{"id":"F2022L01322","name":"Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum – Memorial Service for Bali Bombings Travel Assistance Payment) Determination 2022","slug":"social-security-exempt-lump-sum-memorial-service-for-bali-bombings-travel-assistance-payment-determi","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":102723,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2022L01322-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum – Memorial Service for Bali Bombings Travel Assistance Payment) Determination 2022.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 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```html\n

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\n```\n\n> Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 (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.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\nIn this instrument:\n\nAct means the Social Security Act 1991.\n\nBali bombings travel assistance payment means a lump sum payment made to an individual in accordance with the ‘Memorial Services for Bali Bombings Travel Assistance Payment Guidelines’ for attendance at a Memorial Service.\n\nMemorial Service means an official memorial service for the 2002 Bali bombings held on 12 October 2022 at a location identified in the Memorial Services for Bali Bombings Travel Assistance Payment Guidelines.\n\nMemorial Services for Bali Bombings Travel Assistance Payment Guidelines means the program guidelines dated 19 September 2022, and published on the GrantConnect website ([www.grants.gov.au](http://www.grants.gov.au) – GO ID:GO5763), for a grant program operated by the Australian Government to support the participation of eligible Australians attending a Memorial Service.\n\n> Note: The following expression used in this instrument is defined in subsection 8(11) of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\n (a) exempt lump sum","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Exempt Lump Sum","content":"#### 5 Exempt Lump Sum\n\nFor the purposes of paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Act, the gross amount of a Bali bombings travel assistance payment is an exempt lump sum.\n\n 6 Application provision\n\nSection 5 applies to the calculation of the rate of social security payment payable to Bali bombings travel assistance payment recipients for days on or after 30 June 2022.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument remains tightly scoped to its original purpose. It creates a specific exemption for a single, time-bound grant program related to the 20th anniversary Bali bombings memorial service. There is no evidence of scope creep — the instrument does exactly what its title suggests and nothing more."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (6 sections, approximately 1 page)","Only 4 defined terms, all straightforward and specific to this single purpose","Single operative provision (section 5) with no conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling provision (paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991)","Clear temporal scope (applies to days on or after 30 June 2022)","Purpose-built for a specific one-time event (the 20th anniversary memorial service)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument protects one‑off government travel assistance paid to Australians who attended the 20th‑anniversary Bali memorial (12 Oct 2022) from being treated as income or assets for Centrelink purposes. Recipients of the payment — including survivors and victims’ families — keep their full social security entitlements, removing a financial barrier to attending the commemoration."},"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":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the general scope of the Social Security Act. It narrows its effect to treat a specified grant payment as an exempt lump sum for means‑testing purposes and specifies the retrospective application date (sections 4–6). Substantive eligibility and payment details remain governed by the external Memorial Services Guidelines cited in the instrument (section 4)."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow, single-purpose legal effect: it designates one named payment as an exempt lump sum (section 5).","Relies on external program material to define who receives the payment: the Memorial Services Guidelines on GrantConnect (definition of 'Memorial Services for Bali Bombings Travel Assistance Payment Guidelines' in section 4).","Cross-reference to the Social Security Act’s definition of 'exempt lump sum' requires reading subsection 8(11) of the Act to determine broader legal consequences (authority in section 3 and note to definitions).","Retrospective application to social security calculations from 30 June 2022 creates timing/administration issues for payments and recipients (section 6).","Minimal regulatory complexity and compliance burden: the instrument does not create new eligibility rules or application processes itself (definitions in section 4; operative rule in section 5).","Administrative discretion and implementation details reside with the grant program and existing social security administration rather than this instrument (sections 4 and 5).","Standard commencement drafting (commences the day after registration) but requires checking the instrument’s registration date to know exact operative date (section 2 table)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument treats the “Bali bombings travel assistance payment” as an exempt lump sum for social‑security means‑testing, so receiving that lump sum does not reduce a recipient’s social‑security payment rate. It applies to payments under the Memorial Services for Bali Bombings Travel Assistance Payment Guidelines for attendance at the 12 October 2022 memorial and takes effect for social‑security calculations from 30 June 2022."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-memorial-service-for-bali-bombings-travel-assistance-payment-determi","history":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-memorial-service-for-bali-bombings-travel-assistance-payment-determi/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-memorial-service-for-bali-bombings-travel-assistance-payment-determi/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-memorial-service-for-bali-bombings-travel-assistance-payment-determi/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-memorial-service-for-bali-bombings-travel-assistance-payment-determi/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-memorial-service-for-bali-bombings-travel-assistance-payment-determi/documents"}}