{"id":"F2007L01743","name":"Social Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment) Determination 2007 (No. 4)","slug":"social-security-australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment-determination-2007-no-4","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":66476,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L01743-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Australian Government Disaster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. 4)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSocial Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment) Determination 2007 (No. 4)\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 10 June 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. 4).\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 major disaster mentioned in Schedule 1 if the person is affected in the way mentioned in Schedule 2.\n\n  \n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSchedule 1 Major Disaster\n\n(section 4)\n\nStorm damage and associated flooding that began on 7 June 2007 in the Central Coast and Hunter regions of New South Wales.\n\nSchedule 2 Adverse circumstances\n\n(section 4)\n\n    As a direct result of the major disaster mentioned in Schedule 1:\n\na) the person is seriously injured and requires hospitalisation for at least 48 hours.\n\nb) the person’s principal place of residence has been destroyed or rendered uninhabitable for a period of 48 hours or more.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1399},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination operates exactly within its original legislative purpose: to declare specific disasters and set eligibility criteria for the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment scheme. It applies the existing framework to a new event (June 2007 NSW storms) without expanding the scheme's coverage, payment amounts, or eligibility conditions beyond what the Social Security Act 1991 authorizes."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 4 substantive clauses plus schedules)","Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'principal place of residence')","Simple binary eligibility criteria (hospitalization OR uninhabitable residence)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","Direct reference to a single specific disaster event"],"plain_english_summary":"This rule activates **one-off disaster relief payments** for people impacted by severe storms and flooding that hit the Central Coast and Hunter regions of New South Wales in June 2007.\n\n**Who qualifies?**\nTo receive the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment, you must have been:\n- **Seriously injured** and hospitalized for at least 48 hours as a direct result of the storms, **OR**\n- Left without a home because your **principal place of residence** (where you normally live) was destroyed or made unlivable for at least 48 hours\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis determination is the legal trigger that allows Centrelink to process and pay disaster relief to eligible individuals for this specific event. Without this instrument being made, those affected could not access the lump-sum payment under the Social Security Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment-determination-2007-no-4","history":"/api/acts/social-security-australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment-determination-2007-no-4/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment-determination-2007-no-4/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment-determination-2007-no-4/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment-determination-2007-no-4/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment-determination-2007-no-4/documents"}}