{"id":"F2018L01752","name":"Social Security (Lifetime Support Authority of South Australia’s Self-Directed Supports Program) Determination 2018","slug":"social-security-lifetime-support-authority-of-south-australia-s-self-directed-supports-program-deter","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439868,"registerId":"F2018L01752-fast-fetch-1775955725687","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Lifetime Support Authority of South Australia’s Self-Directed Supports Program) Determination 2018","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nSocial Security (Lifetime Support Authority of South Australia’s Self-Directed Supports Program) Determination 2018\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nI, Paul Fletcher, Minister for Families and Social Services, make the following Determination.\n\nDated 30 November 2018\n\nPaul Fletcher\n\nMinister for Families and Social Services\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Personal care support scheme\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Social Security (Lifetime Support Authority of South Australia’s Self-Directed Supports Program) Determination 2018.\n\n2  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 \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote:  This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 35A of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\n4  Personal care support scheme\n\n  The scheme for the provision of personal care support known as the Lifetime Support Authority of South Australia’s Self-Directed Supports Program, established under the Motor Vehicle Accidents (Lifetime Support Scheme) Act 2013 (SA), is determined to be an approved scheme for the purposes of paragraph 8(8)(zi) of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow function intended by section 35A of the Social Security Act 1991: approving a specific state personal care support scheme. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 4 operative sections spanning less than 2 pages","Single substantive provision (section 4) containing one straightforward declaration","Only 1 defined term implicitly referenced (the scheme name)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citing the enabling Act and the South Australian Act","Purely declaratory instrument with no operational mechanics"],"plain_english_summary":"The federal government has approved South Australia’s Lifetime Support Authority Self‑Directed Supports Program as a recognised scheme for national social security purposes.\n\nThat means South Australians with catastrophic motor vehicle injuries who receive support under this program will have those supports treated consistently (included or excluded as the social security rules provide) when assessing federal payments like the Disability Support Pension, reducing overlap and administrative uncertainty."},"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 underlying SA scheme. It formally designates the Lifetime Support Authority of South Australia’s Self‑Directed Supports Program as an \"approved scheme\" for paragraph 8(8)(zi) of the Social Security Act 1991, thereby aligning the state program with a federal statutory category (s3–4). The Determination itself contains no expansion or contraction of the scheme's substantive scope or funding arrangements."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose, short instrument that performs one formal declaration (s4).","Dependent on cross‑references to Commonwealth statute (Social Security Act 1991, s35A and para 8(8)(zi)) which require consulting other legislation to see full legal effect (s3, s4).","Relies on an external South Australian statute for the scheme's existence and content (Motor Vehicle Accidents (Lifetime Support Scheme) Act 2013 (SA)) cited in s4.","Commencement mechanics are standard but formal (whole instrument commences the day after registration) and may require checking registers (s2).","No operational or funding details, enforcement provisions or new obligations in the instrument itself, reducing interpretive complexity but shifting substantive detail to the referenced statutes (s4)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination (made by the Minister under s35A of the Social Security Act 1991) declares the Lifetime Support Authority of South Australia’s Self‑Directed Supports Program — a personal care support scheme established under the Motor Vehicle Accidents (Lifetime Support Scheme) Act 2013 (SA) — to be an approved scheme for paragraph 8(8)(zi) of the Social Security Act (s3–4). It links that state program to federal social security treatment; the instrument does not itself set funding, payment rules or new duties."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-lifetime-support-authority-of-south-australia-s-self-directed-supports-program-deter","history":"/api/acts/social-security-lifetime-support-authority-of-south-australia-s-self-directed-supports-program-deter/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-lifetime-support-authority-of-south-australia-s-self-directed-supports-program-deter/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-lifetime-support-authority-of-south-australia-s-self-directed-supports-program-deter/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-lifetime-support-authority-of-south-australia-s-self-directed-supports-program-deter/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-lifetime-support-authority-of-south-australia-s-self-directed-supports-program-deter/documents"}}