{"id":"F2020L00474","name":"Social Security (Coronavirus Economic Response—2020 Measures No. 4) Determination 2020","slug":"social-security-coronavirus-economic-response-2020-measures-no-4-determination-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":101058,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00474-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the Social Security (Coronavirus Economic Response—2020 Measures No. 4) Determination 2020.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under item 40A of Schedule 11 to the Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Act 2020.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modifications","content":"#### 4 Modifications\n\n  Each modification of the operation of a provision of a social security law (within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991) as set out in a Schedule to this instrument is determined for the purposes of item 40A of Schedule 11 to the Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Act 2020.\n\nSchedule 1—Modifications of the Social Security Act 1991\n\n1 Variation of point 1068‑G11\n\nPoint 1068‑G11 of the Social Security Act 1991 is varied by omitting the point and substituting:\n\n  Partner income reduction\n  1068‑G11 If a person has a partner income excess, the person’s partner income reduction is an amount equal to the following percentage of the person’s partner income excess:\n    (a) 60%, unless paragraph (b) applies;\n    (b) in relation to jobseeker payment and the period beginning on 25 September 2020 and ending at the end of 31 December—27%.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1144},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly scoped to its original purpose of temporarily adjusting the partner income test taper rate for JobSeeker Payment during the specified COVID-19 economic response period."},"complexity_factors":["Single provision modification (only one point in the Act is changed)","Simple arithmetic substitution (changing percentages 60% to 27%)","Clear temporal limitation with specific start and end dates","No nested conditions or exceptions beyond the basic operative provision"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\n\nThis instrument temporarily changes how much **JobSeeker Payment** is reduced when your partner earns income above a certain threshold (the \"partner income test\").\n\n**Normally:** For every dollar your partner earns over the limit, your JobSeeker Payment is reduced by **60 cents**.\n\n**During the COVID-19 period (25 September 2020 to 31 December 2020):** Your payment is only reduced by **27 cents** for every dollar your partner earns over the limit.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People receiving JobSeeker Payment whose partners have income from work\n- This makes it easier for couples to keep some income support while one partner is working during the pandemic\n\n**Key detail:** This is a temporary, time-limited measure. After 31 December 2020, the reduction rate returns to the usual 60%."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-coronavirus-economic-response-2020-measures-no-4-determination-2020","history":"/api/acts/social-security-coronavirus-economic-response-2020-measures-no-4-determination-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-coronavirus-economic-response-2020-measures-no-4-determination-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-coronavirus-economic-response-2020-measures-no-4-determination-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-coronavirus-economic-response-2020-measures-no-4-determination-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-coronavirus-economic-response-2020-measures-no-4-determination-2020/documents"}}