{"id":"F2007L00651","name":"Social Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment) Determination 2007 (No. 2)","slug":"social-security-australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment-determination-2007-no-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":64141,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L00651-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment) Determination 2007 (No. 2)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSocial Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment) Determination 2007 (No. 2)\n\nSocial Security Act 1991\n\nI, MALCOLM THOMAS BROUGH, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, make this Determination under subsection 1061L(2) of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\nDated 12th March 2007\n\nMal Brough\n\nMinister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Social Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment) Determination 2007 (No. 2).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on the day it is signed.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn this Determination:\n\nAct means the Social Security Act 1991.\n\nprincipal place of residence, for a person, means the place in which the person normally resides.\n\n4 Person taken to be adversely affected by disaster\n\nFor subsection 1061L(2) of the Act, a person is adversely affected by a disaster mentioned in Schedule 1 if the person is affected in the way mentioned in Schedule 2.\n\n  \n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSchedule 1 Disaster\n\n(section 4)\n\n    Tropical Cyclone George that crossed the north-west coast of the State of Western Australia near Port Hedland on 8 March 2007.\n\nSchedule 2 Adverse circumstances\n\n(section 4)\n\n    As a direct result of the cyclone mentioned in Schedule 1:\n    (a) the person’s principal place of residence has been destroyed or rendered uninhabitable; or\n    (b) the person has been seriously injured.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2024},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains its original narrow scope: it declares a single specific disaster and sets straightforward eligibility criteria for associated payments. There is no expansion beyond the initial purpose of authorizing assistance for Cyclone George victims."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 defined terms in the interpretation section ('Act' and 'principal place of residence')","Targets a single, named disaster event (Cyclone George, 8 March 2007)","Binary eligibility criteria (destroyed home OR serious injury) with no exceptions, sub-conditions, or thresholds","No cross-referencing to external schemes, regulations, or complex qualification pathways","Extremely short length (under 300 words) with straightforward declarative structure"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination activates **disaster recovery payments** for people harmed by **Tropical Cyclone George**, which struck Western Australia near Port Hedland on 8 March 2007.\n\n**Who can get the payment?**\nYou qualify if the cyclone directly caused either:\n*   Your **main home** (where you normally live) to be destroyed or made unliveable; **or**\n*   You to suffer **serious injury**\n\n**What this does:**\nThis is the official government declaration that allows Centrelink to pay immediate, one-off financial help to eligible residents. It establishes the specific event and the exact criteria for receiving assistance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment-determination-2007-no-2","history":"/api/acts/social-security-australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment-determination-2007-no-2/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment-determination-2007-no-2/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment-determination-2007-no-2/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment-determination-2007-no-2/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment-determination-2007-no-2/documents"}}