{"id":"F2020L00331","name":"Social Security (Administration) (Priority Needs — Toys) Specification 2020","slug":"social-security-administration-priority-needs-toys-specification-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440430,"registerId":"F2020L00331-fast-fetch-1775956055404","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Administration) (Priority Needs — Toys) Specification 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![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nSocial Security (Administration) (Priority Needs — Toys) Specification 2020\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nI, Anne Ruston, Minister for Families and Social Services, make the following Specification.\n\nDated 25 March 2020  \n\nSenator the Hon Anne Ruston\n\nMinister for Families and Social Services\n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Schedules\n\n6  Priority Needs\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nSocial Security (Administration) (toys are a priority need) Specification 2010\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Social Security (Administration) (Priority Needs — Toys) Specification 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The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 paragraph 123TH(1)(q) of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\n  Act means the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.\n\n  toys mean an object that does any of the following:\n\n1.     provide opportunities for physical activity and develop gross-motor skills;\n2.     promote literacy, numeracy, thinking skills and social skills;\n3.     help children develop fine motor skills and imagination;\n4.     encourage creative play, role modelling, language development and fun.\n\n\n5  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in the Schedule to this instrument is repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule, and any other item in the Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n6  Priority Needs\n\n  For paragraph 123TH(1)(q) of the Act, toys are specified.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nSocial Security (Administration) (toys are a priority need) Specification 2010\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument restates and formalises that toys are a priority need (s6), supplies a functional definition (s4) and repeals the 2010 specification (Schedule 1). It does not add new beneficiary classes, new duties, or new payment mechanisms; it replaces the earlier instrument without expanding the statutory scope established under paragraph 123TH(1)(q)."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow subject matter: single substantive decision (to specify toys as a priority need) (s6).","Short, functional definition of “toys” creates potential interpretive judgment calls for administrators (s4).","Direct cross‑reference to the parent Act — relies on existing administrative framework and discretion under paragraph 123TH(1)(q) (s3, s6).","Simple commencement mechanics and immediate effect (day after registration) reduce transitional complexity (s2).","Repeals prior instrument wholesale, keeping scope stable but requiring administrative update of instrument register (Schedule 1)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument specifies that “toys” are a priority need under paragraph 123TH(1)(q) of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, gives a four-part functional definition of “toys” (s4) and repeals the 2010 specification. It takes effect the day after registration. It affects how officials apply the Act’s priority‑needs rules: administrators decide whether an item meets the functional test and therefore may be treated as a priority in social‑security assistance (s6)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains the same narrow, specific purpose as its 2010 predecessor: declaring toys a priority need for income management purposes. The 2020 version simply updates the legislative instrument with a modernised definition of toys and contemporary drafting style, without expanding the scope beyond the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 6 substantive sections plus a repeal schedule)","Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'toys')","Single operational provision (section 6) with no conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling provision (paragraph 123TH(1)(q))","Straightforward repeal of a single predecessor instrument","Minimal structural nesting — flat, linear organisation"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument designates toys as a “priority need” for Australia’s income management system, allowing quarantined portions of welfare payments to be spent on toys for children. It affects recipients subject to income management and matters because it ensures parents and carers can buy educational, developmental, and play items for children even when household funds are restricted."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-priority-needs-toys-specification-2020","history":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-priority-needs-toys-specification-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-priority-needs-toys-specification-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-priority-needs-toys-specification-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-priority-needs-toys-specification-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-priority-needs-toys-specification-2020/documents"}}