{"id":"F2013L01023","name":"Social Security (Special Disability Trust - Discretionary Spending) (FaHCSIA) Determination 2013","slug":"social-security-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-fahcsia-determination-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":90753,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L01023-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Special Disability Trust - Discretionary Spending) (FaHCSIA) Determination 2013","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSocial Security (Special Disability Trust — Discretionary Spending) (FaHCSIA) Determination 2013\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 13 June 2013\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 2013.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on 1 July 2013.\n\n3 Revocation\n\nThe Social Security (Special Disability Trust ‑‑ Discretionary Spending) (FaHCSIA) Determination 2012 is revoked.\n\n4 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\n5 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 $10,750 for the 2013\\-2014 financial year.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2069},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is an annual update instrument that maintains the original scope of setting the discretionary spending limit for Special Disability Trusts, merely updating the dollar amount for the new financial year."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (only 5 sections)","Minimal definitions (only 2 terms defined)","Single operational provision setting a specific dollar amount","No cross-referencing beyond basic statutory citations"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets the annual spending cap for **Special Disability Trusts (SDTs)** on items that aren't strictly essential care or accommodation.\n\nSDTs are trusts set up to help pay for the care and housing of a person with a severe disability (the principal beneficiary). Normally, these trusts have strict rules about what they can pay for.\n\nThis instrument allows trustees to spend up to **$10,750** (for the 2013-2014 financial year) on \"other purposes\" — things like holidays, education, or household items that benefit the person with a disability but aren't the trust's main focus.\n\nIt revokes the previous year's Determination (which had a different dollar amount) and ensures the trust can maintain its special tax and social security benefits while having some flexibility for extra quality-of-life expenses."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-fahcsia-determination-2013","history":"/api/acts/social-security-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-fahcsia-determination-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-fahcsia-determination-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-fahcsia-determination-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-fahcsia-determination-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-special-disability-trust-discretionary-spending-fahcsia-determination-2013/documents"}}