{"id":"F2019L01476","name":"Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act) Declaration 2019—Karachi 2002","slug":"social-security-declared-overseas-terrorist-act-declaration-2019-karachi-2002","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100300,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L01476-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act) Declaration 2019—Karachi 2002","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nSocial Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act—Karachi 2002) Declaration 2019\n\nI, SCOTT JOHN MORRISON, Prime Minister, make the following declaration.\n\nDated       11 October                  2019\n\nSCOTT JOHN MORRISON\n\nPrime Minister\n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act) Declaration 2019—Karachi 2002\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after registration.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 35B(1) of the Act. \n\n4  Definitions\n\n (1) In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Social Security Act 1991.\n\nterrorist act has the same meaning as in subsection 100.1(1) of the Criminal Code.\n\n (2) Dates and times in this instrument are expressed in terms of Pakistan Central Time.\n\n5  Declared overseas terrorist act\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 35B(1) of the Act, the following terrorist act is a declared overseas terrorist act:\n\n (a) the bombing outside the Sheraton Hotel in Karachi, Pakistan, at approximately 8 am on 8 May 2002.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow function intended by its enabling provision (subsection 35B(1) of the Social Security Act 1991): declaring a specific overseas terrorist act. It has not expanded beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 5 sections)","Minimal defined terms (only 2: 'Act' and 'terrorist act')","No cross-references beyond the enabling provision (subsection 35B(1))","Single factual declaration with no conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward temporal and geographic specificity (one event, one time, one location)"],"plain_english_summary":"The Prime Minister formally declares the 8 May 2002 Sheraton Hotel bombing in Karachi a “declared overseas terrorist act” under the Social Security Act 1991. This lets Australian victims (or their families) access specific social security payments and support tied to overseas terrorist incidents. The declaration matters because it activates legal pathways for benefits that otherwise wouldn’t apply to terrorism abroad."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not amend the Social Security Act itself; it designates a specific overseas incident as a 'declared overseas terrorist act' for the purposes of subsection 35B(1) (see section 5 and section 3). It therefore applies the existing operation of s35B(1) to that incident without adding other substantive changes to the Act or extending the class of incidents beyond the one named."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive operative provision (declares one incident) — section 5","Cross-reference to external statute (Social Security Act 1991, subsection 35B(1)) — section 3","Reliance on statutory definition of 'terrorist act' in the Criminal Code — section 4(1)","Formal commencement rule (day after registration) — section 2","Temporal specification of dates/times in Pakistan Central Time (affects interpretation of the incident date) — section 4(2)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument names the bombing outside the Sheraton Hotel in Karachi on 8 May 2002 as a “declared overseas terrorist act” for the purposes of subsection 35B(1) of the Social Security Act 1991. Made by the Prime Minister and commencing the day after registration, it mechanically brings that specific incident within the scope of s35B(1), thereby affecting how the Social Security Act applies in cases to which that subsection relates."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-declared-overseas-terrorist-act-declaration-2019-karachi-2002","history":"/api/acts/social-security-declared-overseas-terrorist-act-declaration-2019-karachi-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-declared-overseas-terrorist-act-declaration-2019-karachi-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-declared-overseas-terrorist-act-declaration-2019-karachi-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-declared-overseas-terrorist-act-declaration-2019-karachi-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-declared-overseas-terrorist-act-declaration-2019-karachi-2002/documents"}}