{"id":"F2007L03693","name":"Social Security (Administration) (Declared relevant Northern Territory area – Finke or Aputula) Determination 2007","slug":"social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-area-finke-or-aputula-determinat","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":70142,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L03693-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Administration) (Declared relevant Northern Territory area – Finke or Aputula) Determination 2007","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSocial Security (Administration) (Declared\n\nrelevant Northern Territory area — Finke or\n\nAputula) Determination 2007\n\nSocial Security (Administration) Act 1999\n\nI, MALCOLM THOMAS BROUGH, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, acting under subsection 123TE (1) of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 (the Act), and on behalf of the Minister for Education, Science and Training and the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, determine that:\n\nthe area, comprising the place known as Finke or Aputula and all associated outstations, is a declared relevant Northern Territory area for the purposes of Part 3B of the Act.\n\nThis Determination commences on 17 September 2007.\n\nThis Determination expires on 9 September 2008.\n\nDated 13th Sept 2007\n\nMal Brough\n\nMinister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2689},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the limited function authorised by subsection 123TE(1)—declaring a specific Northern Territory locality for income management purposes. There is no expansion beyond the original geographic declaration purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision declaring one geographic area","No defined terms or interpretation section","No internal cross-references or conditional logic","Automatic sunset clause (expires 9 September 2008)","Simple proper name reference without complex boundary descriptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination declared that **income management** rules would apply to people living in **Finke** (also known as **Aputula**) and its surrounding outstations in the Northern Territory.\n\n**What this means:**\n- Residents receiving Centrelink payments had a portion of their money \"quarantined\" or restricted\n- This money could only be spent on essentials (food, rent, clothing, health items) using a special BasicsCard\n- It could not be used for alcohol, gambling, or pornography\n- This was part of the 2007 \"Northern Territory Emergency Response\" (The Intervention)\n\n**Who was affected:**\n- Social security recipients living in Finke/Aputula and associated outstations from 17 September 2007 to 9 September 2008\n\n**Legal basis:**\n- Made under the *Social Security (Administration) Act 1999*, Part 3B, which allows the Minister to declare Northern Territory areas where welfare quarantining applies"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-area-finke-or-aputula-determinat","history":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-area-finke-or-aputula-determinat/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-area-finke-or-aputula-determinat/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-area-finke-or-aputula-determinat/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-area-finke-or-aputula-determinat/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-area-finke-or-aputula-determinat/documents"}}