{"id":"F2023L00377","name":"Social Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment— Northern Territory, Northern Region Flooding – 26 February 2023 onwards) Determination 2023 (No. 1)","slug":"social-security-australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment-northern-territory-northern-region-f","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":104055,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2023L00377-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment— Northern Territory, Northern Region Flooding – 26 February 2023 onwards) Determination 2023 (No. 1)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nLIN 23/033\n\nSocial Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment— Northern Territory, Northern Region Flooding – 26 February 2023 onwards) Determination 2023 (No. 1)\n\nI, Murray Watt, Minister for Emergency Management, make this instrument under subsection 1061L(2) of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\nDated 27 March 2023\n\nMURRAY WATT\n\nMinister for Emergency Management\n\n1 Name\n\nThis instrument is the Social Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment— Northern Territory, Northern Region Flooding – 26 February 2023 onwards) Determination 2023 (No. 1).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on the day it is signed.\n\n3 Definitions\n\n(1) In this instrument:\n\n> destroyed means damaged to the extent that:\n\n(a) for a residence—it must be demolished; or\n\n(b) for a major asset or assets—it is unusable.\n\n> immediate family member, of a person, means:\n\n(a) the person’s partner; or\n\n(b) the person’s natural child, adoptive child or step-child; or\n\n(c) the person’s natural parent, adoptive parent or step-parent; or\n\n(d) the person’s legal guardian; or\n\n(e) the person’s brother, sister, step-brother or step-sister.\n\n> Note This term is used in a different sense to that used in the Act.\n\n> major asset means:\n\n(a) an asset, with a market value of at least $20 000, located at the person’s principal place of residence; or\n\n(b) assets, with a combined market value of at least $20 000, located at the person’s principal place of residence.\n\n> Note: Examples Building, large fixed structure, motor vehicle, caravan, water tank, large scale machinery, heavy equipment.\n\n> major damage means:\n\n(a) for a residence:\n\n(i) damage to the interior of the residence; or\n\n(ii) that the residence is structurally unsound; or\n\n(iii) damage to the residence that exposes the interior of the residence to the elements; or\n\n(iv) sewage contamination of the interior of the residence or of the water supply to the residence; or\n\n(b) for a major asset or assets other than a water tank—that it is flooded, or damaged by severe weather to the extent that it needs to be replaced; or\n\n(c) for a major asset that is a water tank—damage to the extent that it needs to be repaired or cleaned, or the water replaced.\n\n> seriously injured, for a person, means:\n\n(a) the person has sustained an injury; and\n\n(b) because of the injury:\n\n(i) the person was admitted to hospital; or\n\n(ii) under normal circumstances, the person would have been admitted to hospital.\n\n(2) A place of residence is a person’s principal place of residence if:\n\n(a) the person regularly lives at the place with a degree of settled purpose; and\n\n(b) the person has a lawful right to reside at the place; and\n\n(c) the place is not:\n\n(i) a prison or a place of detention; or\n\n(ii) a secondary residence used for holidays.\n\n> Note It is possible for a person to have more than 1 principal place of residence.\n\n4 Person adversely affected by a major disaster\n\n(1) This section applies to the major disaster being the severe weather, heavy rainfall and flooding that commenced on 26 February 2023 in the Northern Territory affecting the local government area of Victoria Daly.\n\n(2) For subsection 1061L(2) of the Act, a person is taken to be adversely affected by the major disaster if any of the following circumstances apply:\n\n(a) the person is seriously injured as a direct result of the disaster;\n\n(b) the person is an immediate family member of an Australian citizen or resident who is killed as a direct result of the disaster;\n\n(c) the person’s principal place of residence has been destroyed or has major damage as a direct result of the disaster;\n\n(d) a major asset of the person has been destroyed or suffered major damage as a direct result of the disaster;\n\n(e) the person is a principal carer of a child to whom paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) applies.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument serves its original purpose exactly as intended. It is a standard disaster recovery payment determination that matches the established template for activating emergency payments under the Social Security Act. The scope remains tightly focused on defining eligibility for a specific flood event in a specific location."},"complexity_factors":["Short, self-contained instrument (5 sections)","Only 4 defined terms in section 3, plus 2 sub-definitions within 'major damage'","No cross-references to other legislation except the enabling provision (Social Security Act 1991, section 1061L(2))","Simple conditional structure: if X circumstance applies, person is adversely affected","Straightforward eligibility criteria with concrete thresholds (e.g., $20,000 asset value, hospital admission)","Single purpose instrument with no exceptions to exceptions or nested logic"],"plain_english_summary":"Creates a one‑off Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment for people affected by severe flooding in the Victoria Daly region (NT) from 26 February 2023. It covers those seriously injured, immediate family of disaster fatalities, owners whose main home was destroyed or suffered major damage, owners of major assets (eg vehicles, buildings, water tanks) lost or severely damaged, and primary carers of affected children.\n\nThis activation lets Centrelink process and pay claims quickly for this specific flood event."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument applies the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment to a specific disaster and area and sets detailed eligibility criteria. The text contains no statement that it changes the statutory AGDRP scheme or departs from prior scope; it merely specifies which persons are 'taken to be adversely affected' for this event (see s4)."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple technical definitions that determine eligibility (destroyed, major damage, major asset, seriously injured, immediate family) (see s3)","Monetary threshold for 'major asset' (market value at least $20,000) creates a bright-line test (s3)","Geographical and temporal limitation to Victoria Daly LGA for events commencing 26 February 2023 narrows application (s4(1))","Several distinct eligibility pathways (injury, death, residence destroyed/damaged, asset destroyed/damaged, principal carer) increase claim types administrators must assess (s4(2))","Evidentiary and verification requirements (proof of hospital admission, market value, principal place of residence, familial relationship) that may create compliance burden (s3, s4)","Immediate commencement on signing can accelerate administrative processing and claimant expectations (s2)","Instrument is made under subsection 1061L(2) of the Social Security Act 1991, so it interacts with the Act’s payment framework and decision-making processes"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument specifies who qualifies for the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment for severe weather, heavy rainfall and flooding that began 26 February 2023 in the Victoria Daly local government area (Northern Territory).\n\nIt sets eligibility tests — serious injury, death of an immediate family member, destruction or major damage to a principal residence, damage to major assets (major asset defined as assets at the principal residence worth $20,000 or more), and principal carers of affected children — and defines terms used to assess claims."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment-northern-territory-northern-region-f","history":"/api/acts/social-security-australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment-northern-territory-northern-region-f/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment-northern-territory-northern-region-f/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment-northern-territory-northern-region-f/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment-northern-territory-northern-region-f/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment-northern-territory-northern-region-f/documents"}}