acts/f2007b01148/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b01148/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b01148/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b01148/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b01148/documents"}}