{"id":"F2008L03195","name":"Social Security (Administration) (Declared relevant Northern Territory area - Wutunugurra) Determination 2008","slug":"social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-area-wutunugurra-determination-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":75268,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03195-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Administration) (Declared relevant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 - Wutunugurra) Determination 2008","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 — Wutunugurra) Determination 2008\n\n \n\nSocial Security (Administration) Act 1999\n\nI, JENNY MACKLIN, Minister for Families, Housing, 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 and the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, determine that the area known as Wutunugurra (also known as Wuttunugurr, Epenarra, Wutunurrgura) is a declared relevant Northern Territory area for the purposes of Part 3B of the Act.\n\nThis Determination commences on 25 August 2008.\n\nThis Determination expires on 13 August 2009.\n\nDated    21 August 2008\n\n \n\nJ Macklin\n\n \n\nMinister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1238},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination maintains its original narrow scope of declaring a specific remote Indigenous community as subject to income management under Part 3B of the Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive provision declaring one geographical area","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Straightforward commencement and sunset (expiry) clauses"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal instrument that **declares the Indigenous community of Wutunugurra** (also called Epenarra) in the Northern Territory as an area subject to compulsory income management.\n\n**What this means for locals:**\nIf you live in Wutunugurra and receive Centrelink payments (like the pension, Newstart, or parenting payments), this law requires that a large portion of your money be \"quarantined.\" Instead of receiving all your payment as cash, it is loaded onto a BasicsCard that can only be used to buy essential items like food, clothing, and medicine. You cannot withdraw this portion as cash or spend it on alcohol, tobacco, or gambling.\n\n**Context:**\nThis determination was part of the \"Northern Territory Intervention\" (2007–2012), a federal government policy that applied income management to many remote Indigenous communities. This particular declaration was temporary—it lasted from August 2008 to August 2009."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-area-wutunugurra-determination-2","history":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-area-wutunugurra-determination-2/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-area-wutunugurra-determination-2/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-area-wutunugurra-determination-2/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-area-wutunugurra-determination-2/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-area-wutunugurra-determination-2/documents"}}