{"id":"F2024L01460","name":"Industry Research and Development (Dealership and Repairer Initiative for Vehicle Electrification Nationally (DRIVEN) Program) Instrument 2024","slug":"industry-research-and-development-dealership-and-repairer-initiative-for-vehicle-electrification-nat","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442634,"registerId":"F2024L01460-fast-fetch-1775957596606","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Dealership and Repairer Initiative for Vehicle Electrification Nationally (DRIVEN) Program) Instrument 2024","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 (Dealership and Repairer Initiative for Vehicle Electrification Nationally (DRIVEN) Program) Instrument 2024\n\nI, Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy, as delegate of the Minister for Industry and Science, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 14 November 2024   \n\nChris Bowen\n\nMinister for Climate Change and Energy\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\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Industry Research and Development (Dealership and Repairer Initiative for Vehicle Electrification Nationally (DRIVEN) Program) Instrument 2024.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n1.   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\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The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\nDealership means a licenced motor dealer/trader. This also includes service centres associated with a licenced motor dealer/trader.\n\nElectric vehicle (EV) repairer means an automotive repair business that can demonstrate that they have at least one member of staff suitably qualified to undertake work on EVs and comply with Australian Standard 5732:2022 (EV operations – Maintenance & repair).\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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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 Dealership and Repairer Initiative for Vehicle Electrification Nationally (DRIVEN) Program (the program) is prescribed.\n\n (2) The program provides funding to support the purchase and installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure at automotive dealerships (including associated servicing centres) and electric vehicle (EV) repairers in Australia.\n\n (3) The purposes of the program are to:\n\n(a)  assist businesses to meet the upfront capital costs associated with purchasing and installing electric vehicle charging infrastructure; and\n\n(b)  position the Australian automotive industry to support increasing electric vehicle uptake.\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) is specified, as it relates to measures to give effect to Australia’s obligations under one or more of the following:\n\n1.     the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, particularly Article 4;\n2.     the Kyoto Protocol, particularly Article 10;\n3.     the Paris Agreement, particularly Article 4.   \n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly focused on its original purpose: establishing the DRIVEN program to fund EV charging infrastructure at automotive businesses. It does not expand beyond this narrow scope."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 short sections total","Minimal defined terms (9 definitions, mostly treaty references)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward purpose and operation with no eligibility criteria or administrative detail included in the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"DRIVEN creates a federal grant program to help car dealerships and qualified EV repairers buy and install electric-vehicle charging and related infrastructure, covering upfront costs to ready businesses for the EV transition. It targets licensed dealers and repair shops with EV-qualified staff, easing the financial barrier to electrification and supporting Australia’s climate commitments under international agreements."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument prescribes a specific funding program under the existing power in section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 and does not itself amend or expand the Act. It limits its changes to defining the DRIVEN Program, eligibility definitions (including reliance on Australian Standard 5732:2022), commencement timing, and specifying the external affairs connection to relevant climate treaties (ss 3–6). No provision in this instrument widens the statutory scope beyond prescribing the program."},"complexity_factors":["Short, focused instrument with limited provisions (Name, Commencement, Authority, Definitions, Prescribed program, Specified legislative power) (ss 1–6).","Cross‑references to the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 as the enabling statute (authority under s 33) (s 3, s 5(1)); requires readers to consult the Act for the legal effect and administrative framework.","Eligibility and compliance condition for EV repairers referencing an external technical standard (Australian Standard 5732:2022) and a staff qualification requirement, creating a measurable but external compliance burden (definitions; s 5(2)).","Leaves funding mechanics unspecified (amounts, application, selection, administration), which implies administrative discretion and reliance on subordinate instruments or departmental procedures to implement the program (s 5(2)).","Specifies external affairs as the relevant constitutional power tied to international instruments (UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement), which introduces interpretive interactions between domestic measures and treaty obligations (s 6).","Commencement is immediate (day after registration), producing quick operational start‑time for any administrative arrangements (s 2)."],"plain_english_summary":"Prescribes the DRIVEN Program under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 to provide funding for purchase and installation of electric‑vehicle charging infrastructure at licensed automotive dealerships (including servicing centres) and at EV repairers. The instrument states the program’s purposes (help with upfront capital costs; position industry for rising EV uptake), defines eligible entities (dealerships; EV repairers must demonstrate at least one suitably qualified staff member and comply with Australian Standard 5732:2022), and commences the day after registration."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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