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Social Security (Administration) (Declared relevant Northern Territory area – Finke or Aputula) Determination 2007

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This determination declared that income management rules would apply to people living in Finke (also known as Aputula) and its surrounding outstations in the Northern Territory.

What this means:

Residents receiving Centrelink payments had a portion of their money "quarantined" or restricted
This money could only be spent on essentials (food, rent, clothing, health items) using a special BasicsCard
It could not be used for alcohol, gambling, or pornography
This was part of the 2007 "Northern Territory Emergency Response" (The Intervention)

Who was affected:

Social security recipients living in Finke/Aputula and associated outstations from 17 September 2007 to 9 September 2008

Legal basis:

Made under the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, Part 3B, which allows the Minister to declare Northern Territory areas where welfare quarantining applies

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Social Security (Administration) (Declared relevant Northern Territory area – Finke or Aputula) Determination 2007

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Social Security (Administration) (Declared

relevant Northern Territory area — Finke or

Aputula) Determination 2007

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

I, MALCOLM THOMAS BROUGH, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, acting under subsection 123TE (1) of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 (the Act), and on behalf of the Minister for Education, Science and Training and the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, determine that:

the area, comprising the place known as Finke or Aputula and all associated outstations, is a declared relevant Northern Territory area for the purposes of Part 3B of the Act.

This Determination commences on 17 September 2007.

This Determination expires on 9 September 2008.

Dated 13th Sept 2007

Mal Brough

Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

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