{"id":"F2006B00114","name":"ACIS Administration Act 1999 - Permission to apply for registration in the national interest (27/07/2004)","slug":"acis-administration-act-1999-permission-to-apply-for-registration-in-the-national-interest-27-07-200","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":40534,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B00114-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"ACIS Administration Act 1999 - Permission to apply for registration in the national interest (27/07/2004)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nPermission to apply for registration in the national interest\n\nACIS Administration Act 1999\n\nI, IAN ELGIN MACFARLANE, Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources:\n\n(a) acting under subsections 20 (2) and (5) of the ACIS Administration Act 1999 (the Act) and being satisfied that it would be in the national interest for Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd (MMAL) to be registered as an MVP under the Act, give permission for MMAL to apply for registration as an MVP, subject to MMAL meeting all the registration requirements other than the requirements set out in paragraphs 16 (1) (a) and (b) of the Act; and\n\n(b) set out the following conditions, to which the permission and any registration of MMAL as an MVP in accordance with the permission are subject:\n\n(i) MMAL must, by 31 December 2006, have produced a new model of passenger motor vehicle in Australia;\n\n(ii) MMAL must submit to a review conducted by the Secretary in the calendar year beginning on 1 January 2007, and in every subsequent calendar year until the Secretary is satisfied that, from the beginning of the following calendar year, MMAL will comply with subparagraph (iii);\n\n(iii) from the beginning of the calendar year following the decision of the Secretary mentioned in subparagraph (ii), MMAL must produce in Australia, in each ACIS year, at least 30 000 motor vehicles or at least 30 000 engines.\n\nDated 27 July 2004\n\nIAN MACFARLANE\n\nMinister for Industry, Tourism and Resources","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2349},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument exercises existing discretionary powers under section 20 of the ACIS Administration Act 1999 to grant a specific 'national interest' exemption to a single company. It does not alter the scope or purpose of the legislation itself but applies the existing statutory framework to a particular factual circumstance."},"complexity_factors":["Requires cross-referencing to external statutory provisions (sections 16(1)(a)-(b) and 20(2) & (5) of the parent Act) to understand what requirements are being waived","Multi-stage conditional logic where ongoing compliance (condition iii) is contingent on the Secretary's discretionary satisfaction (condition ii)","Technical defined terms (MVP, ACIS year, Secretary) that assume familiarity with the scheme's administrative framework","Nested temporal requirements mixing fixed calendar dates (31 December 2006), rolling calendar years, and statutory accounting periods (ACIS years)"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial permission lets Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd access ACIS car‑industry subsidies despite not meeting the usual registration criteria, because the Minister found it in the national interest. It temporarily waives specified eligibility rules so Mitsubishi can continue receiving assistance while restructuring.\n\nConditions require Mitsubishi to deliver a new passenger‑car model by 31 Dec 2006, submit to annual departmental reviews until production targets are met, and ultimately manufacture at least 30,000 vehicles or engines per ACIS year."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/acis-administration-act-1999-permission-to-apply-for-registration-in-the-national-interest-27-07-200","history":"/api/acts/acis-administration-act-1999-permission-to-apply-for-registration-in-the-national-interest-27-07-200/history","analysis":"/api/acts/acis-administration-act-1999-permission-to-apply-for-registration-in-the-national-interest-27-07-200/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/acis-administration-act-1999-permission-to-apply-for-registration-in-the-national-interest-27-07-200/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/acis-administration-act-1999-permission-to-apply-for-registration-in-the-national-interest-27-07-200/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/acis-administration-act-1999-permission-to-apply-for-registration-in-the-national-interest-27-07-200/documents"}}