{"id":"F2011L01370","name":"Social Security (Special Disability Trust – Discretionary Spending) (FaHCSIA) Determination 2011","slug":"social-security-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-fahcsia-determination-2011","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":125640,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L01370-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Special Disability Trust – Discretionary Spending) (FaHCSIA) Determination 2011","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSocial Security (Special Disability Trust — Discretionary Spending) (FaHCSIA) Determination 2011\n\nSocial Security Act 1991\n\nI, FINN PRATT, Secretary of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, acting under subsection 1209RA (3) of the Social Security Act 1991 make this Determination.\n\nDated 16 June 2011\n\nFinn Pratt\n\nSecretary of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Social Security (Special Disability Trust ‑‑ Discretionary Spending) (FaHCSIA) Determination 2011.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination is taken to have commenced on 1 January 2011.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn this Determination:\n\nAct means the Social Security Act 1991.\n\nspecial disability trust has the meaning given by section 1209L of the Act.\n\n4 Discretionary spending for other purposes\n\nFor 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:\n\n(a) $10,000 for the 2010-2011 financial year; and\n\n(b) $10,250 for the 2011-2012 financial year.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1558},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination remains strictly limited to its original purpose: specifying the monetary thresholds for discretionary spending by special disability trusts under section 1209RA of the Social Security Act. It has not expanded beyond this narrow technical function."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short length (only 4 sections)","Minimal definitions (just 2 terms)","Single operational provision setting fixed dollar amounts","No conditional logic, exceptions, or complex cross-references"],"plain_english_summary":"This rule sets spending limits for **special disability trusts** — legal arrangements that pay for the care and housing of people with severe disabilities.\n\nNormally, these trusts must focus on basic care and accommodation costs. This determination creates an exception allowing trusts to spend money on **'other purposes'** (things like holidays, hobbies, or personal items that improve the beneficiary's quality of life) without risking the person's Centrelink payments.\n\n**The spending caps are:**\n* **$10,000** for the 2010-2011 financial year\n* **$10,250** for the 2011-2012 financial year\n\n**Who it affects:**\nTrustees managing special disability trusts and people with disabilities who receive benefits from them.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nIt provides a 'safe harbour' — trustees can pay for extras that benefit the disabled person, but only up to these annual limits. Go over the cap, and the beneficiary might lose pension or benefit payments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-fahcsia-determination-2011","history":"/api/acts/social-security-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-fahcsia-determination-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-fahcsia-determination-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-fahcsia-determination-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-fahcsia-determination-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-fahcsia-determination-2011/documents"}}