{"id":"F2020L01221","name":"Social Security (Administration) (Declared voluntary income management area – Northern Territory) Determination 2020","slug":"social-security-administration-declared-voluntary-income-management-area-northern-territory-determin","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440611,"registerId":"F2020L01221-fast-fetch-1775956175918","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Administration) (Declared voluntary income management area – 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 voluntary income management area – 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\nAnne 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 voluntary income management area\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nSocial Security (Administration) (Declared voluntary income management area – Northern Territory) Determination 2010\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Social Security (Administration) (Declared voluntary income management area – 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after this instrument is registered.\n\n\n \n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 123TGA of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct 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 voluntary income management area\n\n  For section 123TGA of the Act, the Northern Territory is determined as a declared voluntary income management area.\n\n \n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nSocial Security (Administration) (Declared voluntary income management area – Northern Territory) Determination 2010\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\n  Repeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Determination maintains the exact same scope as its predecessor. It simply re-declares the Northern Territory as a voluntary income management area and repeals the 2010 version. There is no expansion of scope, no new categories of people affected, and no change to the voluntary nature of the scheme."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 6 substantive sections plus a repeal schedule)","Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and implicit references to the parent Act)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic — the declaration in section 6 is absolute and unconditional","Single cross-reference to section 123TGA of the parent Act","Straightforward repeal of a single previous instrument in Schedule 1","No operational rules, penalties, or procedural requirements contained within this instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination continues a voluntary income‑management scheme in the Northern Territory, letting NT social security recipients choose to have part of their welfare payments ring‑fenced for essentials like food, rent and bills. It replaces the 2010 Determination, maintains the opt‑in tool for budgeting and financial stability, and is made under the Minister’s powers in the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument replaces the 2010 Determination and continues the declaration that the Northern Territory is a declared voluntary income management area under s123TGA. The text does not expand or narrow the declarative scope; operational details remain governed by the referenced Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive operative clause (section 6) making the declaration","Short instrument length with a straightforward repeal of the 2010 Determination (Schedule 1)","Relies on external Act (Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, s123TGA) for operative detail and mechanics","Standard commencement provision (simple 'day after registration')","Lacks detailed operational rules, eligibility criteria or enforcement mechanisms—those are in the parent Act or administrative practice"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination declares the Northern Territory a \"declared voluntary income management area\" under section 123TGA of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 and repeals the 2010 Determination. Mechanically, it tells the Department to treat the Northern Territory as subject to the voluntary income management regime from the day after registration.\n\nIt affects social security payment recipients in the Northern Territory and the Department administering payments by permitting voluntary income management arrangements to apply there; administrative and compliance tasks shift to the Department and to affected recipients under the Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-voluntary-income-management-area-northern-territory-determin","history":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-voluntary-income-management-area-northern-territory-determin/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-voluntary-income-management-area-northern-territory-determin/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-voluntary-income-management-area-northern-territory-determin/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-voluntary-income-management-area-northern-territory-determin/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-declared-voluntary-income-management-area-northern-territory-determin/documents"}}