{"id":"F2020L00731","name":"Industry Research and Development (Empowering Business To Go Digital Program) Instrument 2020","slug":"industry-research-and-development-empowering-business-to-go-digital-program-instrument-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440510,"registerId":"F2020L00731-fast-fetch-1775956112187","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Empowering Business To Go Digital 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 (Empowering Business To Go Digital Program) Instrument 2020\n\nI, Karen Andrews, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 11 June 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 (Empowering Business To Go Digital 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this instrument is registered. 17 June 2020\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\nNGO means a non‑government organisation.\n\nprogram means the Empowering Business To Go Digital Program.\n\n5  Prescribed program\n\n (1) For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, the program is prescribed.\n\n (2) The program provides funding to support an NGO to do any or all of the following:\n\n (a) increase the awareness, and promote the adoption, of digital electronic communications amongst small businesses by engaging with small businesses and their advisers (whether by using digital electronic communications or other forms of communication);\n\n (b) establish and operate a website that provides small businesses with up‑to‑date and tailored information about digital electronic communications, including by identifying and drawing together existing digital resources provided by government and by others;\n\n (c) use digital electronic communications to engage in activities to improve information sharing between small businesses, government, industry associations and other key stakeholders in the program.\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":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not expand or alter the principal Act’s powers; it prescribes a specific program under the Act (s.5), records the Minister’s authority to make the instrument (s.3), and specifies the constitutional power relied on (s.6). It supplies legal basis and commencement detail but leaves implementation, eligibility and funding mechanics to executive arrangements outside the instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow substantive scope: prescribes one specific program and lists three program activities (s.5).","Reliance on parent statute for mechanics: made under s.33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986; detailed operation depends on that Act and administrative instruments (s.3).","Minimal procedural detail: commencement, definitions and constitutional power are specified but no eligibility, selection, funding amounts, or reporting rules are included (ss.1–2, s.5).","Administrative discretion resides outside the instrument: funding decisions and contracting to an NGO are not specified here, creating implementation dependence on executive processes (s.5).","Constitutional clarity: specifies the Commonwealth legislative head of power relied on (postal, telegraphic, telephonic and like services) (s.6), which narrows legal footing but adds a constitutional reference point."],"plain_english_summary":"Defines and prescribes the \"Empowering Business To Go Digital Program\" under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, authorising Commonwealth funding to an NGO to promote small businesses’ adoption of digital communications, run a tailored informational website, and improve information sharing (s.5). It records commencement and the Minister’s authority for the instrument (ss.1–3) and specifies the constitutional power relied on (s.6).\n\nPublic money pays for NGO delivery; this instrument sets the program’s legal basis but leaves recipient selection, reporting and contractual terms to implementing arrangements outside the instrument."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains a narrow, focused scope consistent with its title and apparent original intent. It simply prescribes a specific digital adoption program for small businesses without expanding into broader areas."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument — only 6 sections spanning approximately 1 page","Only 3 defined terms in section 4 (Act, NGO, program)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act (Industry Research and Development Act 1986)","Simple conditional structure — subsection 5(2) uses basic 'any or all of the following' list format with no nested conditions","No exceptions, exemptions, or penalty provisions","Straightforward commencement table with single entry"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument establishes the \"Empowering Business To Go Digital Program,\" funding NGOs to help small businesses adopt online tools by providing education, creating a central website of digital resources, and improving digital information-sharing between businesses, government and industry.  \n\nCreated in June 2020 amid COVID-19’s shift online, it targets small firms struggling to digitise. The measure cites Parliament’s communications power as its constitutional legal basis."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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