{"id":"F2020L01463","name":"Industry Research and Development (Digital Skills Finder Platform Program) Instrument 2020","slug":"industry-research-and-development-digital-skills-finder-platform-program-instrument-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440669,"registerId":"F2020L01463-fast-fetch-1775956227664","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Digital Skills Finder Platform Program) Instrument 2020","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 Skills Finder Platform Program) Instrument 2020\n\nI, Karen Andrews, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 20 November 2020\n\nKaren Andrews\n\nMinister for Industry, Science and Technology\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 Skills Finder Platform Program) Instrument 2020.\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instrument is registered. 25 November 2020\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 Skills Finder Platform Program (the program) is prescribed.\n\n (2) The program provides funding to further develop and operate an online portal for people to access online software and digital training courses.\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 postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services (within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution) is specified.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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 remains tightly scoped to its original purpose. It simply establishes one specific grant program (the Digital Skills Finder Platform Program) under existing legislative authority. There is no evidence of scope creep — the instrument does not expand beyond prescribing the program and identifying its constitutional basis."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 6 operative sections across 2 pages","Minimal defined terms — only 2 definitions ('Act' and 'program')","No cross-references beyond the parent Act and Constitution","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Single purpose instrument with straightforward declaratory structure"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument establishes the Digital Skills Finder Platform Program: a federally funded online portal to help the public discover and access digital-skills and software training, affecting learners, training providers, and the Department of Industry, Science and Technology (Industry and Science). It’s designed to boost digital literacy and address skills gaps by centralising course discovery, and is authorised under the Industry Research and Development Act with a communications-based constitutional rationale."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not amend the underlying Act or expand statutory powers. It simply prescribes a named program and identifies the constitutional power relied on (s5, s6) under the existing authority in s33 of the Act (s3). It therefore narrows to an administrative designation rather than altering legal scope or adding regulatory obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, single-purpose instrument (6 sections) — structural simplicity.","Acts only to prescribe a program under s33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 (s5(1)) — limited legal action.","Specifies program objective broadly (funding to develop and operate an online portal for software/digital training) but omits operational details such as eligibility, funding amounts, procurement or reporting — reliance on other instruments/agencies increases practical complexity for implementers (s5(2)).","Commencement and formalities set out (s2) — administrative clarity.","Made under statutory authority rather than amending primary legislation (s3) — no change to Act text.","Specifies constitutional legislative power relied on (postal/telegraphic/telephonic services) (s6) — legal framing without operational effect."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally prescribes the \"Digital Skills Finder Platform Program\" under section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 and authorises Commonwealth funding to develop and operate an online portal that provides access to software and digital training courses (s5(2)).\n\nMade by the Minister under the Act (s3), it specifies the constitutional power relied on (postal/telephonic services) (s6) and leaves program design, eligibility, funding amounts and delivery rules to implementing agencies or further instruments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-digital-skills-finder-platform-program-instrument-2020","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-digital-skills-finder-platform-program-instrument-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-digital-skills-finder-platform-program-instrument-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-digital-skills-finder-platform-program-instrument-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-digital-skills-finder-platform-program-instrument-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-digital-skills-finder-platform-program-instrument-2020/documents"}}