{"id":"F2024L00138","name":"Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act— Hamas Terrorist Attacks—7 October 2023) Declaration 2024","slug":"social-security-declared-overseas-terrorist-act-hamas-terrorist-attacks-7-october-2023-declaration-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442266,"registerId":"F2024L00138-fast-fetch-1775957319833","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act— Hamas Terrorist Attacks—7 October 2023) Declaration 2024","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nSocial Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act—Hamas Terrorist Attacks—  7 October 2023) Declaration 2024\n\n \n\nI, ANTHONY NORMAN ALBANESE, Prime Minister, make the following declaration.\n\nDated 2 February 2024\n\nAnthony Albanese\n\nPrime Minister\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Declared overseas terrorist act\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act— Hamas Terrorist Attacks—7 October 2023) Declaration 2024.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 35B(1) of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument, terrorist act has the same meaning as in subsection 100.1(1) of the Criminal Code.\n\n5  Declared overseas terrorist act\n\n  The following terrorist acts in locations in Israel on 7 October 2023 are declared overseas terrorist acts:\n\n(a)    the attack on the Be’eri Kibbutz;\n\n(b)    the attack on Sderot;\n\n(c)    the attack on the Supernova Sukklot Gathering music festival, in the Re’im Kibbutz;\n\n(d)    the attack on Nahal Oz Kibbutz;\n\n(e)    the attack on the military base adjacent to the Nahal Oz Kibbutz near the northern Gaza Strip;\n\n(f)     the attack on the Kfar Aza Kibbutz;\n\n(g)    the attack on the Nir Oz Kibbutz;\n\n(h)    the attack on the Netiv HaAsara Moshav;\n\n(i)     the attack on the Alumim Kibbutz;\n\n(j)     the attack on the Kissufim Kibbutz;\n\n(k)    the attack on the Nirim Kibbutz;\n\n(l)     the attack on Zikim Beach;\n\n(m) the attack on the Holit Kibbutz;\n\n(n)    the attack on the Ein HaShlosha Kibbutz; and\n\n(o)    the attack on the Nir Yitzhak Kibbutz.\n\n \n\nNote: If the Prime Minister makes a declaration under subsection 35B(1) of the Social Security Act 1991, then subsection 35B(2) provides that the Minister is taken to have made a determination under subsection 36(1) that the terrorist act is a major disaster.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation serves its precise original purpose: to declare specific terrorist acts for social security purposes. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, targeted function."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 5 sections, approximately 1 page)","Single operative provision (section 5) consisting of a straightforward list","Only 1 defined term ('terrorist act'), which simply references the Criminal Code definition","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling provision (Social Security Act 1991) and the Criminal Code definition","Declaratory nature—simply states facts rather than creating complex regulatory obligations"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration formally recognises the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks at specified Israeli locations as \"declared overseas terrorist acts\" under Australia’s social security law. That recognition automatically triggers a deemed \"major disaster\" status, enabling affected Australian survivors and bereaved families to access crisis payments and disaster-related social security support, and allowing the government to provide targeted financial assistance."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not amend underlying statutes or definitions; it applies an existing Social Security Act mechanism to specified overseas events. It effects a deemed Ministerial determination that the listed attacks are a 'major disaster' (see cl.5 and Note), without expanding statutory powers or creating new categories beyond those already in the Social Security Act."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑legislative dependence: relies on the Criminal Code for the definition of 'terrorist act' (see instrument cl.4).","Legal effect depends on interaction with the Social Security Act (subsection 35B(1) authority and subsection 35B(2) deemed determination to s36(1)) rather than on new substantive rules.","Instrument content is a fixed factual list of incidents, which limits interpretive ambiguity about which events are covered (cl.5).","Administrative complexity: the declaration triggers departmental action to apply existing social security disaster provisions and to assess entitlements.","Low drafting complexity internally, but practical application requires agencies to map beneficiaries and payments to the declared events."],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration lists specific attacks in Israel on 7 October 2023 and, under the Social Security Act 1991, formally declares those named incidents to be \"overseas terrorist acts.\" It adopts the Criminal Code meaning of \"terrorist act.\"  \n\nBy operation of subsection 35B(2) (note), the declaration causes the Minister to be taken to have determined those acts a \"major disaster\" under subsection 36(1), thereby activating social‑security mechanisms and any entitlements or assistance tied to such disaster determinations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-declared-overseas-terrorist-act-hamas-terrorist-attacks-7-october-2023-declaration-2","history":"/api/acts/social-security-declared-overseas-terrorist-act-hamas-terrorist-attacks-7-october-2023-declaration-2/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-declared-overseas-terrorist-act-hamas-terrorist-attacks-7-october-2023-declaration-2/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-declared-overseas-terrorist-act-hamas-terrorist-attacks-7-october-2023-declaration-2/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-declared-overseas-terrorist-act-hamas-terrorist-attacks-7-october-2023-declaration-2/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-declared-overseas-terrorist-act-hamas-terrorist-attacks-7-october-2023-declaration-2/documents"}}