{"id":"F2022L00523","name":"Social Security (Self-Employment Assistance) Determination 2022","slug":"social-security-self-employment-assistance-determination-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441334,"registerId":"F2022L00523-fast-fetch-1775956654400","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Self-Employment Assistance) Determination 2022","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nSocial Security (Self-Employment Assistance) Determination 2022\n\nI, Stuart Robert, Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business, make the following Determination.\n\nDated 4 April 2022\n\nStuart Robert\n\nMinister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business\n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Activity\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Social Security (Self-Employment Assistance) Determination 2022.\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 later of the following:(a) immediately after commencement of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Streamlined Participation Requirements and Other Measures) Act 2022;(b) the day after registration.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 subsection 1062A(2) of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\n4  Activity\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph 1062A(1)(l) of the Social Security Act 1991, the Self-Employment Assistance program is determined as an activity.\n\nNote: Subsection 1062A(1) of the Social Security Act 1991 enables the Employment Secretary, on behalf of the Commonwealth, to make, vary or administer an arrangement for the making of payments in relation to a range of purposes listed in that provision or in relation to an activity prescribed in a legislative instrument for the purposes of paragraph 1062A(1)(l).\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Determination performs exactly the narrow, technical function it was designed for: prescribing the Self-Employment Assistance program as an approved activity under the Social Security Act 1991. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections (Name, Commencement, Authority, Activity)","Zero defined terms in the instrument itself","Single substantive provision (section 4) consisting of one sentence","No cross-references beyond the empowering provision (Social Security Act 1991, subsection 1062A(2))","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Total length: approximately 250 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination formally recognises the Self-Employment Assistance program as an approved activity under the Social Security Act, enabling the government to make payments to people while they set up new businesses.  \n\nIt affects unemployed job seekers seeking financial support and services to become self-employed, the Employment Secretary who can arrange payments, and the service providers who deliver the program—removing any legal barrier to providing assistance like start‑up finances, training and mentoring."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not amend the Social Security Act; it exercises the power in subsection 1062A(2) to declare the Self‑Employment Assistance program an activity for paragraph 1062A(1)(l). It therefore places the program within the existing payment‑arrangement framework rather than changing the Act’s substantive scope. No prior version or amendment is supplied in this instrument to indicate a change of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Brief instrument but depends on reading subsection 1062A(1) of the Social Security Act 1991 (external cross‑reference) to see the full payment powers and limits (cl 3, Note).","Commencement is conditional on commencement of Schedule 2 to another Act and registration, creating temporal complexity for implementation (cl 2).","Substantive text is minimal: the Determination only classifies an activity, leaving detailed payment terms, eligibility and delivery to arrangements made by the Employment Secretary — introducing administrative discretion (cl 4, Note).","Stakeholder effects (who receives payments, how providers contract) depend on subsequent arrangements rather than this instrument, increasing indirect uncertainty.","Low statutory drafting complexity but moderate practical complexity because operational details are handled outside this instrument."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination, made by the Minister under subsection 1062A(2) of the Social Security Act 1991 (cl 3), formally declares the Self‑Employment Assistance program to be an “activity” for the purposes of paragraph 1062A(1)(l) (cl 4). Mechanically, that enables the Employment Secretary, on behalf of the Commonwealth, to make or administer arrangements for payments in relation to that program. It affects program participants, service providers and payment administrators by placing the program within the Secretary’s payment‑arrangement power and by tying commencement to another statutory schedule and registration (cl 2)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-self-employment-assistance-determination-2022","history":"/api/acts/social-security-self-employment-assistance-determination-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-self-employment-assistance-determination-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-self-employment-assistance-determination-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-self-employment-assistance-determination-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-self-employment-assistance-determination-2022/documents"}}