{"id":"F2017L01566","name":"Industry Research and Development (Australian Small Business Advisory Services Program) Instrument 2017","slug":"industry-research-and-development-australian-small-business-advisory-services-program-instrument-201","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":144371,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L01566-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","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 Small Business Advisory Services Program) Instrument 2017.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 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```html\n

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

1. The whole of this instrument

The day after this instrument is registered.

\n```\n\n> Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.","sortOrder":1},{"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":2},{"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> trading corporation means a trading corporation (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution) formed within the limits of the Commonwealth.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prescribed program","content":"#### 5 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```html\n

Prescribed program

Item

Column 1

Program

Column 2

Description and purpose of the program

1

Australian Small Business Advisory Services Program

The program provides funding to business advisory services providers that are trading corporations to:

(a) assist them in the conduct of their business advisory activities; and

(b) enhance their capabilities to deliver low cost, high quality advisory services to small businesses.

\n```","sortOrder":4},{"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 under paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution to make laws with respect to trading corporations formed within the limits of the Commonwealth are specified.","sortOrder":5}],"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":"This is a simple, single-purpose instrument that does exactly what its title suggests — it prescribes the Australian Small Business Advisory Services Program. There is no evidence of scope creep; the instrument remains tightly focused on establishing the legal basis for this specific funding program."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 defined terms in section 4 ('Act' and 'trading corporation')","Single operative provision (section 5) prescribing one program","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing — only refers to the parent Act (Industry Research and Development Act 1986) and the Constitution","Straightforward tabular format for the prescribed program","Total length is approximately 6 short sections"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument creates the Australian Small Business Advisory Services Program, a legal framework allowing the government to fund trading corporations that provide business advice. It enables subsidies so advisory firms can offer cheaper, higher‑quality advice to small businesses, and gives the government statutory authority to allocate public money through this structured grant program."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument prescribes an existing program under the Act and limits recipients to trading corporations. It does not expand or narrow the program beyond the description provided and contains no amendments or retroactive changes; operational rules and allocation of funds are left to the Act's processes and administrative implementation (ss 3, 5, 6)."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument with limited substantive content (ss 1, 5).","Relies on and must be read with the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 for operational detail (s 3).","Restricts recipients to the constitutional category ‘trading corporation’, requiring legal characterisation of applicants (definition; s 4; s 6 cites s51(xx)).","Leaves eligibility, application and decision-making mechanics to the Act and administrative practice, creating implementation discretion and potential procedural complexity (s 5; s 3).","Clear commencement timing but no transitional or regulatory detail (s 2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, prescribes the Australian Small Business Advisory Services Program and authorises funding under the Act to business-advisory providers that are trading corporations. Its stated purpose is to help those providers run their advisory activities and to build capacity to deliver low-cost, high-quality services to small businesses. Recipients are limited to entities fitting the constitutional ‘trading corporation’ category, while grant details and decision processes remain governed by the Act’s administrative arrangements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-australian-small-business-advisory-services-program-instrument-201","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-australian-small-business-advisory-services-program-instrument-201/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-australian-small-business-advisory-services-program-instrument-201/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-australian-small-business-advisory-services-program-instrument-201/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-australian-small-business-advisory-services-program-instrument-201/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-australian-small-business-advisory-services-program-instrument-201/documents"}}