{"id":"F2008B00531","name":"Social Security Exempt Lump Sum Determination No. 1 of 1999","slug":"social-security-exempt-lump-sum-determination-no-1-of-1999","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":71797,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00531-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security Exempt Lump Sum Determination No. 1 of 1999","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 1999\n\nI, Evan Mann, Assistant Secretary, Retirement Programs and a delegate of the Secretary to the Department of Family and Community Services, make this determination under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\nDated 18 January 1999.\n\nEvan Mann\n\nAssistant Secretary, Retirement Programs\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 1999.\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, prior to 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 from 1 July 1998.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1430},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains focused on its original limited purpose of exempting pre-1 July 1998 re-establishment grants from social security income assessment."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 5 substantive clauses)","Single defined term ('Act')","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Single straightforward application provision","Direct cross-reference to only one external Act provision"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination protects certain financial assistance payments for farmers from affecting their Centrelink benefits.\n\n**What it does:**\nIt rules that **re-establishment grants** paid under the Restart scheme (a program to help struggling farmers get back on their feet) are **exempt lump sums**.\n\n**What that means:**\nAn \"exempt lump sum\" is a one-off payment that Centrelink ignores when calculating your income. Normally, receiving a lump sum could reduce or cancel your pension or unemployment benefit. This determination ensures that doesn't happen.\n\n**Who it affects:**\nFarmers who received these grants **before 1 July 1998** under the Farm Household Support Act 1992.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this rule, farmers who got government help to restart their operations might have lost their social security payments, defeating the purpose of the assistance. This ensures they can accept the grant to rebuild their farm without being penalised by having their benefits cut."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-determination-no-1-of-1999","history":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-determination-no-1-of-1999/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-determination-no-1-of-1999/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-determination-no-1-of-1999/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-determination-no-1-of-1999/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-determination-no-1-of-1999/documents"}}