{"id":"F2019L00257","name":"Social Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment—Amount of Payment for Disasters Outside Australia) Determination 2018","slug":"f2019l00257","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439966,"registerId":"F2019L00257-fast-fetch-1775955783017","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment—Amount of Payment for Disasters Outside Australia) Determination 2018","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nSocial Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment—Amount of Payment for Disasters Outside Australia) Determination 2018\n\nI, Linda Reynolds, Assistant Minister for Home Affairs, make the following determination.\n\nDated: 20 February 2019\n\n \n\n \n\nTHE HON LINDA REYNOLDS, CSC\n\nAssistant Minister for Home Affairs\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1 – Preliminary\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Schedules\n\n5  Definitions\n\nPart 2 – Amount of payment\n\n6  Amount of payment for paragraph 1061N(a) of the Act—adult\n\n7  Amount of payment for paragraph 1061N(b) of the Act—child\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nSocial Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment – Amount of payment for disasters outside Australia) Determination 2008 (F2008L04535)\n\n \n\nPart 1 – Preliminary\n\n1  Name\n\n(1)             This instrument is the Social Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment—Amount of Payment for Disasters Outside Australia) Determination 2018.\n\n(2)             This instrument may be cited as LIN 18/134.\n\n2  Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsections 1061P(4) and (5) of the Act.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n5  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Social Security Act 1991.\n\n\n\n\nPart 2 – Amount of payment\n\n6  Amount of payment for paragraph 1061N(a) of the Act—adult\n\n  The amount determined under subsection 1061P(4) of the Act is $1000.\n\n7  Amount of payment for paragraph 1061N(b) of the Act—child\n\n  The amount determined under subsection 1061P(5) of the Act is $400.\n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nSocial Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment – Amount of payment for disasters outside Australia) Determination 2008 (F2008L04535)\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument removes the earlier 2008 determination (Schedule 1) and substitutes explicit payment amounts for adults and children (ss.6–7). Functionally it continues the same payment program for disasters outside Australia but updates and fixes the payment levels; the full practical scope change relative to the 2008 instrument requires inspection of that repealed instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, tightly focused instrument: 7 operative sections plus a repeal schedule (simplicity).","Sets fixed monetary amounts directly (s.6: $1,000; s.7: $400) — minimal operational rules or discretionary criteria within the instrument itself.","Relies on external statutory eligibility and payment mechanism in the Social Security Act 1991 (authority cited in s.3 via subsections 1061P(4)–(5)) — requires cross‑reference to the Act to determine who qualifies.","Repeals prior instrument in full (Schedule 1) — administratively replaces earlier settings; assessing substantive change requires comparing the repealed 2008 instrument.","Commencement is immediate (day after registration) (s.2) — straightforward timing for implementation.","Decision and signature are by the Assistant Minister (instrument header) under delegated statutory power — limited administrative discretion in the text.","Fiscal consequence is direct per‑claim payment; the instrument does not set budget or eligibility controls (cost risk concentrated in number of eligible claimants)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment for disasters outside Australia at $1,000 per adult and $400 per child and repeals the 2008 determination. Made under ss.1061P(4)–(5) of the Social Security Act 1991 and commencing the day after registration, it obliges the Commonwealth to pay those one‑off amounts to people who meet the Act’s eligibility rules for overseas disasters."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains the same narrow scope as its 2008 predecessor—simply setting fixed payment amounts for overseas disasters. It does not expand the scheme's coverage or eligibility criteria."},"complexity_factors":["Only 7 substantive sections, with 2 being purely mechanical (name and citation)","Only 1 defined term ('Act')","No cross-references beyond the empowering provisions in the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward repeal of a single previous instrument in Schedule 1","Determines only two fixed dollar amounts with no variables or calculations"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal instrument that sets the dollar amounts for a one-off government payment to help Australians affected by disasters that happen **outside** Australia (like tsunamis, earthquakes, or terrorist attacks overseas).\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets the payment at **$1,000** for each adult\n- Sets the payment at **$400** for each child\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Australian residents who are severely affected by major disasters overseas and who meet the eligibility rules in the main Social Security Act.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- It ensures there's a clear, fixed amount of financial help available when Australians are caught up in catastrophic events abroad. Without this determination, the payment amounts would be uncertain.\n\n**What else it does:**\n- It replaces an older 2008 determination with the same name, updating the legislative reference to the current version."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2019l00257","history":"/api/acts/f2019l00257/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2019l00257/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2019l00257/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2019l00257/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2019l00257/documents"}}