{"id":"F2017L00056","name":"Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum – Government Superannuation Co-Contribution Payments for Low Income Earners) Determination 2017","slug":"social-security-exempt-lump-sum-government-superannuation-co-contribution-payments-for-low-income-ea","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":95746,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L00056-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum – Government Superannuation Co-Contribution Payments for Low Income Earners) Determination 2017","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nSocial Security (Exempt Lump Sum - Government Superannuation Co-Contribution Payments for Low Income Earners) Determination 2017\n\nI, Anita Davis, delegate of the Secretary of the Department of Social Services, make the following determination.\n\n \n\nDated         18 January 2017\n\n………………………………………………………………….\n\nANITA DAVIS\n\nActing Branch Manager\n\nInternational and Means Test Policy Branch\n\nDepartment of Social Services  \n\n\n \n\n1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum – Government Superannuation Co-Contribution Payments for Low Income Earners) Determination 2017\n\n2 Commencement\n\n(1)  Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 21 January 2017\n\n\n  \n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.                           \n\n \n\n(2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\n4 Revocation\n\n The following instrument is revoked:\n\nSocial Security Exempt Lump Sum Determination No. 1 of 2004 (FACS)\n\n \n\n5  Definitions\n\n In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Social Security Act 1991.\n\nGovernment superannuation co-contribution payment means a co-contribution payable under the Superannuation (Government Co-Contribution For Low Income Earners) Act 2003.\n\n6  Exempt Lump Sums\n\n### For the purposes of paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Act a Government superannuation co-contribution payment is an exempt lump sum.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow purpose. It is a direct replacement of the 2004 determination with identical effect, simply updating the legislative reference and administrative details. The scope remains limited to exempting one specific type of payment (government super co-contributions) from income testing."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 6 operative sections across 2 pages","Only 2 defined terms in section 5","Single substantive provision (section 6) with no conditions, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the basic empowering provision","No nested logic, temporal limitations, or operational machinery","Straightforward declaratory format: 'X is an exempt lump sum'"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument declares government superannuation co-contributions exempt from the income test for social security purposes. That means the up-to-$500 co-contribution paid into a low-income earner’s super won’t be counted as income when Centrelink assesses eligibility for payments like JobSeeker, Age Pension or DSP. It protects recipients from short-term loss of benefits, replaces a 2004 determination, and relies on the Minister’s power under the Social Security Act."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument replaces the 2004 Determination and explicitly classifies government co‑contribution payments as exempt lump sums, thereby excluding those payments from lump‑sum means tests under the Social Security Act (ss4,6)."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive change: one short operative clause declaring a specified payment an exempt lump sum (s6).","Cross-references to external statutes: relies on the Social Security Act 1991 (authority) and the Superannuation (Government Co‑Contribution For Low Income Earners) Act 2003 (definition) (s3, s5).","Revocation of prior instrument simplifies transitional/legal clarity but requires checking earlier instrument for carried-over effects (s4).","Low administrative discretion: delegate made the determination; operation is mechanistic rather than rule‑making.","Minimal compliance burden and limited implementation complexity for administering agencies and recipients."],"plain_english_summary":"**This instrument treats government superannuation co‑contribution payments as ‘exempt lump sums’ for Social Security Act 1991 means tests.** It revokes the 2004 Exempt Lump Sum Determination and began on 21 January 2017 (ss2,4,6).\n\nIt affects people who receive government co‑contributions under the Superannuation (Government Co‑Contribution For Low Income Earners) Act 2003: those payments are excluded from lump‑sum means assessments for social security. The determination was made by a delegate of the Secretary under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Act (s3, s5, s6)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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