Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum) (Stolen Wages Reparation Scheme WA) (DEEWR) Determination 2012 (Cth)

Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum) (Stolen Wages Reparation Scheme WA) (DEEWR) Determination 2012

Social Security Act 1991

I, David Pattie, Branch Manager, Income Support Programs Branch, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, make this Determination under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991.

Dated   24 May 2012

DAVID PATTIE

Branch Manager, Income Support Programs Branch

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

1              Name of Determination

This Determination is the Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum) (Stolen Wages Reparation Scheme WA) (DEEWR) Determination 2012.

1. Commencement

This Determination commences the day after it is registered.

1. Definitions

In this Determination:

Act means the Social Security Act 1991.

Stolen Wages Reparation Scheme WA payment means a one-off lump sum ex gratia payment of $2,000 paid by the Western Australian Department of Indigenous Affairs under the Stolen Wages Reparation Scheme WA which was announced by the Government of Western Australia on 7 March 2012.

4              Amount or class of amounts

If a person receives a Stolen Wages Reparation Scheme WA payment, the amount of that payment received by the 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.