{"id":"F2020L01224","name":"Social Security (Administration) (Declared child protection State or Territory – Northern Territory) Determination 2020","slug":"social-security-administration-declared-child-protection-state-or-territory-northern-territory-deter","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440615,"registerId":"F2020L01224-fast-fetch-1775956178035","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 or Territory – Northern Territory) Determination 2020","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nSocial Security (Administration) (Declared child protection State or Territory – Northern Territory) Determination 2020\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nI, Anne Ruston, Minister for Families and Social Services, make the following Determination.\n\nDated           25 September 2020 \n\nSenator the Hon Anne Ruston\n\nMinister for Families and Social Services\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Schedule\n\n6  Declared child protection State or Territory\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nSocial Security (Administration) (Declared child protection State or Territory – Northern Territory) Determination 2010\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Social Security (Administration) (Declared child protection State or Territory – Northern Territory) Determination 2020.\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after this instrument is registered.\n\n\n \n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\n  Act means the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.\n\n5  Schedule\n\n  The instrument that is specified in Schedule 1 to this instrument is repealed as set out in the Schedule.\n\n6  Declared child protection State or Territory\n\n  For section 123TF of the Act, the Northern Territory is a declared child protection State or Territory.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nSocial Security (Administration) (Declared child protection State or Territory – Northern Territory) Determination 2010\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\n  Repeal the instrument.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument repeals the 2010 Determination (Schedule 1) and declares the Northern Territory under section 123TF of the Act (section 6). It restates the declaration and does not itself add substantive conditions or new categories beyond the prior determination; substantive effects depend on section 123TF of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 (authority in section 3)."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with limited operative content (single substantive declaration and repeal).","Depends on and refers to an external statute (Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, s123TF), so legal effect is determined by that provision.","Formal commencement mechanics (commences day after registration) require administrative tracking.","Repeal of prior instrument (Schedule 1) requires attention to transitional or legacy administrative arrangements.","Minimal discretion or new regulatory mechanisms contained in the instrument itself."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made by the Minister under section 123TF of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, declares the Northern Territory to be a “declared child protection State or Territory” and repeals the 2010 Determination. It commences the day after registration. Who decides: the Minister (see the instrument and s3). Who is affected: persons and agencies in the Northern Territory to whom section 123TF of the Act applies. The declaration causes the statutory rules in section 123TF to operate for the Northern Territory."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains the exact same scope as its predecessor. It performs a simple renewal function—replacing the 2010 determination with a 2020 version to continue the existing child protection information-sharing arrangement with the Northern Territory. No expansion of purpose or function has occurred."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (6 substantive sections plus a repeal schedule)","Only 1 defined term ('Act')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling section (s 123TF)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single operative provision (section 6) with straightforward declaration","Mechanical repeal of previous instrument without transitional provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument declares the Northern Territory a “child protection State or Territory” under the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, authorising Centrelink to share welfare information with NT child protection authorities. It replaces the 2010 determination.\n\nIt affects families and children who interact with Centrelink and NT child protection services, and Centrelink staff processing requests — enabling a legal information-sharing gateway intended to better coordinate responses for children at risk."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-child-protection-state-or-territory-northern-territory-deter","history":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-child-protection-state-or-territory-northern-territory-deter/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-child-protection-state-or-territory-northern-territory-deter/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-child-protection-state-or-territory-northern-territory-deter/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-child-protection-state-or-territory-northern-territory-deter/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-child-protection-state-or-territory-northern-territory-deter/documents"}}