Social Security (Special Disability Trust – Discretionary Spending) Determination 2020 (Cth)

Social Security (Special Disability Trust – Discretionary Spending) Determination 2020

I, Andrew Whitecross, delegate of the Secretary of the Department of Social Services, acting under subsection 1209RA(3) of the Social Security Act 1991, make this determination.

Dated 8 July 2020

Andrew Whitecross

Group Manager

Pensions and Family Payments Group

Department of Social Services

Contents

1  Name........................................................................................................................................ 1

2  Commencement........................................................................................................................ 1

3  Authority.................................................................................................................................. 1

4  Definitions................................................................................................................................ 1

5  Repeals..................................................................................................................................... 1

6  Schedule................................................................................................................................... 1

7  Trust expenditure requirements................................................................................................ 2

Schedule 1—Repeal  3

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1  Name

This instrument is the Social Security (Special Disability Trust – Discretionary Spending) Determination 2020.

2  Commencement

(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.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1.  The whole of this instrument	The day after this instrument is registered.

Note:              This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.

3  Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 1209RA(3) of the Social Security Act 1991.

4  Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Social Security Act 1991.

special disability trust has the meaning given by section 1209L of the Act.

5  Repeals

The instruments that are specified in Schedule 1 to this instrument are repealed as set out in the applicable items of the Schedule, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

6  Schedule

The instrument that is specified in Schedule 1 to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule, and any other item in the Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

7  Trust expenditure requirements

For subsection 1209RA(3) of the Act, the amount of $12,500 is determined to be the total value of income and assets of a special disability trust that may be applied for the 2020-2021 financial year for purposes, other than the primary purpose described in subsection 1209N(1) of the Act, that are primarily for the benefit of the principal beneficiary of the trust.

Schedule 1—Repeal

Social Security (Special Disability Trust ‑ Discretionary Spending) Determination 2019

1  The whole of the instrument

Repeal the instrument.