{"id":"F2011L02525","name":"Human Services (Centrelink) (Designated Program Act) Specification 2011 (No. 2)","slug":"human-services-centrelink-designated-program-act-specification-2011-no-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":88289,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L02525-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Human Services (Centrelink) (Designated Program Act) Specification 2011 (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\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nHuman Services (Centrelink) (Designated Program Act) Specification 2011 (No. 2)\n\n \n\nHuman Services (Centrelink) Act 1997\n\nI, TANYA PLIBERSEK, Minister for Human Services, make this specification under paragraph 40A(3)(o) of the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated  24 November 2011\n\n \n\n \n\nTANYA PLIBERSEK\n\nMinister for Human Services\n\n1 Name of specification\n\n  This specification is the Human Services (Centrelink) (Designated Program Act) Specification 2011 (No. 2).\n\n2 Commencement\n\n  This specification commences on the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\n3 Designated program Act\n\n  For paragraph (o) of the definition ‘designated program Act’ in subsection 40A(3) of the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997, the Taxation Administration Act 1953 is specified.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1328},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the limited technical function authorised by section 40A of the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997—specifying the Taxation Administration Act 1953 as a designated program Act. There is no expansion beyond the original legislative intent."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections","No defined terms","Single substantive provision (section 3) consisting of one sentence","No conditional logic, cross-references, or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does:** This instrument allows Centrelink staff to perform functions under Australia's tax administration laws.\n\nUnder the *Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997*, Centrelink employees can be given the powers of officials under other Commonwealth laws (called \"designated program Acts\"). This document adds the ***Taxation Administration Act 1953*** to that list.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Centrelink employees** – they can now exercise powers under the tax Act (such as collecting tax file numbers, administering certain tax offsets, or handling data-matching between welfare and tax records)\n- **Welfare recipients** – they may deal with Centrelink rather than the Australian Taxation Office for certain tax-related matters\n\n**Why it matters:** This lets the government deliver \"one-stop shop\" services, where Centrelink handles both social security and certain tax matters, reducing the need for customers to interact with multiple agencies."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/human-services-centrelink-designated-program-act-specification-2011-no-2","history":"/api/acts/human-services-centrelink-designated-program-act-specification-2011-no-2/history","analysis":"/api/acts/human-services-centrelink-designated-program-act-specification-2011-no-2/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/human-services-centrelink-designated-program-act-specification-2011-no-2/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/human-services-centrelink-designated-program-act-specification-2011-no-2/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/human-services-centrelink-designated-program-act-specification-2011-no-2/documents"}}