{"id":"F2020L00772","name":"Industry Research and Development (Bankable Feasibility Study on High-Efficiency Low-Emissions Coal Plant in Collinsville Program) Instrument 2020","slug":"industry-research-and-development-bankable-feasibility-study-on-high-efficiency-low-emissions-coal-p","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440523,"registerId":"F2020L00772-fast-fetch-1775956120928","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Bankable Feasibility Study on High-Efficiency Low-Emissions Coal Plant in Collinsville Program) Instrument 2020","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 (Bankable Feasibility Study on High‑Efficiency Low‑Emissions Coal Plant in Collinsville Program) Instrument 2020\n\nI, Angus Taylor, Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 18 June 2020\n\nAngus Taylor\n\nMinister for Energy and Emissions Reduction\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 (Bankable Feasibility Study on High-Efficiency Low-Emissions Coal Plant in Collinsville Program) Instrument 2020.\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this instrument is registered. 24 June 2020\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 Bankable Feasibility Study on High‑Efficiency Low‑Emissions Coal Plant in Collinsville 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 purpose of the program is to provide funding to Shine Energy Pty Ltd to support a feasibility study into the viability of a new high‑efficiency, low‑emissions coal‑fired power plant in Collinsville, Queensland.\n\n6  Specified legislative power\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 33(3) of the Act, the power 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 is specified.\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":"This instrument has not grown beyond its original intent. It is a discrete, single-purpose instrument created specifically to authorise funding for one feasibility study at one location for one recipient. There is no evidence of scope creep; the instrument precisely matches its title and stated purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument — only 6 operative sections","Minimal defined terms — only 2 definitions ('Act' and 'program')","No cross-references beyond basic statutory citations (Industry Research and Development Act 1986, Constitution s 51(xx))","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward purpose and operation — prescribes a program and specifies funding recipient","Single, clear objective with no alternative scenarios or decision trees"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument formally creates the \"Bankable Feasibility Study on High-Efficiency Low-Emissions Coal Plant in Collinsville Program,\" authorising public funds to be paid to Shine Energy Pty Ltd to produce a bankable technical and financial study into a new HELE coal-fired power station in Collinsville, QLD. It affects Shine, taxpayers (through the Industry Research and Development Act framework) and the Collinsville community, and matters because it channels Commonwealth money into investigating coal generation under the corporations power."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not expand statutory powers; it prescribes a single, specified program under the existing Industry Research and Development Act 1986 and names the constitutional power relied on (paragraph 51(xx)). It confines scope to funding a feasibility study for Shine Energy Pty Ltd without adding eligibility, funding levels, or operational rules."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, single-purpose instrument prescribing one program (s5).","Relies on cross‑references to the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 (s3, s5) for authority and implementation details.","Specifies constitutional head of power (paragraph 51(xx)) rather than broader heads — legal basis is narrow but technically significant (s6).","No funding amount, eligibility criteria, timeframes, or reporting requirements are specified, leaving substantive implementation to separate instruments or departmental arrangements (s5(2)).","Formal commencement and registration mechanics are included but routine (s2).","Identifies a named private entity as beneficiary (Shine Energy Pty Ltd), concentrating effects and raising potential procurement/administration questions implicit but unstated."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made under section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, prescribes a program to provide funding to Shine Energy Pty Ltd for a bankable feasibility study into a high‑efficiency, low‑emissions coal‑fired power plant in Collinsville, Queensland. It also specifies that the Commonwealth relies on the Constitution’s corporations power (paragraph 51(xx)) as the legislative basis for the program."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-bankable-feasibility-study-on-high-efficiency-low-emissions-coal-p","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-bankable-feasibility-study-on-high-efficiency-low-emissions-coal-p/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-bankable-feasibility-study-on-high-efficiency-low-emissions-coal-p/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-bankable-feasibility-study-on-high-efficiency-low-emissions-coal-p/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-bankable-feasibility-study-on-high-efficiency-low-emissions-coal-p/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-bankable-feasibility-study-on-high-efficiency-low-emissions-coal-p/documents"}}