{"id":"F2017L00713","name":"Industry Research and Development (Digital Earth Australia Program) Instrument 2017","slug":"industry-research-and-development-digital-earth-australia-program-instrument-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439210,"registerId":"F2017L00713-fast-fetch-1775955319851","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Digital Earth Australia Program) Instrument 2017","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![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nIndustry Research and Development (Digital Earth Australia Program) Instrument 2017\n\nI, Arthur Sinodinos AO, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 16 June 2017\n\nArthur Sinodinos\n\n________________________________\n\nArthur Sinodinos AO\n\nMinister for Industry, Innovation and Science\n\n \n\n \n\n \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 (Digital Earth Australia Program) Instrument 2017.\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The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\n5  Prescribed program\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, the program specified in item 1 of the following table is prescribed to the extent that it is with respect to the legislative power of the Parliament specified in section 6.\n\n \n\n- Prescribed program\n- Item Column 1Program Column 2Description and purpose of the program\n- 1 Digital Earth Australia Program Arranging and enabling the storage, analysis and availability of satellite and other data to provide information to the Commonwealth and the public about Australian and international landscapes and marine environments.\n\n\n6  Specified legislative power\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 33(3) of the Act, the legislative power of the Parliament to make laws with respect to the following powers of the Constitution are specified:\n\n1.     communications power (s 51(v)); and\n2.     census and statistics power (s 51(xi)); and\n3.     implied nationhood power; and\n4.     express incidental power and executive power (s 51(xxxix) and s 61).\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains a narrow, focused scope consistent with its original purpose. It does one thing only: prescribe the Digital Earth Australia Program under the parent Act. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the original intent to establish this specific satellite data program."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 6 sections spanning approximately 2 pages","Minimal defined terms: only 1 definition ('Act') in section 4","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act (Industry Research and Development Act 1986)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Simple tabular structure for the program description with only 1 item","Straightforward constitutional power listing in section 6 with no interpretive complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally establishes the Digital Earth Australia Program as a prescribed program under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, giving it legal standing to receive funding and operate under that Act. The program collects, stores and analyses satellite and environmental data about Australia’s land and marine areas and makes the results available to the Commonwealth and the public. It matters because it provides the legal and constitutional basis for the program and affects government agencies directly and researchers, businesses and citizens indirectly."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not amend the Act or alter its statutory scope. It prescribes a program (Digital Earth Australia Program) under the authority of section 33 and specifies which constitutional powers the Commonwealth will rely on for the program’s activities. The instrument therefore defines and claims legal bases for the program but does not expand or narrow the Act itself beyond that prescription."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument that prescribes one defined program.","Direct cross-reference to section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 requires reading with the Act.","Specifies multiple constitutional heads of power (s 51(v), s 51(xi), implied nationhood, s 51(xxxix), s 61) — interpretive issues about the scope of each may arise.","No operational or funding details included, leaving administrative discretion to the executive and reducing statutory technical complexity but increasing implementation reliance on non‑statutory instruments.","Limited regulatory compliance language; the practical legal effects depend on how supporting agencies implement the program."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally prescribes the “Digital Earth Australia Program” under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, authorising the Commonwealth to arrange, store, analyse and make available satellite and other data about Australian and international landscapes and marine environments. It affects Commonwealth agencies, researchers, data suppliers and users, and matters because it sets the legal authority and constitutional bases the Commonwealth will rely on when operating or supporting the program."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-digital-earth-australia-program-instrument-2017","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-digital-earth-australia-program-instrument-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-digital-earth-australia-program-instrument-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-digital-earth-australia-program-instrument-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-digital-earth-australia-program-instrument-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-digital-earth-australia-program-instrument-2017/documents"}}