{"id":"F2017L01371","name":"Social Security (Administration) (Recognised State/Territory Authority - Northern Territory Department of Health) Determination 2017","slug":"social-security-administration-recognised-state-territory-authority-northern-territory-department-of","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439369,"registerId":"F2017L01371-fast-fetch-1775955423000","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Administration) (Recognised State/Territory Authority - Northern Territory Department of Health) Determination 2017","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) (Recognised State/Territory Authority - Northern Territory Department of Health) Determination 2017\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nI, Christian Porter, Minister for Social Services, make the following determination.\n\nDated 3 October 2017\n\nChristian Porter\n\nMinister for Social Services\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Schedules\n\n6  Recognised State/Territory Authority\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Social Security (Administration) (Recognised State/Territory Authority - Northern Territory Department of Health) Determination 2017.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on 1 January 2018.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 123TGAA(1) 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\nNorthern Territory Department of Health means the Department administered by the Minister administering the Alcohol Harm Reduction Act 2017 (NT).\n\n5  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n6  Recognised State/Territory Authority\n\n  The Northern Territory Department of Health is a recognised State/Territory authority for the purposes of Part 3B of the Act.\n\n \n\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nSocial Security (Administration) (Recognised State/Territory Authority – NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Tribunal) Determination 2013\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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow purpose: designating a specific Northern Territory government body as a recognised authority for Part 3B income management purposes. The replacement of the Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Tribunal with the Department of Health reflects an administrative restructure rather than scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 6 substantive sections plus a repeal schedule)","Only 2 defined terms in section 4","Single operative provision (section 6) with no conditions or exceptions","No cross-references beyond the empowering provision (subsection 123TGAA(1))","Straightforward repeal of a single previous instrument in Schedule 1"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument designates the Northern Territory Department of Health as a \"recognised State/Territory authority\" under Part 3B of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, enabling the Department to refer people for income management and exercise related powers. It ties that role to the department run by the minister administering the NT Alcohol Harm Reduction Act 2017 and repeals a 2013 determination that recognised the NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Tribunal.\n\nIt affects Territorians subject to income management and shifts referral responsibility to the Department of Health to align with current NT arrangements."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument replaces recognition of a specific tribunal (NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Tribunal, per the 2013 determination) with recognition of the Northern Territory Department of Health as the recognised authority for Part 3B (s6; Schedule 1 repeals the 2013 instrument). Mechanically, s6 confers recognised-authority status on the Department as defined in s4, the Minister makes the determination under s3, and the change takes effect on 1 January 2018 (s2). This broadens the named NT entity responsible for administering Part 3B functions from a tribunal to a government department."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive change: recognition of a different NT authority (s6).","Cross-reference to primary statute: made under subsection 123TGAA(1) of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 (s3).","Definition-dependent linkage: 'Northern Territory Department of Health' tied to administration of the Alcohol Harm Reduction Act (NT) (s4).","Repeal of an earlier instrument rather than creation of new duties (Schedule 1).","Simple commencement clause setting an effective date (s2).","Instrument is a delegated/ministerial determination with limited policy text and no new substantive regulatory regimes."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination (commencing 1 Jan 2018) recognises the Northern Territory Department of Health as the \"recognised State/Territory authority\" under Part 3B of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 (s6) and repeals the 2013 instrument that recognised the NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Tribunal (Schedule 1). Made by the Minister for Social Services under s123TGAA(1) (s3), it shifts which Northern Territory body holds administrative responsibility and discretion for functions under Part 3B; the NT Department of Health and federal administrators bear the practical compliance and implementation tasks (s4, s6)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-recognised-state-territory-authority-northern-territory-department-of","history":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-recognised-state-territory-authority-northern-territory-department-of/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-recognised-state-territory-authority-northern-territory-department-of/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-recognised-state-territory-authority-northern-territory-department-of/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-recognised-state-territory-authority-northern-territory-department-of/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-recognised-state-territory-authority-northern-territory-department-of/documents"}}