{"id":"F2012L01096","name":"Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum) (Stolen Wages Reparation Scheme WA) (DEEWR) Determination 2012","slug":"social-security-exempt-lump-sum-stolen-wages-reparation-scheme-wa-deewr-determination-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89405,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01096-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum) (Stolen Wages Reparation Scheme WA) (DEEWR) Determination 2012","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSocial Security (Exempt Lump Sum) (Stolen Wages Reparation Scheme WA) (DEEWR) Determination 2012\n\nSocial Security Act 1991\n\nI, David Pattie, Branch Manager, Income Support Programs Branch, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, make this Determination under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\nDated 24 May 2012  \n\nDAVID PATTIE\n\nBranch Manager, Income Support Programs Branch\n\nDepartment of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum) (Stolen Wages Reparation Scheme WA) (DEEWR) Determination 2012.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn this Determination:\n\nAct means the Social Security Act 1991.\n\nStolen Wages Reparation Scheme WA payment means a one-off lump sum ex gratia payment of $2,000 paid by the Western Australian Department of Indigenous Affairs under the Stolen Wages Reparation Scheme WA which was announced by the Government of Western Australia on 7 March 2012.\n\n4 Amount or class of amounts\n\nIf a person receives a Stolen Wages Reparation Scheme WA payment, the amount of that payment received by the person is an exempt lump sum for the purposes of paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Act, from the date that the amount was received.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1459},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination remains tightly focused on its original purpose: exempting only the specific $2,000 Stolen Wages Reparation Scheme WA payment from social security assessments. No expansion beyond this narrow, single-purpose scope."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections total","Single defined term in the interpretation section","No nested conditions or exceptions—just a straightforward if-then structure","No cross-references to other legislative instruments beyond the enabling Act provision"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination protects **Centrelink payments** for Indigenous Western Australians who receive compensation for historical wage theft.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Makes the **$2,000 lump sum payment** from the *Stolen Wages Reparation Scheme WA* an **exempt lump sum** under social security law\n- This means the payment **won't be counted** as income or assets when Centrelink calculates pension or allowance entitlements\n- The exemption applies from the date the person actually receives the money\n\n**Background:**\nThe WA Government announced this scheme in March 2012 to make one-off *ex gratia* (goodwill) payments to Indigenous workers whose wages were stolen or withheld under past government employment policies.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this determination, a $2,000 lump sum could reduce or cancel someone's Centrelink payments for weeks or months. This ensures the compensation actually reaches the people it was intended for."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-stolen-wages-reparation-scheme-wa-deewr-determination-2012","history":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-stolen-wages-reparation-scheme-wa-deewr-determination-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-stolen-wages-reparation-scheme-wa-deewr-determination-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-stolen-wages-reparation-scheme-wa-deewr-determination-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-stolen-wages-reparation-scheme-wa-deewr-determination-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-stolen-wages-reparation-scheme-wa-deewr-determination-2012/documents"}}