{"id":"F2018L00797","name":"Social Security (Special Disability Trust – Discretionary Spending) Determination 2018","slug":"social-security-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":97460,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L00797-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the Social Security (Special Disability Trust – Discretionary Spending) Determination 2018.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on 1 July 2018.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Revocation","content":"#### 3 Revocation\n\n  The Social Security (Special Disability Trust ‑ Discretionary Spending) Determination 2017 is revoked on the commencement of this Determination.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n  In this Determination:\n\n> Act means the Social Security Act 1991.\n\n> special disability trust has the meaning given by section 1209L of the Act.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Discretionary spending for other purposes","content":"#### 5 Discretionary spending for other purposes\n\n  For subsection 1209RA(3) of the Act, the maximum value of income and assets that can be applied by a special disability trust for other purposes that are primarily for the benefit of the principal beneficiary (other than purposes that are the primary purpose of the special disability trust) is $12,000 for the 2018‑2019 financial year.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1745},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine annual update that maintains identical scope to the 2017 instrument it revokes. It simply updates the dollar threshold for discretionary spending limits to apply to the 2018-19 financial year."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 sections total","Single operative provision setting a fixed monetary amount ($12,000)","Minimal definitions (only 2 terms)","Straightforward replacement of the previous year's instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets a $12,000 cap (for the 2018–19 year) on discretionary spending from Special Disability Trusts—funds meant chiefly for a severely disabled person’s essential care and accommodation. \n\nIt affects principal beneficiaries and their trustees by limiting non‑essential lifestyle spending to preserve trust assets for long‑term care while still allowing some quality‑of‑life expenses."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2018","history":"/api/acts/social-security-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-determination-2018/documents"}}