{"id":"F2009L02596","name":"Social Security (Class of Visas - Qualification for Special Benefit) Determination 2009","slug":"social-security-class-of-visas-qualification-for-special-benefit-determination-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":79586,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02596-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Class of Visas - Qualification for Special Benefit) Determination 2009","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSocial Security (Class of Visas—Qualification for Special Benefit) Determination 2009\n\nI, JENNY MACKLIN, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, make this Determination under subparagraph 729(2)(f)(v) of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\nDated 25th June 2009\n\nJ Macklin\n\nMinister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs\n\n1. Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Social Security (Class of Visas—Qualification for Special Benefit) Determination 2009.\n\n2. Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on the later of:\n\n(i) 1 July 2009; or\n\n(ii) the day after it is registered.\n\n3. Revocation\n\n(1) The Social Security (Declaration of Visa in a class of Visas—Qualification for Special Benefit) Determination 2000 (No. 2) is revoked.\n\n(2) The Social Security (Declaration of Visa in a class of Visas—Qualification for Special Benefit) Determination 2001 is revoked.\n\n4. Class of visas\n\nFor the purposes of subparagraph 729(2)(f)(v) of the Social Security Act 1991 the classes of visas are:\n\n(i) subclass 309—Partner (Provisional);\n\n(ii) subclass 309—Spouse (Provisional);\n\n(iii) subclass 310—Interdependency (Provisional);\n\n(iv) subclass 447 (Secondary Movement Offshore Entry (Temporary)) (Class XB); and\n\n(v) subclass 451 (Secondary Movement Relocation (Temporary)) (Class XB)\n\n(vi) subclass 785 (Temporary Protection);\n\n(vii) subclass 786 (Class UO) Temporary (Humanitarian Concern);\n\n(viii) subclass 820—Extended eligibility (partner);\n\n(ix) subclass 820—Extended eligibility (spouse); and\n\n(x) subclass 826—Interdependency (Provisional).","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2264},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination maintains the original purpose of specifying which temporary visa classes qualify for Special Benefit. It operates as a standard administrative update, revoking superseded 2000 and 2001 determinations and refreshing the list of eligible visas without expanding beyond the established policy framework."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections with minimal text","Simple list format with no conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references to other legislative instruments beyond the enabling Act provision","Explicit enumeration of 10 specific visa subclasses without defined terms or technical machinery"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination identifies which temporary visa holders can receive Special Benefit — emergency welfare for people in severe financial hardship — notably certain partner, interdependency and humanitarian/protection visa holders awaiting settlement or protection.\n\nIt creates targeted exceptions to the usual bar on temporary visa access to Special Benefit, giving vulnerable migrants short‑term financial support for basic living costs, and replaces similar determinations from 2000–2001 with an updated eligible visa list."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-class-of-visas-qualification-for-special-benefit-determination-2009","history":"/api/acts/social-security-class-of-visas-qualification-for-special-benefit-determination-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-class-of-visas-qualification-for-special-benefit-determination-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-class-of-visas-qualification-for-special-benefit-determination-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-class-of-visas-qualification-for-special-benefit-determination-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-class-of-visas-qualification-for-special-benefit-determination-2009/documents"}}