Social Security Exempt Lump Sum (Redress WA) (FaHCSIA) Determination 2008 (Cth)
Social Security Exempt Lump Sum (Redress WA) (FaHCSIA) Determination 2008
Social Security Act 1991
I, Alanna Foster, Branch Manager, Seniors and Means Test Branch and a delegate of the Secretary of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs make this determination under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991.[1]
[1] This determination has effect in relation to the provisions of the Social Security Act 1991 in so far as they relate to matters for which the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs has responsibility under the Administrative Arrangements Order.
Dated TWENTY FIRST OF APRIL 2008
A R Foster
Alanna Foster
Branch Manager, Seniors and Means Test Branch
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of determination
This determination is the Social Security Exempt Lump Sum (Redress WA) (FaHCSIA) Determination 2008.
2 Commencement
This determination commences on 1 May 2008.
3 Interpretation
In this determination:
Act means the Social Security Act 1991;
Ex-gratia payment means:
a one-off lump sum payment up to a maximum amount of $80,000.00 made by the State of Western Australia under the scheme known as Redress WA.
Note: All eligibility criteria for receipt of this payment are determined by the State of Western Australia.
Part 2 Exempt Lump Sums
4 Amount or class of amounts
(1) Paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Act provides that the Secretary may determine that an amount or class of amounts received by a person, is an exempt lump sum.
(2) If a person receives an ex-gratia payment, any amount of that payment received by the person is an exempt lump sum.
5 Application—Exempt Lump Sums
On or after the date of commencement of this determination, an amount referred to in subsection 4(2) of this determination received by a person is an exempt lump sum for the purposes of paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Act from the date that the amount was received.
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