{"id":"F2008B00530","name":"Social Security Exempt Lump Sum Determination No. 1 of 1998","slug":"social-security-exempt-lump-sum-determination-no-1-of-1998","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":71795,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00530-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security Exempt Lump Sum Determination No. 1 of 1998","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Foreign Currency Determination No 6\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nSocial Security Act 1991\n\n# Social Security Exempt Lump Sum  Determination No. 1 of 1998\n\nI, David Marcus Rosalky, Secretary to the Department of Social Security, make this determination under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\nDated 3 September 1998.\n\nDavid Rosalky\n\nSecretary to the Department of Social Security\n\nPart 1 Preliminary\n\n1.1 Name of determination\n\n This determination is the Social Security Exempt Lump Sum Determination No. 1 of 1998.\n\n1.2 Commencement\n\n This determination commences on the day on which it is signed.\n\n1.3 Definition\n\n In this determination:\n\n Act means the Social Security Act 1991.\n\n\nPart 2 Exempt Lump Sums\n\n2.1 Amount or class of amounts\n\n(1) Paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Act provides that an amount, or class of amounts, received by a person is an exempt lump sum if the amount, or class of amounts, is determined to be an exempt lump sum.\n\n(2) Section 52A of the Farm Household Support Act 1992 provides for the Restart re-establishment grant scheme and for payment of a grant known as a re-establishment grant.\n\n2.2 Application—Exempt Lump Sums\n\n It is appropriate to determine that an amount, or class of amounts, paid to a person, on or after 1 July 1998, and known as a re-establishment grant is an exempt lump sum for the purposes of paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Act.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1586},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination remains precisely targeted at its original purpose: exempting re-establishment grants under the Farm Household Support Act 1992 from being counted as income under the Social Security Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single definition clause ('Act')","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Only two legislative cross-references","Determination spans less than one page with clear operative provision at clause 2.2"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination ensures that **re-establishment grants** paid to farmers under the federal Restart scheme do not count as income when Centrelink calculates their social security benefits.\n\n**What this means:**\nNormally, if you receive a lump sum payment, Centrelink treats it as income and may reduce your pension or allowance accordingly. This instrument specifically \"exempts\" re-establishment grants—meaning they are completely ignored for income testing purposes under the *Social Security Act 1991*.\n\n**Who is affected:**\nFarmers who receive re-establishment grants paid on or after 1 July 1998 under the *Farm Household Support Act 1992*.\n\n**Why this matters:**\nWithout this exemption, farmers receiving these grants to help re-establish their operations after hardship could see their Age Pension, Disability Support Pension, or unemployment benefits reduced or cut off. This determination protects those payments by ensuring the grant money doesn't trigger income tests."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-determination-no-1-of-1998","history":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-determination-no-1-of-1998/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-determination-no-1-of-1998/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-determination-no-1-of-1998/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-determination-no-1-of-1998/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-determination-no-1-of-1998/documents"}}