Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum - Pastoral Care and Assistance Scheme) Determination 2017

I, Anita Davis, delegate of the Secretary of the Department of Social Services, make the following determination.

 

Dated         18 January 2017

………………………………………………………………….

ANITA DAVIS

Acting Branch Manager

International and Means Test Policy Branch

Department of Social Services

 

1 Name

 This instrument is the Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum - Pastoral Care and Assistance Scheme) Determination 2017.

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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991.

4 Revocation

 The following instruments are revoked:

Social Security Exempt Lump Sum (Pastoral Care and Assistance Scheme Payment) (FaCSIA) Determination 2007

Social Security Exempt Lump Sum (Pastoral Care and Assistance Scheme Payment) (DEWR) Determination 2007

Social Security Exempt Lump Sum (Pastoral Care and Assistance Scheme Payment) (DEST) Determination 2007

 

5  Definitions

 In this instrument:

Act means the Social Security Act 1991.

 

Pastoral Care and Assistance Scheme means a scheme operated by the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney and the Sydney Anglican Home Mission Society Council to provide one off payments to persons who were victims of child abuse or sexual misconduct by a church worker in the context of, or related to, their church role.

Pastoral Care and Assistance Scheme Payment means a payment made by the Anglican Church, Diocese of Sydney or the Sydney Anglican Home Mission Society Council under the Pastoral Care and Assistance Scheme.

 

6  Exempt Lump Sums

 For the purposes of paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Act, the amount of a Pastoral Care and Assistance Scheme Payment is an exempt lump sum.