{"id":"F2021L01305","name":"Industry Research and Development (Daintree Microgrid Program) Instrument 2021","slug":"industry-research-and-development-daintree-microgrid-program-instrument-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440996,"registerId":"F2021L01305-fast-fetch-1775956432837","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Daintree Microgrid Program) Instrument 2021","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\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 (Daintree Microgrid Program) Instrument 2021\n\nI, Angus Taylor, Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, make the following instrument.\n\nDated: 20 September 2021   \n\nAngus Taylor\n\nMinister for Energy and Emissions Reduction\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\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Industry Research and Development (Daintree Microgrid Program) Instrument 2021.\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The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\nKyoto Protocol means the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, done at Kyoto on 11 December 1997, as in force for Australia from time to time.\n\nNote: The Protocol is in Australian Treaty Series 2008 No. 2 ([2008] ATS 2) and could in 2021 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).\n\nParis Agreement means the Paris Agreement, done at Paris on 12 December 2015, as in force for Australia from time to time.\n\nNote: The Agreement is in Australian Treaty Series 2016 No. 24 ([2016] ATS 24) and could in 2021 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).\n\nprogram: see subsection 5(1).\n\nUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change means the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, done at New York on 9 May 1992, as in force for Australia from time to time.\n\nNote: The Convention is in Australian Treaty Series 1994 No. 2 ([1994] ATS 2) and could in 2021 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).\n\n5  Prescribed program\n\n (1) For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, the Daintree Microgrid Program (the program) is prescribed.\n\n             (2)  The program provides a grant to support the deployment of a microgrid that:\n\n (a) is powered by renewable energy, hydrogen produced using renewable energy, or both; and\n\n (b) is located in the Douglas local government area (within the meaning of the Local Government Regulation 2012 (Qld)).  \n\n (3) The purposes of the program are to:\n\n (a) reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and\n\n (b) improve the affordability, reliability and security of the energy supply for the Daintree community; and\n\n (c) improve the Daintree community’s resilience to extreme weather events.\n\n6  Specified legislative power\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 33(3) of the Act, the power of the Parliament to make laws with respect to external affairs (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxix) of the Constitution), as it relates to measures that would assist Australia to meet its obligations under one or more of the following, is specified:\n\n (a) the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, particularly Article 4;\n\n (b) the Kyoto Protocol, particularly Article 10;\n\n (c) the Paris Agreement, particularly Article 4.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not amend the Industry Research and Development Act 1986; it prescribes a specific grant program and specifies the constitutional external affairs power relevant to that program (s5, s6). It therefore confines scope to a discrete program (location, technology, and purposes) rather than changing the Act’s broader statutory scope."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-program prescription reduces scope complexity (s5).","Relies on cross-reference to section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, so meaning depends on the parent Act.","External affairs specification points to international instruments (UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement), requiring constitutional interpretation for legal scope (s6).","Minimal definitions and procedural detail; substantive grant terms and eligibility are not set out here, leaving administrative discretion.","Geographic specificity (Douglas local government area) creates a clear but narrowly bounded application (s5(2)(b)).","Low compliance burden on the public in the instrument itself, but potential administrative complexity in implementing grant rules and measuring listed purposes (s5(3))."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument prescribes the Daintree Microgrid Program under section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986. It authorises a government grant to deploy a microgrid powered by renewable energy and/or renewable hydrogen in the Douglas local government area, with stated aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve affordability, reliability and security of local energy supply, and boost resilience to extreme weather (s5).\n\nIt also identifies the relevant external affairs legislative power as tied to the UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement (s6)."},"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 maintains a narrow, targeted scope consistent with its title and apparent original intent. It does exactly what it says on the tin: establishes a single grant program for one specific location (Daintree) with specific technology requirements (renewables/hydrogen). There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original purpose of supporting a microgrid in the Douglas local government area."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (6 sections, approximately 1 page of substantive content)","Only 6 defined terms, all straightforward (Act, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, program, UNFCCC)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","Single purpose: prescribe one specific grant program with clear eligibility criteria","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to parent Act and international treaties for constitutional basis)","No operative provisions beyond establishing the program exists and stating its purpose"],"plain_english_summary":"The Daintree Microgrid Program establishes a federal grant to fund a small local electricity network for the Daintree region, replacing diesel generation with renewable energy and/or renewable hydrogen. It targets residents and businesses in Douglas Shire, potential project operators, and taxpayers.\n\nThe measure aims to cut emissions, lower costs and boost reliability for a grid‑isolated community, and is justified under the Constitution’s external affairs power tied to Australia’s international climate treaty obligations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-daintree-microgrid-program-instrument-2021","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-daintree-microgrid-program-instrument-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-daintree-microgrid-program-instrument-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-daintree-microgrid-program-instrument-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-daintree-microgrid-program-instrument-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-daintree-microgrid-program-instrument-2021/documents"}}