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Social Security (Administration) (Declared voluntary income management area — Northern Territory) Determination 2010
Details: F2010L02232
- F2010L02232
This Determination provides that the whole of the Northern Territory is a ‘declared voluntary income management area’ for the purposes of Part 3B of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.
Social Security (Administration) (Declared voluntary income management area – Northern Territory) Determination 2010
The Social Security (Administration) (Declared voluntary income management area – Northern Territory) Determination 2010 (the Determination) is made under section 123TGA of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 (the Act). The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, as well as making this instrument in her own capacity, is also making this instrument on behalf of the Minister for Education and the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations.
Part 3B of the Act establishes an income management regime that applies to recipients of certain welfare payments. If a person is subject to the income management regime under Part 3B, the Secretary will deduct amounts from the person’s relevant welfare payments and credit those amounts to the person’s income management account. The Secretary may then debit amounts from the person’s income management account, in accordance with Part 3B, for the purpose of taking actions directed to meeting the priority needs of the person or his or her dependants.
Subdivision A of Division 2 of Part 3B sets out the various situations in which a person is subject to the income management regime. Section 123UFA, in that Subdivision, provides that a person is subject to the income management regime at a particular time if a voluntary income management agreement is in force in relation to the person. The term ‘voluntary income management agreement’ is defined in section 123TC of the Act as an agreement under section 123UM of the Act. Section 123UM provides that the Secretary can only enter into a voluntary income management agreement with a person if, among other things, the person’s usual place of residence is within a declared voluntary income management area. The term ‘declared voluntary income management area’ has the meaning given by section 123TGA of the Act. Section 123TGA provides that the Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine that a specified State, Territory or area is a declared voluntary income management area for the purposes of Part 3B of the Act.
The Voluntary Income Management initiative provides for income management to be more widely available. It provides for the Secretary and a person to enter into an agreement under which the person voluntarily agrees to be subject to the income management regime under Part 3B of the Act.
The purpose of the Determination is to determine that the whole of the Northern Territory is a ‘declared voluntary income management area’ for the purposes of Part 3B of the Act.
The effect of the Determination is that once an area is determined to be a ‘declared voluntary income management area’ for the purposes of Part 3B of the Act, a person whose usual place of residence is within that area may enter into a written agreement with the Secretary under which the person agrees to be voluntarily subject to the income management regime throughout the period when the agreement is in force.
The Determination commences on 9 August 2010.
Consultation on the Determination was undertaken with the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to ensure a co-ordinated approach in respect of welfare payments, for which they have responsibility, which may become subject to the income management regime.
The Determination does not require a Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) or a Business Cost Calculator Figure. The Determination is not regulatory in nature, will not impact on business activity and will have no, or minimal, compliance costs or competition impact.