{"id":"C2004L00378","name":"Energy Research and Development Corporation Regulations","slug":"energy-research-and-development-corporation-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"65 of 1990","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":25369,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L00378-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Energy Research and Development Corporation Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1990 No. 651\n\nEnergy Research and Development\n\nCorporation Regulations\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989.\n\nDated 19 February 1990.\n\nBILL HAYDEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nJohn Kerin\n\nMinister of State for Primary Industries\n\nand Energy\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Energy Research and Development Corporation Regulations.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. These Regulations commence on 2 July 1990.\n\nInterpretation\n\n3. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:\n\n“Corporation” means the Energy Research and Development Corporation specified in regulation 4;\n\n“energy industry” means the industry concerned with the extraction from the environment, or the production, of energy or substances from which energy is made available;\n\n“the Act” means the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989.\n\n(S.R. 56/90)—Cat. No. 14/14.2.1990\n\n  \n\nEstablishment of the Energy Corporation\n\n4. An R & D Corporation to be known as the Energy Research and Development Corporation is declared to be established in respect of the energy industry.\n\nCorporation predominantly Commonwealth funded\n\n5. For the purposes of section 125 of the Act, the Corporation is declared to be a predominantly Commonwealth funded R&D Corporation.\n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 February 1990.\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2648},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original establishment instrument from 1990. It remains tightly focused on its foundational purpose of creating the Energy Research and Development Corporation and declaring its predominantly Commonwealth-funded status, without expansion into operational or substantive matters."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short regulations with minimal text","Just 3 defined terms in the interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Single cross-reference to the parent Act (section 125)","Simple declaratory structure without operational detail"],"plain_english_summary":"The regulations create the Energy Research and Development Corporation (ERDC) under the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989 to manage and fund research and development across Australia’s energy sector, from resource extraction to energy production. \n\nPredominantly Commonwealth funded, the ERDC’s governance and accountability reflect federal control. It matters to energy companies, researchers and universities seeking coordinated funding and strategic direction linking government policy, science and industry."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/energy-research-and-development-corporation-regulations","history":"/api/acts/energy-research-and-development-corporation-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/energy-research-and-development-corporation-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/energy-research-and-development-corporation-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/energy-research-and-development-corporation-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/energy-research-and-development-corporation-regulations/documents"}}