{"id":"F2007B00280","name":"Social Security Exempt Lump Sum Determination No. 1 of 2003 (FACS)","slug":"social-security-exempt-lump-sum-determination-no-1-of-2003-facs","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":61988,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00280-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security Exempt Lump Sum Determination No. 1 of 2003 (FACS)","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: Exempt Lump Sum Determination No 1 of 2003\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 2003\n\nI, Alex Dolan, Assistant Secretary, Seniors and Means Test Branch and a delegate of the Secretary of the Department of Family and Community Services, make this determination under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\nDated 7 March 2003.\n\nAlex Dolan\n\nAssistant Secretary, Seniors and Means Test Branch\n\n \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 2003.\n\n1.2 Commencement\n\n This determination commences on the date it is signed.\n\n1.3 Definitions\n\n In this determination:\n\n Act means the Social Security Act 1991.\n\n exit assistance means the one-off payment of financial assistance made by the Commonwealth of up to $45,000 for growers in the sugar industry as announced on 25 September 2002 by the Hon. Warren Truss MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.\n\n\nPart 2 Exempt Lump Sums\n\n2.1 Amount or class of amounts\n\n 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\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 the announcement on 25 September 2002 of the one-off payment of exit assistance is an exempt lump sum for the purposes of paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Act from the date that the one-off payment is made to the person.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1950},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains a narrow scope, applying exclusively to the specific sugar industry exit assistance payment announced in September 2002. It does not expand beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 defined terms in the interpretation section ('Act' and 'exit assistance')","Single, specific purpose with no exceptions, conditions, or nested logic","Very short instrument (approximately half a page)","Minimal cross-referencing (only references the enabling provision in the Social Security Act 1991)"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination protects sugar growers who received a one-off government payout from losing their Centrelink benefits.\n\n**Background:** In September 2002, the Commonwealth offered **up to $45,000** in \"exit assistance\" to sugar industry growers who wanted to leave the industry.\n\n**The issue:** Normally, lump sum payments count as income or assets under social security law, which can reduce or cancel welfare payments (like the Age Pension or JobSeeker Payment).\n\n**What this does:** It declares those specific exit assistance payments to be **exempt lump sums**. This means:\n- Centrelink won't count the $45,000 as income when calculating your fortnightly payments\n- The money won't be treated as an asset\n- Growers can use the full amount to transition out of the industry without their social security benefits being cut\n\n**Who it affects:** Sugar growers who received this payment on or after 25 September 2002."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-determination-no-1-of-2003-facs","history":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-determination-no-1-of-2003-facs/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-determination-no-1-of-2003-facs/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-determination-no-1-of-2003-facs/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-determination-no-1-of-2003-facs/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-determination-no-1-of-2003-facs/documents"}}