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Social Security (Administration) (Specified income management Territory – Northern Territory) Specification 2012

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This instrument designates the Northern Territory as a place where the Minister may apply compulsory income management under the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999. It activates quarantining of a portion of Centrelink payments—accessible only via restricted payment methods—to ensure spending on essentials rather than alcohol, gambling or tobacco.

It specifically targets disengaged youth on unemployment benefits and long‑term welfare recipients, reducing recipients’ financial autonomy by limiting how part of their welfare can be used.

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Social Security (Administration) (Specified income management Territory – Northern Territory) Specification 2012

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

I, JENNY MACKLIN, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Minister for Disability Reform, acting under subsections 123UCB(4) and 123UCC(4) of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 and on behalf of the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, make this Specification.

Dated 25th July 2012

J Macklin

Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Minister for Disability Reform

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1 Name of Specification

This Specification is the Social Security (Administration) (Specified income management Territory – Northern Territory) Specification 2012.

2 Commencement

This Specification commences on 27 July 2012.

3 Definition

In this Determination:

Act means the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.

4 Specified disengaged youth income management Territory

The Northern Territory is specified for the purposes of paragraph 123UCB(1)(c) of the Act.

5 Specified long-term welfare payment recipient income management Territory

The Northern Territory is specified for the purposes of paragraph 123UCC(1)(c) of the Act.

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1 Social Security (Administration) (Specified income management Territory – Northern Territory) Specification 2012

Social Security (Administration) (Specified income management Territory – Northern Territory) Specification 2012

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

Dated 25th July 2012

J Macklin

Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Minister for Disability Reform

______________________________________________________________

1 Name of Specification

This Specification is the Social Security (Administration) (Specified income management Territory – Northern Territory) Specification 2012.

2 Commencement

This Specification commences on 27 July 2012.

3 Definition

In this Determination:

Act means the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.

4 Specified disengaged youth income management Territory

The Northern Territory is specified for the purposes of paragraph 123UCB(1)(c) of the Act.

5 Specified long-term welfare payment recipient income management Territory

The Northern Territory is specified for the purposes of paragraph 123UCC(1)(c) of the Act.