{"id":"F2020L01618","name":"Industry Research and Development (Ferretti International Whyalla Steel Processing and Galvanising Plant Program) Instrument 2020","slug":"industry-research-and-development-ferretti-international-whyalla-steel-processing-and-galvanising-pl","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440699,"registerId":"F2020L01618-fast-fetch-1775956244414","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Ferretti International Whyalla Steel Processing and Galvanising Plant Program) Instrument 2020","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\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 (Ferretti International Whyalla Steel Processing and Galvanising Plant Program) Instrument 2020\n\nI, Karen Andrews, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 10 December 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\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Industry Research and Development (Ferretti International Whyalla Steel Processing and Galvanising Plant 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instrument is registered. 17 December 2020\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 Ferretti International Whyalla Steel Processing and Galvanising Plant Program (the program) is prescribed.\n\n (2) The program provides funding to Ferretti International Ottoway Pty Ltd to support the upgrade of its steel processing and galvanising plant in Whyalla, South Australia, including to support the manufacture of electricity transmission towers.\n\n6  Specified legislative power\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) trade and commerce with other countries, and among the States (within the meaning of paragraph 51(i) of the Constitution);\n\n (b) foreign corporations, and trading or financial corporations formed within the limits of the Commonwealth (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution).\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not expand or narrow the Act itself; it simply prescribes a specific program under subsection 33(1) by naming the recipient and project and by specifying the constitutional heads of power relied on (see s5 and s6). Its scope is confined to providing funding for the Whyalla plant upgrade and declaring the legal basis for that funding."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose, short instrument prescribing funding for one named company and project (low structural complexity).","Clear, narrow operative clause (s5) that reduces interpretive ambiguity.","Relies on an external statutory power (Industry Research and Development Act s33), requiring cross-reference to the Act for procedural context.","Includes formal commencement mechanics and a brief specification of constitutional powers for legal validity (s2, s6).","Minimal regulatory or compliance detail in the instrument itself; administrative implementation details will be in grant documents rather than the instrument."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument prescribes a single government funding program that provides money to Ferretti International Ottoway Pty Ltd to upgrade its Whyalla steel processing and galvanising plant, including support for manufacturing electricity transmission towers (s5). It is made by the Minister under s33 of the Industry Research and Development Act and specifies the constitutional powers relied on; the Commonwealth funds the upgrade, creating an incentive for the firm to expand production while imposing a public expenditure and limited administrative conditions on the recipient."},"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument remains tightly scoped to its original purpose. It prescribes exactly one specific program for exactly one company in exactly one location (Ferretti International's Whyalla plant). There is no evidence of scope creep — the instrument does not expand beyond the single grant program it was created to authorise."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 short sections, spanning approximately 1 page","Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'program')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act (Industry Research and Development Act 1986)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward declarative structure: 'X is prescribed', 'Y is specified'","Single purpose instrument with no subordinate provisions or regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument approves the \"Ferretti International Whyalla Steel Processing and Galvanising Plant Program,\" authorising taxpayer-funded grants to Ferretti International Ottoway Pty Ltd to upgrade its Whyalla plant, including equipment for manufacturing electricity transmission towers. \n\nIt affects Ferretti, local Whyalla workers and taxpayers, exemplifies targeted industry policy to modernise steelmaking, and adds this program to the list authorised under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 (relying on trade and corporations powers)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-ferretti-international-whyalla-steel-processing-and-galvanising-pl","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-ferretti-international-whyalla-steel-processing-and-galvanising-pl/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-ferretti-international-whyalla-steel-processing-and-galvanising-pl/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-ferretti-international-whyalla-steel-processing-and-galvanising-pl/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-ferretti-international-whyalla-steel-processing-and-galvanising-pl/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-ferretti-international-whyalla-steel-processing-and-galvanising-pl/documents"}}