{"id":"F2008L04123","name":"Social Security (Administration) (Declared relevant Northern Territory areas - Various (No. 33)) Determination 2008","slug":"social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-areas-various-no-33-determinatio","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":76042,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L04123-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Administration) (Declared relevant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 areas - Various (No. 33)) Determination 2008","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSocial Security (Administration) (Declared\n\nrelevant Northern Territory areas — Various (No. 33)) Determination 2008\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 each of those places listed in the Schedule is a declared relevant Northern Territory area for the purposes of Part 3B of the Act.\n\nThis Determination commences on 27 October 2008.\n\nThis Determination expires on 17 October 2009.\n\nDated 21 October 2008\n\nJ Macklin\n\nMinister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs\n\n  \nSchedule - declared relevant Northern Territory areas\n\nAMANBIDJI also known as AMANBIDGEE STATION, KILDURK, MIALUNI or KILDURK HOMESTEAD\n\nBAMBOO SPRINGS also known as JIRRNGOW\n\nBARRAK BARRAK also known as BARRAC BARRAC, MAYAMUM\n\nBOBS YARD\n\nBUBBLE BUBBLE also known as DHAMBERRAL, DJAMBORAL, DUMBARAL ASSOC, DUMBRAL or NEWRY STATION\n\nBULLA also known as GUDABIJIN, GURRBIJIM\n\nBUCKET SPRINGS also known as BINJEN NINGGUWUNG\n\nDILLINYA also known as DRY CREEK\n\nDJARRUNG also known as DJURRUNG\n\nDOOJUM\n\nFITZROY STATION\n\nGILWI also known as 11 MILE, TWELVE MILE BORE or TWELVE MILE HOLE\n\nMARRALUM also known as MARRALAM or LEGUNE STATION\n\nMENNGEN also known as DJALIBANG, INNESVALE STATION or JALIJBANG\n\nMURUNING also known as DARBY'S, TIMBER CREEK, MURINGUNG or MURRUNING\n\nMYATT also known as 5 MILE, FIVE MILE, GULARDI or JERRY’S\n\nPOLICEMANS HOLE also known as LITTLE POLICEMANS HOLE or NYAWANYAWAN DAWANG\n\nWURRKLENI also known as JOHNSONS WATERHOLE","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1663},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the function described in its title and enabling provision: declaring specific geographic areas in the Northern Territory. There is no expansion beyond the straightforward listing of communities for income management purposes."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision declaring listed places as relevant areas","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements within the instrument","Content consists solely of a 17-item schedule with geographic names and alternative spellings","Only external reference is to subsection 123TE(1) of the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This is a legal instrument that lists 17 specific communities and locations in the Northern Territory (such as Fitzroy Station, Bulla, Bamboo Springs, and Menngen) and declares them \"relevant Northern Territory areas\" under the social security law.\n\n**Who it affects:** People living in these listed communities who receive Centrelink payments (like unemployment benefits, pensions, or family assistance).\n\n**Why it matters:** Being declared a \"relevant area\" triggers **compulsory income management** under Part 3B of the Act. This means a percentage of residents' welfare payments gets quarantined onto a BasicsCard (income management card) that can only be used for essentials like food, clothing, and rent — the money cannot be withdrawn as cash. This was part of the Northern Territory Emergency Response (the 2008 \"Intervention\").\n\n**When it applied:** This determination was in force from 27 October 2008 to 17 October 2009."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-areas-various-no-33-determinatio","history":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-areas-various-no-33-determinatio/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-areas-various-no-33-determinatio/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-areas-various-no-33-determinatio/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-areas-various-no-33-determinatio/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-relevant-northern-territory-areas-various-no-33-determinatio/documents"}}