{"id":"F2017L00773","name":"Social Security (Qualifying Seasonal Horticultural Work) Determination 2017","slug":"social-security-qualifying-seasonal-horticultural-work-determination-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":96629,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L00773-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Qualifying Seasonal Horticultural Work) Determination 2017","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSocial Security (Qualifying Seasonal Horticultural Work) Determination 2017\n\nSocial Security Act 1991\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nI, RENÉE LEON, Secretary of the Department of Employment, make this Determination under subsection 1073K(7) of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\nDated: 26/06/2017\n\nRenée Leon\n\nRenée Leon PSM\n\nSecretary\n\nDepartment of Employment\n\n  \n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Social Security (Qualifying Seasonal Horticultural Work) Determination 2017.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on 1 July 2017.\n\n3 Authority\n\nThis Determination is made under subsection 1073K(7) of the Act.\n\n4 Definitions\n\nIn this Determination:\n\nAct means the Social Security Act 1991.\n\nharvest crops means all vegetables, fruits, grains, seeds, hops, nuts, fungi, olives, flowers, broad acre crops, sugar, and sandalwood.\n\nseasonal work has the meaning given by section 16A of the Act.\n\nNote: Other words and phrases used in this Determination that are defined in the Act have the meaning given by the Act.\n\n5 Kinds of work that are qualifying seasonal horticultural work\n\n(1) For the purposes of the definition of qualifying seasonal horticultural work in subsection 1073K(6) of the Act, the kinds of seasonal work set out in subsection 5(2) are determined.\n\n(2) Seasonal work, carried out in relation to harvest crops, which includes one or more of the following activities:\n\n(a) harvesting;\n\n(b) pruning and trimming vines and fruit trees;\n\n(c) thinning and trimming flowers;\n\n(d) chipping and weeding;\n\n(e) operating harvesting equipment;\n\n(f) planting;\n\n(g) irrigating;\n\n(h) siloing;\n\n(i) packing;\n\n(j) canning;\n\n(k) any other like activities.\n\nRL","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2193},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 2017 determination made under subsection 1073K(7) of the Social Security Act 1991. It fulfills the specific statutory mandate to define qualifying seasonal horticultural work without expanding beyond that original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short sections with minimal text","Just 2 specific definitions ('harvest crops' and 'Act')","Simple list format for permitted activities","References to external definitions in the Social Security Act 1991","Contains a flexible 'catch-all' phrase ('any other like activities')"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets out what farm and agriculture jobs count as **qualifying seasonal horticultural work** for people receiving social security payments (such as the Age Pension).\n\nIf you receive a pension and do seasonal work, this rule affects how much you can earn before your payments are reduced. The determination lists specific activities that qualify when done in relation to certain farm products, including:\n\n- **Harvesting** fruits and vegetables\n- **Pruning and trimming** vines and trees\n- **Packing** and **canning** produce\n- **Operating** harvesting equipment\n- **Planting**, **irrigating**, and **siloing**\n- Any other similar activities\n\nThe list covers work with: vegetables, fruits, grains, seeds, hops, nuts, fungi, olives, flowers, broad acre crops, sugar, and sandalwood.\n\nEssentially, if you're doing one of these jobs with one of these crops, the government recognises it as qualifying seasonal horticultural work for your pension income test calculations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-qualifying-seasonal-horticultural-work-determination-2017","history":"/api/acts/social-security-qualifying-seasonal-horticultural-work-determination-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-qualifying-seasonal-horticultural-work-determination-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-qualifying-seasonal-horticultural-work-determination-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-qualifying-seasonal-horticultural-work-determination-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-qualifying-seasonal-horticultural-work-determination-2017/documents"}}