Social Security (Administration) (Declared relevant Northern Territory areas — Various (No. 9)) Determination 2008

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

What this does: This instrument names five specific remote communities in the Northern Territory as 'declared relevant Northern Territory areas' under Part 3B of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.

Who it affects: Residents of Conder Point (also known as Condor Point), Milikapiti (also known as Snake Bay), Pickertaramoor, Takapimililyi, and Taracumbi (also known as Tartintipi, Tarracumbi, or Turacumbi) who receive social security payments.

Why it matters: This designation triggers income management (welfare quarantining) — a system where a portion of Centrelink payments is restricted to spending on essentials (food, rent, medicine) via a 'basics card' rather than being available as cash. By listing these specific locations (mostly remote Indigenous communities), the determination applies compulsory financial controls to welfare recipients living there. The instrument operated for a limited time period.

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Social Security (Administration) (Declared

relevant Northern Territory areas — Various (No. 9)) Determination 2008

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

I, JENNY MACKLIN, Minister for Families, Housing, 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 and the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, determine that each of those places listed in the Schedule is a declared relevant Northern Territory area for the purposes of Part 3B of the Act.

This Determination commences on 14 April 2008.

This Determination expires on 7 April 2009.

Dated 8 April 2008

J Macklin

Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Schedule - declared relevant Northern Territory areas

CONDER POINT also known as CONDOR POINT

MILIKAPITI also known as SNAKE BAY

PICKERTARAMOOR

TAKAPIMILIYI

TARACUMBI also known as TARTINTIPI, TARRACUMBI, or TURACUMBI

1 Social Security (Administration) (Declared relevant Northern Territory areas — Various (No. 9)) Determination 2008

Social Security (Administration) (Declared

relevant Northern Territory areas — Various (No. 9)) Determination 2008

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

This Determination commences on 14 April 2008.

This Determination expires on 7 April 2009.

Dated 8 April 2008

J Macklin

Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Schedule - declared relevant Northern Territory areas

CONDER POINT also known as CONDOR POINT

MILIKAPITI also known as SNAKE BAY

PICKERTARAMOOR

TAKAPIMILIYI

TARACUMBI also known as TARTINTIPI, TARRACUMBI, or TURACUMBI

Social Security (Administration) (Declared relevant Northern Territory areas — Various (No. 9)) Determination 2008

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