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This instrument is the Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum – NSW Taxi Licence Deregulation) Determination 2023.
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This instrument declares that the gross amount of a NSW taxi transitional assistance payment is an "exempt lump sum" for social security purposes (s5). It applies to calculating social security payment rates for days on or after 1 February 2023 (s6).
It affects people who received the NSW lump-sum payment: the Commonwealth will not treat that gross amount as assessable income when working out social security rates. The instrument is made under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991 (s3).
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This instrument is the Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum – NSW Taxi Licence Deregulation) Determination 2023.
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:5.35pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:407.5pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Commencement information</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span></p></td><td style="width:209pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 2</span></p></td><td style="width:81.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Provisions</span></p></td><td style="width:209pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Commencement</span></p></td><td style="width:81.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Date/Details</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:95.65pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1.</span><span> </span><span>The whole of this instrument</span></p></td><td style="width:209pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The day after this instrument is registered.</span></p></td><td style="width:81.45pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-style:italic"></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
This instrument is made under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991.
In this instrument:
Act means the Social Security Act 1991.
NSW taxi transitional assistance payment means a lump sum payment made to a person in accordance with the Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Regulation 2017 (NSW) for further transitional assistance funds.
further transitional assistance funds has the same meaning as in Schedule 3 to the Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Act 2016 (NSW) .
Note: The following expression used in this instrument is defined in subsection 8(1), referring to subsection 8(11) of the Social Security Act 1991.
(a) exempt lump sum
For the purposes of paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Act, the gross amount of a NSW taxi transitional assistance payment is an exempt lump sum.
6 Application provision
Section 5 applies to the calculation of the rate of social security payments payable for days on or after 1 February 2023.
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This instrument is the Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum – NSW Taxi Licence Deregulation) Determination 2023.
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:5.35pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:407.5pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Commencement information</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span></p></td><td style="width:209pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 2</span></p></td><td style="width:81.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Provisions</span></p></td><td style="width:209pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Commencement</span></p></td><td style="width:81.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Date/Details</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:95.65pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1.</span><span> </span><span>The whole of this instrument</span></p></td><td style="width:209pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The day after this instrument is registered.</span></p></td><td style="width:81.45pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-style:italic"></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
This instrument is made under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991.
In this instrument:
Act means the Social Security Act 1991.
NSW taxi transitional assistance payment means a lump sum payment made to a person in accordance with the Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Regulation 2017 (NSW) for further transitional assistance funds.
further transitional assistance funds has the same meaning as in Schedule 3 to the Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Act 2016 (NSW) .
Note: The following expression used in this instrument is defined in subsection 8(1), referring to subsection 8(11) of the Social Security Act 1991.
(a) exempt lump sum
For the purposes of paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Act, the gross amount of a NSW taxi transitional assistance payment is an exempt lump sum.
6 Application provision
Section 5 applies to the calculation of the rate of social security payments payable for days on or after 1 February 2023.