{"id":"F2018L01451","name":"Industry Research and Development (Automotive Engineering Graduate Program) Instrument 2018","slug":"industry-research-and-development-automotive-engineering-graduate-program-instrument-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439804,"registerId":"F2018L01451-fast-fetch-1775955686726","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Automotive Engineering Graduate Program) Instrument 2018","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 (Automotive Engineering Graduate Program) Instrument 2018\n\nI, Karen Andrews, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 18 October 2018\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\n7 Eligibility criteria relating to program\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Industry Research and Development (Automotive Engineering Graduate Program) Instrument 2018.\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instrument is registered. 23 October 2018\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\nhigher education provider has the same meaning as in the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\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 Automotive Engineering Graduate Program The program provides funding to higher education providers to provide grants to students to undertake research with industry in areas of knowledge identified as priorities for developing the capabilities, and competitive advantage, of Australia’s automotive engineering industry.\n\n\n6  Specified legislative power\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 33(3) of the Act, the following legislative powers of the Parliament are specified:\n\n (a) to make laws with respect to foreign corporations and trading or financial corporations formed within the limits of the Commonwealth;\n\n (b) to make laws incidental to the execution of the executive power of the Commonwealth;\n\n (c) to make laws under section 122 of the Constitution for the government of a Territory.\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 includes the requirement that applicants must be Table A providers or Table B providers within the meaning of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","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 of establishing a single, specific graduate program for automotive engineering research. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 7 sections)","Minimal defined terms (only 2: 'Act' and 'higher education provider')","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","Simple cross-references (only to the parent Act and Higher Education Support Act 2003)","Straightforward purpose and eligibility criteria","Single program prescribed with clear description"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument creates the Automotive Engineering Graduate Program, funding eligible universities to award grants to automotive engineering students for industry-based research projects that boost Australia’s automotive engineering capabilities.  \n\nIt affects participating students, partnered car companies, and “Table A/B” higher education providers, aiming to preserve skills and innovation after major plant closures. It is made under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not expand statutory powers or amend existing legislation; it prescribes a program under section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 and sets an eligibility requirement referencing the Higher Education Support Act 2003. Operational details and priority-setting are left to administering agencies."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose, short instrument prescribing one named program (low intrinsic complexity).","Cross-references to the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 and the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (requires reading external definitions).","Eligibility tied to external statutory categories ('Table A' and 'Table B' providers) rather than defined here.","Program description uses open-ended phrase 'areas of knowledge identified as priorities', creating administrative discretion on priorities and selection.","No funding amounts, selection processes, or accountability mechanisms specified — operational details delegated to implementing agencies (implementation risk).","Specifies constitutional legislative powers (s6) for legal grounding; formal but not operationally complex.","Commencement and dating formalities included but straightforward."],"plain_english_summary":"`Automotive Engineering Graduate Program` is prescribed under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 to fund higher education providers to award grants to students for industry-linked automotive engineering research (s5). Eligibility is limited to Table A or Table B higher education providers under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (s7). The instrument channels government research funding through universities; government agencies decide program delivery while providers administer student grants."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-automotive-engineering-graduate-program-instrument-2018","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-automotive-engineering-graduate-program-instrument-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-automotive-engineering-graduate-program-instrument-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-automotive-engineering-graduate-program-instrument-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-automotive-engineering-graduate-program-instrument-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-automotive-engineering-graduate-program-instrument-2018/documents"}}