{"id":"F2008L04353","name":"Social Security (Administration) (Deductible portion - section 123XI) Specification 2008","slug":"social-security-administration-deductible-portion-section-123xi-specification-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":76334,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L04353-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Administration) (Deductible portion - section 123XI) Specification 2008","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSocial Security (Administration) (Deductible portion — section 123XI) Specification 2008\n\nSocial Security (Administration) Act 1999\n\nI, JENNY MACKLIN, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, acting under paragraph 123XI(3)(b) of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 and on behalf of the Minister for Education and the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, make this Specification.\n\nDated 18 November 2008\n\nJ Macklin\n\nMinister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs\n\n1 Name of Specification\n\nThis Specification is the Social Security (Administration) (Deductible portion — section 123XI) Specification 2008.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Specification commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn this Specification:\n\nAct means the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.\n\nNote 1 Baby bonus is defined in subsection 3(1) of the Family Assistance Act and has the same meaning in this Specification as in that Act.\n\nNote 2 Category I welfare payment is defined in section 123TC of the Act and has the same meaning in this Specification as in the Act.\n\nNote 3 Family Assistance Act is defined in subsection 23(1) of the Social Security Act 1991 and has the same meaning in this Specification as in that Act.\n\n4 Deductible portion\n\nFor paragraph 123XI(3)(b) of the Act, the lower percentage of 70% is specified as the deductible portion of an instalment of a category I welfare payment, other than an instalment of baby bonus under the Family Assistance Act.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2725},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This specification maintains its original narrow scope of setting the deductible portion percentage (70%) for income-managed welfare payments. It has not expanded beyond this specific rate-setting function to address additional administrative or substantive matters."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (section 4) containing only one numerical value (70%)","Only 4 defined terms, all incorporated by reference from other Acts","Total length of 4 short sections with no conditional logic or exceptions","No internal cross-references or nested administrative provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes the compulsory income-management deduction at 70% of each welfare instalment, meaning that share is quarantined for essentials and only 30% is paid as regular cash. It applies to Category I welfare payments under the Social Security system and specifically excludes the one‑off Baby Bonus."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-deductible-portion-section-123xi-specification-2008","history":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-deductible-portion-section-123xi-specification-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-deductible-portion-section-123xi-specification-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-deductible-portion-section-123xi-specification-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-deductible-portion-section-123xi-specification-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-deductible-portion-section-123xi-specification-2008/documents"}}