{"id":"F2014L01172","name":"Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum) (Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate) (Agriculture) Determination 2014","slug":"social-security-exempt-lump-sum-emergency-water-infrastructure-rebate-agriculture-determination-2014","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":92232,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L01172-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum) (Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate) (Agriculture) Determination 2014","content":"![](image.001.jpeg)\n\nSocial Security (Exempt Lump Sum) (Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate) (Agriculture) Determination 2014\n\nI, Paul Grimes, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, make the following determination under paragraph 8 (11) (d) of the Social Security Act 1991, as notionally modified by Part 5 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014.\n\nDated: 26 August 2014\n\nPaul Grimes\n\nSecretary of the Department of Agriculture\n\n1 Name of determination\n\nThis Determination is the Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum) (Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate) (Agriculture) Determination 2014\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on 1 July 2014.\n\n3 Exempt Lump Sums\n\n(1) For paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991, as applied and modified by Part 5 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014, the Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate is an exempt lump sum.\n\n(2) For subsection (1), the Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate is a grant that is known as the:\n\n(a) Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate, that is administered by the New South Wales Rural Assistance Authority or the Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; and\n\n(b) the Far North Water Infrastructure Grant that is provided under the program known as the Far North Water Infrastructure Grant Scheme that is administered by Livestock SA Incorporated, an incorporated association for the purposes of the Associations Incorporation Act 1985 (South Australia).","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2051},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination maintains its narrow, original scope of exempting specific drought-related water infrastructure rebates from social security means testing. It has not expanded beyond the specific grants originally identified."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections with minimal text","References to 'notional modification' concept in Farm Household Support Act 2014","Cross-reference to Social Security Act 1991 paragraph 8(11)(d)","No exceptions, conditions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination stops specific **drought water grants** from reducing farmers' Centrelink payments.\n\nUnder social security law, lump sums usually count as income or assets, which can cut or cancel benefits like the Farm Household Allowance. This instrument declares certain water infrastructure rebates as **\"exempt lump sums\"** — meaning Centrelink completely ignores them when checking eligibility or calculating payment rates.\n\n**What it covers:**\n* The **Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate** paid by New South Wales or Queensland agricultural departments\n* The **Far North Water Infrastructure Grant** for South Australian farmers, administered by Livestock SA\n\nThis ensures farmers can use these grants to buy tanks, pipes, or pumps for livestock water during droughts without losing their social security support."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-emergency-water-infrastructure-rebate-agriculture-determination-2014","history":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-emergency-water-infrastructure-rebate-agriculture-determination-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-emergency-water-infrastructure-rebate-agriculture-determination-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-emergency-water-infrastructure-rebate-agriculture-determination-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-emergency-water-infrastructure-rebate-agriculture-determination-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-emergency-water-infrastructure-rebate-agriculture-determination-2014/documents"}}