{"id":"F2016L01977","name":"Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum – Taxi Reform Transitional Assistance Payment) Determination 2016","slug":"social-security-exempt-lump-sum-taxi-reform-transitional-assistance-payment-determination-2016","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":95625,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L01977-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Name","content":"## 1 Name\n\nThis instrument is the Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum – Taxi Reform Transitional Assistance Payment) Determination 2016.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"part","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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Date/Details

1. The whole of this instrument

8 July 2016

\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 Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.\n\n3 Authority\n\nThis instrument is made under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\n4 Definitions\n\nIn this instrument:\n\nAct means the Social Security Act 1991.\n\nTaxi Reform Transitional Assistance Payment means a one-off lump sum payment of $20,000 made by Transport for NSW under the Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Regulation 2016 (NSW) to the holder of a taxi licence. For the holder of more than one taxi licence the payment is capped at $40,000.\n\n5 Exempt lump sum\n\nFor the purposes of paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Act, the gross amount of a Taxi Reform Transitional Assistance Payment is an exempt lump sum.","sortOrder":1}],"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 expand or narrow the general operation of the Social Security Act; it simply designates a particular NSW one-off payment as an exempt lump sum for social security assessment purposes (s4–s5) and specifies commencement details (s2). There is no indication in the instrument that its scope departs from that original, stated purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow subject-matter — applies only to a single defined payment (Taxi Reform Transitional Assistance Payment) (s4).","Single operative rule: designates the payment as an exempt lump sum under the Social Security Act (s5).","Fixed monetary amounts and a clear cap reduce ambiguity ($20,000 per licence; $40,000 cap) (s4).","Relies on a specific statutory power in the Social Security Act (para 8(11)(d)) — straightforward cross-reference (s3).","Minimal procedural or administrative detail; low compliance and implementation burden.","Commencement and temporal application are explicit (commencement table, s2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination treats the one-off Taxi Reform Transitional Assistance Payment as an \"exempt lump sum\" for Commonwealth social security means tests, so the payment is ignored when assessing income and assets and does not reduce means-tested benefits (s5). The payment is $20,000 per taxi licence (capped at $40,000 for holders of more than one licence) and is paid by Transport for NSW (s4). The instrument is made under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act (s3)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument remains tightly scoped to its original purpose. It was made specifically to exempt the NSW Taxi Reform Transitional Assistance Payment from social security means testing, and it does exactly that with no expansion into broader policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (only 5 sections, approximately 200 words of substantive content)","Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'Taxi Reform Transitional Assistance Payment')","Single operative provision (section 5) with no conditions, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the empowering provision","No nested logic or temporal limitations","Straightforward declaratory style: 'X is an exempt lump sum'"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination treats the one‑off Transport for NSW \"Taxi Reform Transitional Assistance Payment\" (typically $20,000, up to $40,000 for multiple licences) as exempt from Centrelink’s income and assets tests. It protects NSW taxi licence holders who received that compensation from having the payment reduce or cancel their social security entitlements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-taxi-reform-transitional-assistance-payment-determination-2016","history":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-taxi-reform-transitional-assistance-payment-determination-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-taxi-reform-transitional-assistance-payment-determination-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-taxi-reform-transitional-assistance-payment-determination-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-taxi-reform-transitional-assistance-payment-determination-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-exempt-lump-sum-taxi-reform-transitional-assistance-payment-determination-2016/documents"}}