{"id":"F2019L00684","name":"Industry Research and Development (Australia-India Strategic Research Fund Program) Instrument 2019","slug":"industry-research-and-development-australia-india-strategic-research-fund-program-instrument-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440066,"registerId":"F2019L00684-fast-fetch-1775955843820","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Australia-India Strategic Research Fund Program) Instrument 2019","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![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nIndustry Research and Development (Australia‑India Strategic Research Fund Program) Instrument 2019\n\nI, Karen Andrews, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, make the following instrument.\n\nDated    14/05/2019\n\nKaren Andrews\n\nMinister for Industry, Science and Technology\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\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Industry Research and Development (Australia-India Strategic Research Fund Program) Instrument 2019.\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this instrument is registered. 21 May 2019\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\nprogram means the Australia‑India Strategic Research Fund Program.\n\n5  Prescribed program\n\n (1) For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, the program is prescribed.\n\n (2) The program provides funding to support Australian researchers and organisations from both the public and private sectors to do the following:\n\n (a) participate in research projects, workshops, fellowships, exchanges, missions and other collaborative activities with their Indian counterparts;\n\n (b) support the development of strategic alliances between Australian and Indian research organisations, learned academies and other relevant entities;\n\n (c) build links between Australian and Indian research and business communities to help capture new innovation opportunities.\n\n (3) The purpose of the program is to strengthen collaboration between Australia and India in science, technology and innovation to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.\n\n6  Specified legislative power\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 33(3) of the Act, the powers of the Parliament to make laws with respect to the following are specified:\n\n (a) external affairs (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxix) of the Constitution);\n\n (b) enterprises and activities that are peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument simply prescribes and defines the Australia‑India Strategic Research Fund Program and its purpose under the Act; it does not on its face expand or narrow the Act’s substantive scope. It does, however, explicitly record the constitutional powers relied on (external affairs and certain enterprise matters) which frames the program’s legal basis (s6)."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument with limited provisions (ss1–6)","Reliance on delegated power under s33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 (s3)","Broadly worded program activities that allow administrative discretion in implementation (s5(2))","No operational detail on eligibility, application, funding levels or conditions — those are left to other instruments or administration (s5)","Specification of constitutional heads of power may raise interpretive or legal questions about federal competence (s6)"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislative instrument, made under section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, prescribes the Australia‑India Strategic Research Fund Program. It authorises Commonwealth funding to support Australian researchers and public or private organisations to collaborate with Indian counterparts through projects, workshops, fellowships, exchanges, missions and strategic alliances. The instrument also records the constitutional powers relied on (external affairs and certain enterprise matters)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward machinery instrument that does exactly what its title suggests: it prescribes a specific bilateral research fund program. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original purpose of establishing the Australia-India Strategic Research Fund Program under the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 short sections total","Minimal defined terms (just 2: 'Act' and 'program')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward declarative structure prescribing a program and specifying constitutional powers","Single operational purpose with no regulatory machinery"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument creates the Australia‑India Strategic Research Fund Program under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, authorising government funding to support joint S&T projects, exchanges, workshops and partnership‑building between Australian researchers, businesses and Indian counterparts. It formalises legal authority to spend public funds on Australia–India research collaboration, making it easier for Australian institutions and firms to access grants and commercial opportunities through sustained bilateral engagement."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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