{"id":"F2022L00372","name":"Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act—London 2019) Declaration 2022","slug":"social-security-declared-overseas-terrorist-act-london-2019-declaration-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":102330,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2022L00372-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act—London 2019) Declaration 2022.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 35B(1) of the Social Security Act 1991.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n  In this instrument, terrorist act has the same meaning as in subsection 100.1(1) of the Criminal Code.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Declared overseas terrorist act","content":"#### 5 Declared overseas terrorist act\n\n  The following terrorist act is a declared overseas terrorist act:\n    (a) the knife attack at Fishmongers’ Hall and London Bridge in London, the United Kingdom, on 29 November 2019 at approximately 2 pm GMT.\n\n  Note: 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.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, specific function intended by its enabling provision (section 35B of the Social Security Act 1991): declaring a particular overseas terrorist act to trigger disaster relief payments. It has not expanded beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (5 sections, approximately 150 words)","Only 1 defined term ('terrorist act'), which is simply cross-referenced to the Criminal Code rather than defined here","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward factual description","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Act for authority and Criminal Code for definition)","Contains one explanatory note but no substantive interpretative provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal document that officially recognises a specific terrorist attack that happened overseas so that Australian victims can access special government support payments.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares the knife attack at Fishmongers' Hall and London Bridge in London on 29 November 2019 to be a \"declared overseas terrorist act\"\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Australian residents who were victims of, or affected by, this specific London attack\n- These people may now be eligible for special social security payments (disaster relief-style payments) under Australian law\n\n**Why it matters:**\nNormally, Australia's social security system only covers disasters that happen in Australia. This declaration creates an exception for this specific overseas terrorist attack, opening the door for Australian victims to claim financial assistance. Without this declaration, they would likely be ineligible for support.\n\n**How it works:**\nThe Prime Minister's declaration automatically triggers a flow-on effect: the Minister is legally deemed to have declared this attack a \"major disaster\" under a different section of the law. This technical step unlocks the payment scheme."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument applies an existing statutory power (subsection 35B(1) of the Social Security Act 1991) to a single, specified overseas event by declaring that event a 'declared overseas terrorist act' (section 5). It does not expand the statutory framework or add new categories of power; rather, it operates within the pre-existing framework and links the declaration to a Ministerial determination under subsection 36(1) as recorded in the instrument's note (note to section 5)."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-reference to external provisions of the Social Security Act (subsections 35B(1), 35B(2) and 36(1)) which are not reproduced in the instrument (see section 3 and note to section 5).","Definition of 'terrorist act' relies on the Criminal Code (subsection 100.1(1)), requiring readers to consult another statute for the term's content (section 4).","Legal effect is declarative and narrow (single-event identification) but may trigger downstream administrative processes whose scope is not set out in this instrument (section 5 and note).","High factual specificity (date, time, place) which reduces ambiguity about the event covered but creates reliance on those precise factual descriptions (section 5).","Simple commencement rule (commences day after registration) which is straightforward but requires attention to registration timing (section 2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally declares the 29 November 2019 Fishmongers’ Hall/London Bridge knife attack a \"declared overseas terrorist act\" for the purposes of the Social Security Act 1991 and takes effect the day after registration. \n\nIt is a narrow, declarative step made under the Act’s PM/Minister powers; it does not itself create payments or eligibility rules but links into the Act’s “major disaster” framework, which would determine any downstream social security assistance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-declared-overseas-terrorist-act-london-2019-declaration-2022","history":"/api/acts/social-security-declared-overseas-terrorist-act-london-2019-declaration-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-declared-overseas-terrorist-act-london-2019-declaration-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-declared-overseas-terrorist-act-london-2019-declaration-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-declared-overseas-terrorist-act-london-2019-declaration-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-declared-overseas-terrorist-act-london-2019-declaration-2022/documents"}}