{"id":"F2023L01274","name":"Social Security (Administration) (Declared Child Protection State – New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria) Determination 2023","slug":"social-security-administration-declared-child-protection-state-new-south-wales-queensland-south-aust","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442095,"registerId":"F2023L01274-fast-fetch-1775957195814","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Administration) (Declared Child Protection State – New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria) Determination 2023","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-keywords: \"[SEC=OFFICIAL]\"\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nSocial Security (Administration) (Declared Child Protection State – New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria) Determination 2023\n\nI, Amanda Rishworth, Minister for Social Services, make the following Determination.\n\nDated 14 September 2023  \n\nAmanda Rishworth\n\nMinister for Social Services\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Repeal of this instrument....................................1\n\n5 Definitions\n\n6 Schedule.............................................1\n\n7 Declared child protection State................................2\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals 3\n\nSocial Security (Administration) (Declared child protection State – New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria) Determination 2012              3\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Social Security (Administration) (Declared Child Protection State – New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria) Determination 2023.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n(1)  Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument. The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote:          This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n             (2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 123TF of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.\n\n4  Repeal of this instrument\n\n  This instrument is repealed at the start of 1 July 2026.\n\n5  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.\n\n6  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\n7 Declared child protection State\n\n  Each of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria is a declared child protection State for the purposes of Part 3B of the Act.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nSocial Security (Administration) (Declared child protection State – New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria) Determination 2012\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":false,"description":"The instrument continues to declare the same four states (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria) as \"declared child protection States\" for Part 3B of the Act (s7) and expressly repeals the 2012 Determination that named those states (Schedule 1). It therefore maintains the prior scope while resetting the legal instrument, without expanding or narrowing the list of states in this text."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with limited operative content (ss1–7; Schedule 1).","Primary effect is a cross‑reference to Part 3B of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, so understanding full effect requires reading that external Part (s7).","Time elements add operational detail: commencement is the day after registration (s2) and the instrument is automatically repealed from 1 July 2026 (s4).","Ministerial making power is statutory (made under s123TF of the Act) — indicates executive discretion to declare states (s3).","Repeals an earlier instrument entirely (Schedule 1), which may affect continuity and transitional administration.","Definition reliance: the instrument uses the Act's definitions rather than setting new ones (s5)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination names New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria as “declared child protection States” for the purposes of Part 3B of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999. It takes effect the day after registration, repeals the 2012 Determination and expires on 1 July 2026.\n\nBy making that designation, the instrument causes the rules in Part 3B of the Act to apply in those states; any payments, obligations or administrative effects flow from the provisions of Part 3B in the Act (see s7)."},"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward re-enactment of the 2012 determination with identical scope. It maintains the same four states and does not expand or alter the information-sharing framework. The instrument is purely administrative machinery to prevent the previous determination from lapsing."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (approximately 1.5 pages of substantive content)","Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and implicit references to the four states)","Single operative provision (section 7) with no conditions, exceptions, or nested logic","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provision (section 123TF)","Mechanical repeal and replacement of previous instrument with identical effect","Automatic sunset clause (repeal date) with no complex commencement calculations"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument declares NSW, QLD, SA and Victoria as “child protection States” for social security, allowing Centrelink to share information about people on income management or using the BasicsCard with those states’ child protection agencies. It affects income‑managed welfare recipients, Services Australia and state child protection bodies, and is intended as a safeguard to identify children at risk or families needing support. It continues the 2012 arrangement, expires 1 July 2026, and does not change welfare rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-child-protection-state-new-south-wales-queensland-south-aust","history":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-child-protection-state-new-south-wales-queensland-south-aust/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-child-protection-state-new-south-wales-queensland-south-aust/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-child-protection-state-new-south-wales-queensland-south-aust/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-child-protection-state-new-south-wales-queensland-south-aust/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-child-protection-state-new-south-wales-queensland-south-aust/documents"}}