{"id":"F2021L01298","name":"Industry Research and Development (Digital Atlas of Australia Program) Instrument 2021","slug":"industry-research-and-development-digital-atlas-of-australia-program-instrument-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440997,"registerId":"F2021L01298-fast-fetch-1775956432840","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Digital Atlas of Australia Program) Instrument 2021","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 (Digital Atlas of Australia Program) Instrument 2021\n\nI, Keith Pitt, Minister for Resources and Water, make the following instrument.\n\nDated: 15 September 2021\n\nKeith Pitt\n\nMinister for Resources and Water\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 (Digital Atlas of Australia 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The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\nprogram: see subsection 5(1).\n\n5  Prescribed program\n\n (1) For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, the Digital Atlas of Australia Program (the program) is prescribed.\n\n (2) The program provides funding for the development and maintenance of a digital atlas of Australia’s geography, incorporating a variety of data content and analytic tools, with secure Commonwealth access and a public interface.\n\n (3) The purpose of the program is to enhance the Commonwealth’s location-based data and scientific infrastructure and capability.\n\n6  Specified legislative powers\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) postal, telegraphic, telephonic and other like services (within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution);\n\n (b) matters incidental to the exercise of the executive power of the Commonwealth, including measures that are peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation (see paragraph 51(xxxix) and section 61 of the Constitution);\n\n (c) census and statistics (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xi) of the Constitution).\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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It does not expand or narrow legislative powers beyond specifying which heads of power are relied on, nor does it set operational rules—implementation details remain with administrative instruments and processes."},"complexity_factors":["Short, narrowly framed instrument: prescribes one program and states purpose (s5).","Relies on an external statutory power (s33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986) rather than creating standalone powers (s3).","Specifies constitutional heads of power the Parliament may rely on, raising legal-constitutional technicality (s6).","No operational detail on funding mechanisms, procurement, data governance, or access rules — implementation left to administrative processes, increasing practical uncertainty.","Low regulatory/compliance burden in the instrument itself, but interacts with procurement, data-security and grants frameworks outside the instrument."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally prescribes the \"Digital Atlas of Australia Program\" under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 and gives the Commonwealth power to fund its development and maintenance (s3; s5(1)–(2)). The program funds creation of a digital national atlas with secure Commonwealth access and a public interface and is intended to boost the Commonwealth’s location-based data and scientific capability (s5(2)–(3)). The instrument also identifies the constitutional heads of power relied on for the program (s6)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument remains tightly focused on its original purpose of establishing the Digital Atlas of Australia Program. It does not expand beyond the specific program prescription and constitutional specification required by section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 6 sections)","Minimal defined terms (only 2: 'Act' and 'program')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act (Industry Research and Development Act 1986)","Simple linear structure with no conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward purpose and description in plain language","Single substantive provision prescribing the program (section 5)"],"plain_english_summary":"The bill establishes the Digital Atlas of Australia Program under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 to fund and maintain a central digital map of Australia's geography. It supports creating geographic data, tools, secure Commonwealth access, and a public interface.\n\nIt matters because it strengthens location‑based science and infrastructure capabilities and provides an authoritative mapping resource for government, researchers, funded organisations, and the public."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-digital-atlas-of-australia-program-instrument-2021","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-digital-atlas-of-australia-program-instrument-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-digital-atlas-of-australia-program-instrument-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-digital-atlas-of-australia-program-instrument-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-digital-atlas-of-australia-program-instrument-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-digital-atlas-of-australia-program-instrument-2021/documents"}}