{"id":"F2024L00318","name":"Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum) (HILDA Survey Respondent Incentive Payment) Determination 2024","slug":"social-security-exempt-lump-sum-hilda-survey-respondent-incentive-payment-determination-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442311,"registerId":"F2024L00318-fast-fetch-1775957352999","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum) (HILDA Survey Respondent Incentive Payment) Determination 2024","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-keywords: \"[SEC=OFFICIAL]\"\n---\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nSocial Security (Exempt Lump Sum) (HILDA Survey Respondent Incentive Payment) Determination 2024\n\nI, GILLIAN BEER, Delegate of the Secretary of the Department of Social Services, make the following Determination.\n\nDated 14 March 2024   \n\nGillian Beer\n\nBranch Manager, Payment Structures and Seniors Branch\n\nDelegate of the Secretary of the Department of Social Services\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Schedules\n\n6  Exempt Lump Sum..........................................1\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals 2\n\nSocial Security (Exempt Lump Sum) (HILDA Survey Lump Sum Participant Payment) Determination 2014              2\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum) (HILDA Survey Respondent Incentive Payment) Determination 2024.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after the instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Social Security Act 1991.             \n\nHILDA Survey means the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey.      \n\nrespondent incentive payment means a payment to a person for their participation in the HILDA Survey.\n\n5  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n6  Exempt Lump Sum\n\nFor the purposes of the Act, a respondent incentive payment is an exempt lump sum under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Act.\n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nSocial Security (Exempt Lump Sum) (HILDA Survey Lump Sum Participant Payment) Determination 2014\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a direct replacement of the 2014 determination with identical scope. The only change is updating terminology ('Respondent Incentive Payment' replacing 'Lump Sum Participant Payment') to match current survey administration language. The exemption function remains unchanged."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 6 substantive sections plus a repeal schedule","Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'HILDA Survey')","Single operative provision (section 6) with no conditions or exceptions","No cross-references beyond the empowering provision in the parent Act","Straightforward repeal of one previous instrument","No nested logic, temporal provisions, or discretionary elements"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument declares small cash incentives paid to HILDA Survey participants exempt from Centrelink income tests, so typical $20–$50 respondent payments won’t reduce pensions or benefits. It updates and replaces the 2014 determination (renaming the payment to “Respondent Incentive Payment”), protecting low‑income recipients and enabling continued participation in this long‑running social survey without financial penalty."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains the same substantive scope as the prior 2014 Determination by treating HILDA respondent incentive payments as exempt lump sums under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991 (see clause 6) and expressly repeals the 2014 instrument (Schedule 1). It does not expand the categories of exempt payments or create new payments; it updates and restates the exemption and replaces the earlier instrument."},"complexity_factors":["One substantive operative provision (clause 6) that declares respondent incentive payments to be an exempt lump sum under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991.","Relies on cross‑reference to an external statute (Social Security Act 1991, paragraph 8(11)(d)), so legal effect depends on that provision’s scope and interpretation.","Defines three narrow terms (Act, HILDA Survey, respondent incentive payment) which limit application but are simple and unambiguous in this instrument (clause 4).","Repeals a prior instrument (Schedule 1) rather than introducing a new charging or entitlement regime, reducing procedural complexity but requiring attention to historical instruments.","Commencement is immediate upon registration (clause 2), producing a clear operational start date for administrators.","Low compliance burden for recipients — the instrument changes assessment treatment rather than requiring action by individuals — but it imposes a decision rule on departmental assessors who must apply the exemption.","Limited scope: affects only payments described as respondent incentive payments for the HILDA Survey; interactions with other means‑testing rules depend on how the Department applies paragraph 8(11)(d) in practice."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination declares payments made to people for participating in the HILDA Survey to be an “exempt lump sum” for social security means‑testing under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991, so those incentives are ignored when assessing eligibility and payment rates. It repeals the 2014 Determination on the same subject. The change directly affects HILDA respondents who receive incentive payments and the Department’s assessment of social security claims; it does not create new payments or broader entitlements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-hilda-survey-respondent-incentive-payment-determination-2024","history":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-hilda-survey-respondent-incentive-payment-determination-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-hilda-survey-respondent-incentive-payment-determination-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-hilda-survey-respondent-incentive-payment-determination-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-hilda-survey-respondent-incentive-payment-determination-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-hilda-survey-respondent-incentive-payment-determination-2024/documents"}}