{"id":"F2012L01979","name":"Social Security (Administration) (Recognised State or Territory — Northern Territory) Determination 2012","slug":"social-security-administration-recognised-state-or-territory-northern-territory-determination-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89922,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01979-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Administration) (Recognised State or Territory — Northern Territory) Determination 2012","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSocial Security (Administration) (Recognised State or Territory — Northern Territory) Determination 2012\n\nSocial Security (Administration) Act 1999\n\nI, JENNY MACKLIN, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Minister for Disability Reform, acting under section 123TGAB of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 (the Act) and on behalf of the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, determine that the Northern Territory is a recognised State or Territory for the purposes of Part 3B of the Act.\n\nDated 27 September 2012\n\nJ Macklin\n\nMinister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and  \nMinister for Disability Reform\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis determination is the Social Security (Administration) (Recognised State or Territory — Northern Territory) Determination 2012.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis determination commences on 1 October 2012.\n\n3 Recognised State or Territory\n\nThe Northern Territory is a recognised State or Territory for the purposes of Part 3B of the Act.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2007},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 2012 determination establishing the Northern Territory as a recognised jurisdiction for Part 3B income management purposes. The scope remains limited to this singular declaratory function."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (section 3) containing only one sentence","No defined terms within the instrument itself","Minimal cross-referencing (only to Part 3B of the parent Act)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This document officially allows the Australian Government to restrict how welfare recipients in the **Northern Territory** spend part of their social security payments.\n\n**The mechanics:** Under the *Social Security (Administration) Act 1999*, the government can run **income management schemes** (where a portion of welfare is placed on a restricted debit card that cannot be used for alcohol, gambling, or withdrawn as cash). However, these powers only work in places specifically declared as \"recognised States or Territories.\"\n\n**The effect:** By naming the Northern Territory as a \"recognised Territory,\" this determination **switches on** those income management powers for the NT. This means eligible welfare recipients in the Territory can be required to have part of their payments quarantined for essential goods only.\n\n**Context:** This instrument formed part of the legal framework continuing income management measures originally introduced under the Northern Territory Emergency Response (\"the Intervention\")."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-recognised-state-or-territory-northern-territory-determination-2012","history":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-recognised-state-or-territory-northern-territory-determination-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-recognised-state-or-territory-northern-territory-determination-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-recognised-state-or-territory-northern-territory-determination-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-recognised-state-or-territory-northern-territory-determination-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-recognised-state-or-territory-northern-territory-determination-2012/documents"}}