{"id":"F2007L03691","name":"Social Security (Administration) (Declared relevant Northern Territory area – Mutitjulu) Determination 2007","slug":"social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-area-mutitjulu-determination-200","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":70136,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L03691-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Administration) (Declared relevant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 – Mutitjulu) Determination 2007","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\nSocial Security (Administration) (Declared\n\nrelevant Northern Territory area — Mutitjulu) Determination 2007\n\n \n\n \n\n \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 Mutitjulu 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\n \n\nDated 13th Sept 2007\n\nMal Brough\n\nMinister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1824},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination maintains its original narrow scope: a specific geographic declaration for Mutitjulu under Part 3B of the Act. There is no expansion beyond the single stated purpose of declaring this particular community and its outstations as a relevant area for income management purposes."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing the declaration, with no subsections or paragraphs","No definitions section or interpretation clauses","No internal cross-references beyond the enabling provision (subsection 123TE(1))","No conditional language, exceptions, or triggers","Total length of approximately 100 words"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This document officially designates the Aboriginal community of **Mutitjulu** (located near Uluru) and its surrounding outstations (smaller family camps) as a special welfare control area.\n\n**Who it affects:** People living in Mutitjulu who receive Centrelink payments (like the dole or parenting payments).\n\n**What changes:** Under this declaration, welfare recipients in Mutitjulu had half of their payments \"quarantined\" — meaning the government controlled how that money could be spent, restricting it to essentials like food, clothing and rent. This system is called **income management**.\n\n**Why it matters:** This was part of the controversial 2007 Northern Territory Emergency Response (\"the Intervention\"). It allowed the federal government to directly manage how Indigenous welfare recipients spent their money in this specific community, overriding normal payment arrangements.\n\n**Duration:** The declaration was active from 17 September 2007 until 9 September 2008."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-area-mutitjulu-determination-200","history":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-area-mutitjulu-determination-200/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-area-mutitjulu-determination-200/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-area-mutitjulu-determination-200/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-area-mutitjulu-determination-200/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-area-mutitjulu-determination-200/documents"}}