{"id":"F2017L01570","name":"Industry Research and Development (Advanced Manufacturing Growth Fund Program) Instrument 2017","slug":"industry-research-and-development-advanced-manufacturing-growth-fund-program-instrument-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439404,"registerId":"F2017L01570-fast-fetch-1775955445337","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Advanced Manufacturing Growth Fund Program) Instrument 2017","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nIndustry Research and Development (Advanced Manufacturing Growth Fund Program) Instrument 2017\n\nI, Michaelia Cash, Minister for Employment, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 30 November 2017\n\nMichaelia Cash\n\nMinister for Employment  for the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Definitions\n\n5 Prescribed program\n\n6 Specified legislative power\n\n7 Eligibility criteria relating to program\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Industry Research and Development (Advanced Manufacturing Growth Fund Program) Instrument 2017.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (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.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 5 December 2017\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.\n\n (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.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Industry Research and Development Act 1986.\n\n5  Prescribed program\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, the program specified in item 1 of the following table is prescribed.\n\n \n\n- Prescribed program\n- Item Column 1Program Column 2Description and purpose of the program\n- 1 Advanced Manufacturing Growth Fund Program To provide funding to transition the manufacturing sectors in Victoria and South Australia to globally focused, highly skilled advanced manufacturing by assisting businesses to invest in capital projects to establish or expand high‑value manufacturing operations in those States.\n\n\n6  Specified legislative power\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 33(3) of the Act, the powers of the Parliament under paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution to make laws with respect to foreign corporations and trading or financial corporations formed within the limits of the Commonwealth are specified.\n\n7  Eligibility criteria relating to program\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 33(4) of the Act, the eligibility criteria relating to the program include the requirement that applicants must be trading or financial corporations to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly focused on its original purpose: establishing a specific grant program for advanced manufacturing in two states. The scope is narrow and precisely defined, with no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the initial policy intent."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 7 sections)","Minimal defined terms (only 1: 'Act')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act and Constitution","Simple structure with no nested conditions or exceptions","Straightforward eligibility criteria (single requirement: must be a constitutional corporation)","No procedural rules, application processes, or compliance mechanisms included in this instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument creates the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Fund Program to provide government grants to manufacturing companies in Victoria and South Australia to buy equipment and establish or expand high‑value, technology‑intensive operations. It applies only to trading or financial corporations (not individuals or non‑profits), using the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 and the corporations power as its legal basis to help local manufacturers become more globally competitive."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument prescribes the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Fund Program and its eligibility rules consistent with the program description: funding to support capital investment in advanced manufacturing in Victoria and South Australia and limiting applicants to trading or financial corporations under paragraph 51(xx). It does not expand or narrow that stated purpose beyond the terms recorded in the instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Short, tightly targeted instrument but depends on cross‑legal interpretation of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 (authority under s33) (see s3).","Uses a constitutional funding basis—parliamentary power under paragraph 51(xx) (foreign/trading or financial corporations) is explicitly specified (see s6), which affects eligibility and legal reach.","Eligibility rule requires applicants to be trading or financial corporations to which paragraph 51(xx) applies, creating compliance and proof burdens for applicants and administrators (see s7).","Geographic and program scope limited to Victoria and South Australia and to capital investment in high‑value manufacturing, narrowing the beneficiary pool and concentrating effects (see s5).","Operational details (selection, funding amounts, assessment criteria) are not specified here, leaving substantial administrative discretion to implement the program under the Act (implicit in s3 and s5).","Commencement mechanics are prescribed (commencement date and registration timing), relevant for transitional arrangements and timing of applications (see s2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument prescribes the “Advanced Manufacturing Growth Fund Program” under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 to provide funding to transition manufacturing in Victoria and South Australia toward high‑value advanced manufacturing by helping businesses invest in capital projects. It requires applicants to be trading or financial corporations covered by paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution, so federally funded grants are limited to those incorporated trading/financial entities, which determines who can apply and how the program is administered."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-advanced-manufacturing-growth-fund-program-instrument-2017","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-advanced-manufacturing-growth-fund-program-instrument-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-advanced-manufacturing-growth-fund-program-instrument-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-advanced-manufacturing-growth-fund-program-instrument-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-advanced-manufacturing-growth-fund-program-instrument-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-advanced-manufacturing-growth-fund-program-instrument-2017/documents"}}