{"id":"F2023L01273","name":"Social Security (Administration) (Recognised State or Territory – Northern Territory) Determination 2023","slug":"social-security-administration-recognised-state-or-territory-northern-territory-determination-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442094,"registerId":"F2023L01273-fast-fetch-1775957195785","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Administration) (Recognised State or Territory – Northern Territory) Determination 2023","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-keywords: \"[SEC=OFFICIAL]\"\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) (Recognised State or Territory – Northern Territory) Determination 2023\n\nI, Amanda Rishworth, Minister for Social Services, make the following Determination.\n\nDated 14 September 2023   \n\nAmanda Rishworth\n\nMinister for Social Services\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Repeal of this instrument....................................1\n\n5 Definitions\n\n6 Schedules.............................................1\n\n7 Recognised State or Territory.................................1\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals 2\n\nSocial Security (Administration) (Recognised State or Territory – Northern Territory) Determination 2012              2\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Social Security (Administration) (Recognised State or Territory – Northern Territory) Determination 2023.\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this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote:          This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 section 123TGAB of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.\n\n4  Repeal of this instrument\n\n  This instrument is repealed at the start of 1 July 2026.\n\n5  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.\n\n6  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n7  Recognised State or Territory\n\n  The Northern Territory is a recognised State or Territory for the purposes of Part 3B of the Act.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nSocial Security (Administration) (Recognised State or Territory – Northern Territory) Determination 2012\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument\n\n \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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument replaces the 2012 Determination without expanding or narrowing the categories or geographic coverage: it continues recognition of the Northern Territory under Part 3B of the Act until the stated repeal date. Substantive scope is unchanged; the change is administrative and temporal (repeal and re‑enactment)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, declaratory substantive change: re‑declare Northern Territory as a recognised State/Territory.","Temporal limitation: explicit repeal date (1 July 2026) increases renewal/monitoring tasks.","Formal repeal of a prior instrument (2012 Determination) requires cross‑referencing legacy instruments.","Relies on definitions and mechanics in Part 3B of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, creating dependency on external provisions.","Low operational impact on recipients but creates routine administrative actions for Commonwealth agencies."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination formally declares the Northern Territory a “recognised State or Territory” for the purposes of Part 3B of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, repeals the 2012 Determination, and will lapse on 1 July 2026. It is made by the Minister for Social Services and takes effect the day after registration. Mechanically, the instrument alters only administrative recognition under Part 3B: Commonwealth administrators decide how Part 3B applies; implementation and any administrative costs fall on federal agencies; recipients’ statutory entitlements are not changed by this instrument itself."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow purpose. It is a direct replacement of the 2012 Determination with identical scope — formally recognising the Northern Territory for Part 3B purposes. No expansion of powers or extension to new jurisdictions has occurred."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 1 page of substantive content)","Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and implicit references to the Northern Territory)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling section (s 123TGAB) and Part 3B of the Act","Simple declarative structure — single operative provision (section 7) with no conditions, exceptions, or nested logic","Contains only one substantive legal effect (recognition of NT) plus machinery provisions (commencement, repeal, definitions)","Schedule contains only a straightforward repeal of a single previous instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination formally recognises the Northern Territory as a \"recognised State or Territory\" for the purposes of social security administration, enabling the NT government to participate in special arrangements for managing certain welfare payments and affecting recipients in the Territory. It repeals the 2012 Determination and automatically expires on 1 July 2026, so renewal or replacement will be needed to maintain those arrangements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-recognised-state-or-territory-northern-territory-determination-2023","history":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-recognised-state-or-territory-northern-territory-determination-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-recognised-state-or-territory-northern-territory-determination-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-recognised-state-or-territory-northern-territory-determination-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-recognised-state-or-territory-northern-territory-determination-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-recognised-state-or-territory-northern-territory-determination-2023/documents"}}