{"id":"F2019L00419","name":"Industry Research and Development (Cooperative Research Centres Program) Instrument 2019","slug":"industry-research-and-development-cooperative-research-centres-program-instrument-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439999,"registerId":"F2019L00419-fast-fetch-1775955801251","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Cooperative Research Centres 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 (Cooperative Research Centres Program) Instrument 2019\n\nI, Karen Andrews, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 21 March 2019\n\nKaren Andrews\n\nMinister for Industry, Science and Technology\n\n \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 (Cooperative Research Centres 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this instrument is registered. 27 March 2019\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 Cooperative Research Centres 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, in the form of medium to long‑term grants of up to 10 years:\n\n (a) to support industry‑led collaborative research partnerships to undertake high quality research aimed at solving industry‑identified problems; and\n\n (b) to deliver tangible outcomes.\n\n (3) The purpose of the program is as follows:\n\n (a) to improve the competitiveness, productivity and sustainability of Australian industries, especially where Australia has a competitive strength, and in line with government priorities;\n\n (b) to foster high‑quality research to solve industry‑identified problems through industry‑led and outcome‑focused collaborative research partnerships between industry entities and research organisations;\n\n (c) to encourage and facilitate the participation of small and medium enterprises in collaborative research.\n\n (4) In addition to funding from the Department administering the program, the program may also include funding from other non‑corporate Commonwealth entities (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013).\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) trade and commerce with other countries, and among the States (within the meaning of paragraph 51(i) of the Constitution);\n\n (b) the provision of benefits to students (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxiiiA) of the Constitution);\n\n (c) 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":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains a tight scope consistent with its original purpose under section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986. It simply prescribes the CRC Program and describes its objectives without expanding into new policy areas or adding administrative machinery beyond what is necessary for the prescription."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 sections total, with minimal conditional logic","Just 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'program') in the interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act and Constitution","Straightforward declarative structure — prescribing a program, stating its purpose, and specifying constitutional heads of power","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument formally establishes the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Program under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, authorising public funding for medium–to–long‑term, industry‑led research partnerships between businesses (including SMEs) and research organisations. It’s the legal basis enabling the government to award up to ten‑year, outcome‑focused grants to boost industry competitiveness and ensure program spending sits within constitutional powers."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument prescribes an existing program and sets its stated purposes and funding form (s5) and names the constitutional powers relied on (s6). It does not itself expand or limit the Act’s substantive grant powers; operational details (eligibility, assessment, conditions) are left to the administering Department and supporting instruments, so the legislative scope is consistent with the Act (s3, s5)."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument but depends on external statute (Industry Research and Development Act 1986) for legal effect (s3; defined term 'Act')","Specifies program purpose and grant characteristics (duration, outcome focus) but does not set detailed eligibility or assessment rules, creating administrative discretion (s5(2)–(3))","Allows additional funding from other non‑corporate Commonwealth entities, introducing inter‑agency funding coordination (s5(4))","Identifies constitutional heads of power to support Parliament's law‑making (s6), a technical legal specification rather than operational detail","Uses concise definitions only for 'Act' and 'program', minimising statutory complexity but pushing implementation detail to subordinate instruments or departmental processes (s4)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally prescribes the Cooperative Research Centres Program under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, enabling medium‑to‑long‑term grants (up to 10 years) for industry‑led collaborative research that must deliver tangible outcomes (s5(1)–(3)). Funding comes from the administering Department and may include other non‑corporate Commonwealth entities (s5(4)). The instrument sets program purposes—improving industry competitiveness, fostering industry‑led research, and encouraging SME participation—but leaves operational eligibility, assessment and grant administration to the program machinery (s5)."},"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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