{"id":"F2008L03045","name":"Social Security (Declaration of Subclass 851 of Resolution of Status (Class CD) Visa Holders as Refugees) Determination 2008","slug":"social-security-declaration-of-subclass-851-of-resolution-of-status-class-cd-visa-holders-as-refugee","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":75079,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03045-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Declaration of Subclass 851 of Resolution of Status (Class CD) Visa Holders as Refugees) Determination 2008","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSocial Security (Declaration of Subclass 851 of Resolution of Status (Class CD) Visa Holders as Refugees) Determination 2008\n\nI, Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, make this Determination under section 25 of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\nDated 7 August 2008\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 (Declaration of Subclass 851 of Resolution of Status (Class CD) Visa Holders as Refugees) Determination 2008.\n\n2. Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on 9 August 2008.\n\n3. Interpretation\n\nIn this Determination:\n\nAct means the Social Security Act 1991;\n\n4. Declaration of a class of visa\n\nSubclass 851 of Resolution of Status (Class CD) visa, within the meaning of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994, is declared to be a class of visa for the purposes of subparagraph 7(6B)(c)(iii) of the Act.\n\nNote: Subparagraph 7(6B)(c)(iii) of the Act provides that a person who is the holder of a permanent visa referred to in a declaration under section 25 of the Act is a refugee.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2809},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Determination performs exactly the limited function intended by section 25 of the Social Security Act 1991 — declaring a specific visa subclass as attracting refugee status for social security purposes. There is no indication of scope creep or expansion beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 short sections","Single defined term (\"Act\")","No conditional logic, exceptions, or limitations","Single operative declaration without subsections","Minimal cross-referencing to primary legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination treats holders of the Subclass 851 Resolution of Status (Class CD) visa as refugees for Australia’s social security system, so those visa holders are eligible for refugee‑based Centrelink payments and concessions. It matters because it changes social security entitlement only — it does not alter migration or international refugee status under the Migration Act or international law."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-declaration-of-subclass-851-of-resolution-of-status-class-cd-visa-holders-as-refugee","history":"/api/acts/social-security-declaration-of-subclass-851-of-resolution-of-status-class-cd-visa-holders-as-refugee/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-declaration-of-subclass-851-of-resolution-of-status-class-cd-visa-holders-as-refugee/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-declaration-of-subclass-851-of-resolution-of-status-class-cd-visa-holders-as-refugee/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-declaration-of-subclass-851-of-resolution-of-status-class-cd-visa-holders-as-refugee/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-declaration-of-subclass-851-of-resolution-of-status-class-cd-visa-holders-as-refugee/documents"}}