{"id":"F2014L00900","name":"Social Security (Administration) (Relocation Assistance) Specification 2014","slug":"social-security-administration-relocation-assistance-specification-2014","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":92022,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L00900-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Administration) (Relocation Assistance) Specification 2014","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSocial Security (Administration) (Relocation Assistance) Specification 2014\n\nSocial Security (Administration) Act 1999\n\nI, RENÉE LEON, Secretary of the Department of Employment, make this specification under paragraph 42S (3B) (b) of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.\n\nDated 26 June 2014\n\n  \n  \nRENÉE LEON PSM\n\nSecretary\n\nDepartment of Employment\n\n1 Name of Specification\n\nThis specification is the Social Security (Administration) (Relocation Assistance) Specification 2014.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis specification commences on 1 July 2014.\n\n3 Revocation\n\nThe Social Security (Administration) (Relocation Assistance) (DEEWR) Specification 2013 (No. 1) is revoked.\n\n4 Relocation assistance\n\n(1) For paragraph 42S(3B)(b) of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, a payment made to a person under the following programmes:\n\n(a) Move 2 Work; or\n\n(b) Relocation Assistance to Take Up a Job;\n\nboth administered by the Department of Employment, are specified.\n\n(2) However, if a person is paid two or more payments under either of the programmes listed in subsection (1) in relation to particular employment, only the first such payment is specified.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2300},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument is a straightforward remake of the 2013 specification, revoking and replacing the previous version without expanding beyond the original purpose of specifying which relocation assistance programmes are exempt from social security income tests."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 4 sections)","Single cross-reference to parent Act (paragraph 42S(3B)(b))","Only one conditional limitation (subsection 4(2) regarding multiple payments for same employment)","No defined terms or interpretive provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This specification tells Centrelink which government payments count as **relocation assistance** under social security law.\n\n**What it covers**\nIf you receive money from either of these Department of Employment programmes, it’s officially classified as relocation assistance:\n* **Move 2 Work** – payments to help you move for a job\n* **Relocation Assistance to Take Up a Job** – payments to help you relocate to accept employment\n\n**Why this matters**\nWhen a payment is classified as \"relocation assistance\" under social security law, it usually means the money **won’t count as income** when Centrelink calculates your welfare benefits (like JobSeeker). This lets you accept government help to move for work without having your dole payment reduced.\n\n**The catch**\nIf you somehow get two or more payments under these programmes for the *same* job, only the **first** payment gets this special treatment. Any subsequent payments for that same employment don’t qualify."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-relocation-assistance-specification-2014","history":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-relocation-assistance-specification-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-relocation-assistance-specification-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-relocation-assistance-specification-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-relocation-assistance-specification-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-administration-relocation-assistance-specification-2014/documents"}}