{"id":"F2017L00506","name":"Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum – Queensland Taxi Industry Hardship Assistance Payment) Determination 2017","slug":"social-security-exempt-lump-sum-queensland-taxi-industry-hardship-assistance-payment-determination-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439186,"registerId":"F2017L00506-fast-fetch-1775955295849","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum – Queensland Taxi Industry Hardship Assistance Payment) 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.jpeg)\n\n \n\nSocial Security (Exempt Lump Sum – Queensland Taxi Industry Hardship Assistance Payment) Determination 2017\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nI, Anita Davis, delegate of the Secretary of the Department of Social Services, make the following determination.\n\n \n\nDated   4 May 2017\n\n \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 \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n## 1        Name\n\n## This instrument is the Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum – Queensland Taxi Industry Hardship Assistance Payment) Determination 2017.\n\n \n\n## 2        Commencement\n\n \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 \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument 24 April 2017\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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(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\n \n\n## 3        Authority\n\n## This instrument is made under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\n \n\n## 4        Definitions\n\n## In this instrument:\n\n## Act means the Social Security Act 1991.\n\n## Queensland Taxi Industry Hardship Assistance Payment means a one-off lump sum payment made by the Queensland Government under the Taxi and Limousine Industry Assistance Scheme Regulation 2016 (Qld) to either:\n\n(a) the holder and operator of a taxi or limousine service licence; or\n\n(b) the holder or operator of a taxi or limousine service licence; or\n\n \n\n(c) both (a) and (b).\n\n## For the holder or operator of more than one licence, the total payment amount is capped at the sum calculated for a maximum of 10 taxi or limousine service licences.\n\n \n\n## 5        Exempt Lump Sum\n\n## For the purposes of paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Act, the gross amount of an Queensland Taxi Industry Hardship Assistance Payment is an exempt lump sum.\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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":true,"description":"The instrument changes federal means-test treatment by declaring that the specific Queensland Taxi Industry Hardship Assistance Payment is an exempt lump sum for the purposes of paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991 (s5). It is narrowly limited to the defined payment and applies the cap for multiple licences (s4). It does not extend exemptions to other payments or alter the Queensland scheme itself."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose, short delegated instrument declaring an exemption (s5).","Direct reliance on a specific statutory hook in the Social Security Act 1991 (paragraph 8(11)(d)) requiring cross-reference (s3, s5).","Defined-term structure and numerical cap for multiple licences increases factual verification (s4).","Cross-jurisdiction interaction: state payment but federal means-test treatment requires coordination/verification of a Queensland scheme (s4, s5).","Administrative burden on DSS to verify the payment, payer and cap when assessing social security claims (implied by definition and exemption) (s4, s5).","Delegated-maker and explicit commencement date create limited procedural complexity (instrument header; s2).","Narrow substantive scope reduces legal interpretation issues but creates dependency on the underlying Queensland regulation for eligibility facts (s4)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument treats the Queensland Taxi Industry Hardship Assistance Payment—a one‑off lump sum paid by the Queensland Government under the Taxi and Limousine Industry Assistance Scheme Regulation 2016—as an \"exempt lump sum\" for the Social Security Act 1991 means tests (paragraph 8(11)(d)). It affects recipients by excluding the gross payment from federal social security income/asset assessment; the exemption is limited by a cap for holders/operators of multiple licences (maximum calculated for up to 10 licences)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument has a narrow, specific purpose that matches its title and structure. It was created solely to exempt one particular Queensland government payment from means testing, and it does exactly that without expansion into broader policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 sections spanning 2 pages","Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'Queensland Taxi Industry Hardship Assistance Payment')","Single operative provision (section 5) with no conditions, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the basic authority provision","No nested logic or temporal limitations beyond the commencement date","Straightforward purpose: identify a specific payment, declare it exempt"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument exempts the Queensland Taxi Industry Hardship Assistance Payment (2016–17) from Centrelink means testing, so that this specific one‑off payment is not treated as income or an asset for social security purposes. It protects taxi and limousine licence holders (and any Centrelink recipients who got the payment) from having their benefits reduced or cancelled, ensuring the compensation reaches them."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-queensland-taxi-industry-hardship-assistance-payment-determination-2","history":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-queensland-taxi-industry-hardship-assistance-payment-determination-2/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-queensland-taxi-industry-hardship-assistance-payment-determination-2/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-queensland-taxi-industry-hardship-assistance-payment-determination-2/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-queensland-taxi-industry-hardship-assistance-payment-determination-2/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-queensland-taxi-industry-hardship-assistance-payment-determination-2/documents"}}