{"id":"F2017L00384","name":"Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum – Redress Payments made by the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane) Determination 2017","slug":"social-security-exempt-lump-sum-redress-payments-made-by-the-anglican-diocese-of-brisbane-determinat","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":96108,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L00384-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","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 – Redress Payments made by the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane) Determination 2017.","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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1. The whole of this instrument

The day after this instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

\n```\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.","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\n In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the Social Security Act 1991.\n\n> Anglican Diocese of Brisbane Redress Payment means a payment made by The Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane (ACN 32 025 287 736) under the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane’s policies and procedures for redress payments to persons who were victims of child abuse or sexual misconduct by a church worker in the context of, or related to, their church role.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Exempt Lump Sum","content":"#### 5 Exempt Lump Sum\n\n For the purposes of paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Act, the gross amount of an Anglican Diocese of Brisbane Redress Payment is an exempt lump sum.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"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 substantive scope of the Social Security Act; it designates a specific category of payments (as defined in section 4) as exempt lump sums for social security purposes (section 5). It is a targeted identification of which payments are exempt, made under the authority of paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Act (section 3) and commencing the day after registration (section 2)."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow subject matter: single determination declaring one category of payment exempt (see section 5).","Simple definitional dependency: relies on a defined term that identifies the payer and context (Anglican Diocese of Brisbane Redress Payment) (see section 4).","Statutory cross‑reference: effect depends on interpretation/application of paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991 (see section 3).","Clear commencement mechanics: entire instrument commences the day after registration (see section 2).","Administrative implementation left to existing social security framework — the instrument declares status but does not set procedural or evidentiary rules (implicit from sections 3 and 5)."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination says that gross amounts of redress payments made by The Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane are to be treated as ‘exempt lump sums’ for social security purposes. It applies to people receiving those designated redress payments and to the agencies that assess social security entitlements, because those payments are classed as exempt under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains its original narrow scope. It was always intended to create a specific exemption for redress payments from this particular Anglican Diocese, and it does exactly that without expansion into broader policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (only 5 sections, approximately 250 words)","Only 2 defined terms in the interpretation section","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)","Straightforward factual trigger: payment made by specific entity for specific purpose"],"plain_english_summary":"This law declares lump-sum compensation payments from the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane to survivors of child abuse or sexual misconduct by church workers to be \"exempt lump sums\" for social security purposes. \n\nAs a result, those redress payments are ignored when Centrelink assesses income or assets, so recipients keep their Age Pension, Disability Support Pension, JobSeeker or other benefits without reduction."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-redress-payments-made-by-the-anglican-diocese-of-brisbane-determinat","history":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-redress-payments-made-by-the-anglican-diocese-of-brisbane-determinat/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-redress-payments-made-by-the-anglican-diocese-of-brisbane-determinat/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-redress-payments-made-by-the-anglican-diocese-of-brisbane-determinat/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-redress-payments-made-by-the-anglican-diocese-of-brisbane-determinat/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-redress-payments-made-by-the-anglican-diocese-of-brisbane-determinat/documents"}}