{"id":"F2008L04670","name":"Social Security Exempt Lump Sum (Murray-Darling Basin Small Block Irrigators Grant) (FaHCSIA) Determination 2008","slug":"social-security-exempt-lump-sum-murray-darling-basin-small-block-irrigators-grant-fahcsia-determinat","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":121023,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L04670-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"## Part 1 Preliminary\n\n1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 (Murray-Darling Basin Small Block Irrigators Grant) (FaHCSIA) Determination 2008.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn this Determination:\n\nAct means the Social Security Act 1991.\n\nMurray-Darling Basin Small Block Irrigators Grant means a one-off payment made by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, to eligible irrigators on blocks of 15 hectares or less, that is part of an exit package to assist small block irrigators to remain in the community while selling their water entitlements to the Commonwealth and to leave irrigation farming for at least five years.\n\nPart 2 Exempt Lump Sums","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"division","heading":"Amount or class of amounts","content":"### 4 Amount or class of amounts\n\nIf a person receives a Murray-Darling Basin Small Block Irrigators Grant, any amount of that Grant is an exempt lump sum in respect of the person.","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2293},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: exempting a single, specific drought/irrigation reform payment from social security means testing. It has not expanded beyond the Murray-Darling Basin Small Block Irrigators Grant."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections","Only 2 defined terms in the interpretation section","Single straightforward condition with no exceptions or nested logic","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination protects small Murray–Darling Basin irrigators who receive the Murray‑Darling Basin Small Block Irrigators Grant by declaring the one‑off payment an exempt lump sum for social security purposes. Centrelink must ignore the grant when assessing income or assets, so it won't reduce or cancel pensions or other benefits and does not need to be reported."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-murray-darling-basin-small-block-irrigators-grant-fahcsia-determinat","history":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-murray-darling-basin-small-block-irrigators-grant-fahcsia-determinat/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-murray-darling-basin-small-block-irrigators-grant-fahcsia-determinat/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-murray-darling-basin-small-block-irrigators-grant-fahcsia-determinat/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-murray-darling-basin-small-block-irrigators-grant-fahcsia-determinat/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-murray-darling-basin-small-block-irrigators-grant-fahcsia-determinat/documents"}}