{"id":"F2005L02246","name":"Social Security Exempt Lump Sum (F-111 Deseal/Reseal) (DEST) Determination 2005","slug":"social-security-exempt-lump-sum-f-111-deseal-reseal-dest-determination-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":36598,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L02246-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Social Security Exempt Lump Sum (F-111 D","sectionType":"part","heading":"Social Security Exempt Lump Sum (F-111 Deseal/Reseal) (DEST) Determination[1] 2005","content":"# Social Security Exempt Lump Sum (F-111 Deseal/Reseal) (DEST) Determination[\\[1\\]](#_ftn1) 2005\n\nI, Lisa Paul, Secretary of the Department of Education, Science and Training, make this determination under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\nDated Third August 2005.\n\nLisa Paul\n\nSecretary, Department of Education, Science and Training","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"## Part 1 Preliminary\n\n1 Name of determination\n\nThis determination is the Social Security Exempt Lump Sum (F‑111 Deseal/Reseal) (DEST) Determination 2005.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis determination commences on the day on which it is signed.\n\n3 Interpretation\n\nIn this determination:\n\nAct means the Social Security Act 1991;\n\nEx gratia payment means a payment made to a person by the Australian Government on an ex gratia basis in recognition of exposure experienced by that person as a result of working on, or in close proximity to, F-111 deseal or reseal work, at any time between 1973 and 2000;\n\nsocial security payment has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1991.\n\n  \nPart 2 Exempt Lump Sums","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"division","heading":"Amount or class of amounts","content":"### 4 Amount or class of amounts\n\n(1) Paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Act provides that the Secretary may determine that an amount or class of amounts received by a person, is an exempt lump sum.\n\n(2) If:\n\n(a) a person has received an ex gratia payment; and\n\n(b) the person is in receipt of a social security payment;\n\nthen any amount received by the person, as an ex gratia payment, is an exempt lump sum.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"division","heading":"Application—Exempt Lump Sums","content":"### 5 Application—Exempt Lump Sums\n\nI determine than an amount received by a person referred to in subclause 4(2) is an exempt lump sum for the purposes of paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Act from the date that the amount was received.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1520},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"rejection_reason":"","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow scope, applying solely to ex gratia payments for F-111 deseal/reseal exposure. No expansion beyond this specific class of payments or time period is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short sections in total","Minimal defined terms (just 3: 'Act', 'ex gratia payment', 'social security payment')","Simple conditional logic requiring only two simultaneous criteria","No nested exceptions, exclusions, or transitional provisions","No cross-references to other legislative instruments beyond the enabling Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination protects the social security benefits of former F-111 aircraft workers who receive special compensation payments.\n\n**What it does:**\nBetween 1973 and 2000, some Defence workers did dangerous \"deseal/reseal\" work on F-111 fuel tanks, exposing them to toxic chemicals. The government makes one-off **ex gratia** (goodwill) payments to these workers as compensation.\n\nNormally, lump sum payments count as income or assets and can reduce Centrelink payments. This instrument ensures those specific compensation payments are **exempt lump sums**—meaning they won't affect the person's pension, allowance, or other social security benefit.\n\n**Who it affects:**\nAnyone who:\n- Worked on or near F-111 fuel tank sealing work between 1973–2000, **and**\n- Receives a social security payment (like Age Pension or JobSeeker), **and**  \n- Gets this special government compensation.\n\n**Why it matters:** It prevents victims of workplace chemical exposure from being financially penalised when they receive compensation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-f-111-deseal-reseal-dest-determination-2005","history":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-f-111-deseal-reseal-dest-determination-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-f-111-deseal-reseal-dest-determination-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-f-111-deseal-reseal-dest-determination-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-f-111-deseal-reseal-dest-determination-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-f-111-deseal-reseal-dest-determination-2005/documents"}}