{"id":"F2019L01420","name":"Industry Research and Development (Australian Made Export Initiative Program) Instrument 2019","slug":"industry-research-and-development-australian-made-export-initiative-program-instrument-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100250,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L01420-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the Industry Research and Development (Australian Made Export Initiative Program) Instrument 2019.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the Industry Research and Development Act 1986.\n\n> AMAG logo means the Australian Made, Australian Grown logo.\n\n> program means the Australian Made Export Initiative Program.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prescribed program","content":"#### 5 Prescribed program\n\n  (1) For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, the program is prescribed.\n  (2) The program provides funding:\n    (a) to enhance country of origin branding in domestic and export markets, including funding to support the following (and activities related to the following):\n    (i) the registration of the AMAG logo trade mark in export markets;\n    (ii) the enforcement of the AMAG logo trade mark in export markets;\n    (iii) the promotion of the AMAG logo in domestic and export markets;\n    (iv) research into the effectiveness of the AMAG logo in export markets; and\n    (b) for related export education and business development programs.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified legislative power","content":"#### 6 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    (a) trade and commerce with other countries, and among the States (within the meaning of paragraph 51(i) of the Constitution);\n    (b) external affairs (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxix) of the Constitution).","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument simply prescribes the Australian Made Export Initiative Program and specifies the constitutional powers relied on; it does not, on its face, broaden or narrow the Act's statutory remit beyond prescribing this program and identifying eligible funding activities."},"complexity_factors":["Short, narrowly framed instrument with limited provisions → low textual complexity (ss.1, 5).","Relies on external Act for authority and implementation detail, requiring cross‑reference to s33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 (s.3).","Includes defined term for the AMAG logo and a bundled list of eligible activities, exposing administrators to discretionary funding decisions about scope and eligibility (s.4; s.5(2)).","Specifies constitutional head(s) of power (trade and commerce; external affairs), which is conceptually straightforward but indicates cross‑jurisdictional and international policy application (s.6).","Operational complexity arises from intended cross‑border trademark registration and enforcement work, which involves differing foreign IP regimes and potential legal costs (s.5(2)(a)(i)‑(ii)).","Lack of procedural or eligibility criteria in the instrument increases implementation reliance on departmental guidelines and administrative decision‑making (s.5)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument prescribes the Australian Made Export Initiative Program under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 and authorises government funding to strengthen country‑of‑origin branding for Australian products. It supports activities tied to the Australian Made, Australian Grown (AMAG) logo — such as overseas trademark registration, enforcement, promotion, research and related export education and business development. The measure affects exporters, AMAG trademark holders and the administering agency by directing public funds to brand protection and promotion and by creating administrative decisions about which activities receive support."},"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":"This is a straightforward legislative instrument that does exactly what its title suggests—prescribes the Australian Made Export Initiative Program. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of establishing this specific funding program."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (6 sections, approximately 250 words)","Only 3 defined terms (Act, AMAG logo, program)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act and Constitution","Simple declarative structure with no conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single purpose: prescribing a program and specifying constitutional heads of power"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument creates the Australian Made Export Initiative Program, a government funding scheme to help Australian exporters promote genuinely Australian-made products overseas. It finances registering and protecting the \"Australian Made, Australian Grown\" logo abroad, promotion, research on logo effectiveness, and exporter training and business development.\n\nIt affects exporters, the Australian Made logo manager (Australian Made Campaign Limited), and agencies distributing funds. The program aims to protect Australia’s country-of-origin reputation and make it easier for legitimate businesses to compete internationally."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-australian-made-export-initiative-program-instrument-2019","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-australian-made-export-initiative-program-instrument-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-australian-made-export-initiative-program-instrument-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-australian-made-export-initiative-program-instrument-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-australian-made-export-initiative-program-instrument-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-australian-made-export-initiative-program-instrument-2019/documents"}}