{"id":"F2020L00771","name":"Industry Research and Development (Environmental Education Centres Program) Instrument 2020","slug":"industry-research-and-development-environmental-education-centres-program-instrument-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440517,"registerId":"F2020L00771-fast-fetch-1775956118832","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Environmental Education Centres 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 (Environmental Education Centres Program) Instrument 2020\n\nI, Sussan Ley, as delegate of the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 17 June 2020\n\nSussan Ley\n\nMinister for the Environment\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 (Environmental Education Centres 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this instrument is registered. 23 June 2020\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\nprogram means the Environmental Education Centres 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:\n\n (a) to Murdoch University to establish the Harry Butler Environmental Education Centre to develop and promote understanding of the positive relationship between economic development and environmental sustainability; and\n\n (b) to the University of Melbourne to establish the National Centre for Coasts, Environment and Climate to foster research and education focused on the coastal environment, climate change, science, history and culture, the arts and community engagement.\n\n (3) The purpose of the program is to assist the universities mentioned in subsection (2) to establish environmental education centres to provide facilities for education, advocacy, industry collaboration, research, art and conferencing activities.\n\n6  Specified legislative power\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 33(3) of the Act, the power of the Parliament under paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution to make laws with respect to foreign corporations and trading or financial corporations formed within the limits of the Commonwealth is specified.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the Act’s scope; it prescribes a narrowly framed program to fund two named university centres and specifies constitutional authority. It establishes a statutory basis for the grants (s5) and sets commencement and authority (s2, s3, s6) but does not expand the Act or add broader regulatory powers."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, named beneficiaries — only two universities are specified (s5(2)).","Simple statutory prescription — instrument made under s33 of the Act (s3) and prescribes the program (s5(1)).","Purpose statement limited to establishing centres and functions (education, research, advocacy, industry collaboration, arts, conferencing) — concise role definition (s5(3)).","Invocation of constitutional power is explicit but formulaic — specifies paragraph 51(xx) corporations power for legal authority (s6).","No financial details, eligibility criteria, conditions, application or reporting requirements included — implementation relies on separate funding arrangements (s5).","Low administrative and compliance burden on third parties because the instrument names recipients rather than creating open processes.","Technical commencement mechanics are standard (commencement table) and do not add substantive complexity (s2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument prescribes the Environmental Education Centres Program under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 and authorises Commonwealth funding to Murdoch University (Harry Butler Environmental Education Centre) and the University of Melbourne (National Centre for Coasts, Environment and Climate). It affects those universities as funding recipients and the Minister’s delegate as decision-maker; it matters because it creates the statutory basis for government grants and invokes the constitutional corporations power to support the program."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly scoped to its original purpose. It prescribes a specific program with two named universities, defined funding purposes, and explicit constitutional grounding. There is no evidence of scope creep — the instrument does exactly what its title suggests and contains no extraneous provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument — only 6 sections spanning approximately 1 page","Minimal defined terms — only 2 definitions in section 4 ('Act' and 'program')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act (Industry Research and Development Act 1986) and the Constitution","Simple conditional structure — no nested exceptions, if-then logic, or complex temporal provisions","Straightforward purpose — single program with two specific grant recipients and clear objectives","No penalty provisions, enforcement mechanisms, or compliance obligations"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises federal funding for an Environmental Education Centres Program, directing taxpayer money to Murdoch University (Harry Butler Environmental Education Centre) and the University of Melbourne (National Centre for Coasts, Environment and Climate) to establish university-based environmental education, research, industry engagement, arts and events hubs. It matters because it’s a delegated legislative instrument using the Commonwealth’s corporations-related power to permit spending without a new Act of Parliament."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-environmental-education-centres-program-instrument-2020","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-environmental-education-centres-program-instrument-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-environmental-education-centres-program-instrument-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-environmental-education-centres-program-instrument-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-environmental-education-centres-program-instrument-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-environmental-education-centres-program-instrument-2020/documents"}}