{"id":"F2020L00819","name":"Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum – General) (Agriculture) Determination 2020","slug":"social-security-exempt-lump-sum-general-agriculture-determination-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":145415,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00819-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum – General) (Agriculture) Determination 2020","content":"![](image.001.jpeg)\n\nSocial Security (Exempt Lump Sum – General) (Agriculture) Determination 2020\n\n![](image.002.png)I, Andrew Metcalfe, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, 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: 24th June 2020\n\nAndrew Metcalfe\n\n![](image.002.png)Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment\n\n![](image.003.png)1 Name of determination\n\nThis determination is the Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum – General) (Agriculture) Determination 2020.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis determination commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Interpretation\n\nIn this determination:\n\n(a) the term dependant includes a dependent child or parent; and\n\n(b) the term government entity means a Commonwealth, State, Territory or local government entity; and\n\n(c) the term registered charity has the meaning given by subsection 995-1(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997; and\n\n(d) other terms take their meaning from the social security law.\n\n4 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 class of amounts described in subsection (2) is determined to be an exempt lump sum.\n\n(2) The class consists of amounts that are paid by a government entity or registered charity and are principally for the recipient to procure, for the benefit of the recipient, a partner of the recipient or a dependant of the recipient:\n\n(a) goods or services for environmental purposes, including the management of water, land or other natural resources; or\n\n(b) goods or services for the purposes of sustainable farming, including goods or services that encourage the economic viability of farming, or reduce or eliminate risks to the natural environment that farming causes; or\n\n(c) farm infrastructure, plant or equipment, or related goods or services; or\n\n(d) education or training in relation to the carrying on of a farm enterprise, that is likely to enhance the income-earning capacity of the recipient, a partner of the recipient or a dependant of the recipient; or\n\n(e) professional or paraprofessional advice, such as legal, financial, scientific, agricultural or agribusiness advice, in relation to a farm\n\n![](image.003.png)Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum – General) (Agriculture) Determination 2020 1\n\nenterprise; or\n\n(f) goods or services for the purposes of preparing for, or responding to, drought; or\n\n(g) goods or services for the purposes of preparing for, or responding to, emergencies or natural disasters; or\n\n(h) health or health-related goods or services.\n\n5 Application\n\n(1) In this section, relevant rate determination means:\n\n(a) a rate increase determination under section 78 of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999; or\n\n(b) a rate reduction determination under section 79 of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999;\n\nthat is made after this determination commences, in relation to a person whose rate of farm household allowance has been determined on the basis of an estimate of business income under section 68 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014.\n\n(2) For the purposes of a relevant rate determination, this determination applies to an amount described in subsection 4(2) paid before, on, or after the commencement of this determination, from the date the amount was paid.\n\n(3) For all other purposes, this determination applies to an amount described in subsection 4(2) paid after the commencement of this determination, from the date the amount was paid.\n\n![](image.003.png)Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum – General) (Agriculture) Determination 2020 2","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This determination defines and confines the class of amounts that qualify as exempt lump sums to specified agriculture‑related purposes when paid by a government entity or registered charity (s4(2)), and prescribes application and limited retroactivity for certain farm household allowance rate changes (s5). In doing so it narrows and formalises the exemption class under paragraph 8(11)(d) as applied to Farm Household Support recipients."},"complexity_factors":["Delegated instrument made by the Secretary under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991 as notionally modified by the Farm Household Support Act 2014 (preamble) — requires understanding of external statutory power.","Detailed categorical list of eligible purposes that determine exemption (s4(2)) creates multiple policy tests rather than a single bright‑line rule.","Defined terms and external definition reliance: 'dependant', 'government entity', and 'registered charity' are defined or imported, requiring cross‑reference to s3 and the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (s3(c)).","Application rules distinguish treatment for certain rate determinations (retroactivity) from other purposes, with different commencement dates (s5(1)–(3)), adding temporal complexity.","Interaction with farm household allowance processes and business‑income estimates (references to section 68 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014 and rate change mechanisms under the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999) requires coordination across programs (s5).","Compliance and evidentiary burden implicit: payments must be made by specified payers and ‘principally for’ listed uses, so recipients or payers may need to demonstrate purpose and source (s4(2); s3(b),(c))."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination designates certain payments made by government entities or registered charities to farm households as “exempt lump sums” for social security purposes (preamble; s4(2)). It covers payments for environmental or sustainable‑farming goods and services, farm infrastructure, training, professional advice, drought or disaster responses, and health goods/services, and sets how those amounts are treated for rate adjustments to farm household allowance, including limited retroactivity for specified rate determinations (s4(2); s5)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination remains tightly focused on its original purpose: exempting specific agricultural support lump sums from income testing for Farm Household Allowance. The scope has not expanded beyond the agricultural and farm household support context established by the enabling legislation (Farm Household Support Act 2014)."},"complexity_factors":["Short document: only 5 sections spanning 2 pages","Minimal defined terms: only 3 explicit definitions in section 3, plus reference to external definitions in social security law","Single operative provision (section 4) with straightforward list structure (subsections 4(2)(a)-(h))","Limited cross-referencing: references to Social Security Act 1991, Farm Household Support Act 2014, and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, but only for definitional and enabling purposes","Simple temporal application rules in section 5 with clear bifurcation between rate determinations and other purposes","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond basic 'before, on, or after' timing distinctions"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination excludes certain lump-sum payments from being treated as income for Farm Household Allowance recipients, so farmers (and their partners/dependants) won’t lose welfare when they receive grants or assistance. It covers government or charity payments for environmental and sustainable farming projects, equipment/infrastructure, training, professional advice, drought/disaster preparation/response, and health—letting farmers accept help without being penalised."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-general-agriculture-determination-2020","history":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-general-agriculture-determination-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-general-agriculture-determination-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-general-agriculture-determination-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-general-agriculture-determination-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-general-agriculture-determination-2020/documents"}}