{"id":"F2019L01081","name":"Industry Research and Development (Ferretti International Whyalla Transmission Towers Manufacturing Feasibility Study Program) Instrument 2019","slug":"industry-research-and-development-ferretti-international-whyalla-transmission-towers-manufacturing-f","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440194,"registerId":"F2019L01081-fast-fetch-1775955917489","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 Transmission Towers Manufacturing Feasibility Study Program) Instrument 2019","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 (Ferretti International Whyalla Transmission Towers Manufacturing Feasibility Study Program) Instrument 2019\n\nI, Karen Andrews, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 19 August 2019\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 (Ferretti International Whyalla Transmission Towers Manufacturing Feasibility Study Program) Instrument 2019.\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instrument is registered. 22 August 2019\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 Ferretti International Whyalla Transmission Towers Manufacturing Feasibility Study 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 purpose of the program is to provide funding to Ferretti International Ottoway Pty Ltd to support a feasibility study into the construction and operation of transmission tower manufacturing facilities in Whyalla, South Australia.\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":"This instrument does not change the statutory scope of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986. It prescribes a single program under the Act to provide funding for a specified feasibility study (s5(1)–(2)) and records the constitutional powers relied on (s6); it does not alter the Act’s objects, create new regulatory regimes, or broaden the Act’s coverage."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow subject matter: prescribes one named program limited to a single feasibility study (s5).","Short, formal instrument with few operative provisions (Name, Commencement, Authority, Definitions, Prescribed program, Specified powers).","Dependence on an external statute: operative effect flows from section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 (s3), so legal effect requires reading both instruments.","Explicit specification of constitutional powers relied on (s6) to support funding to a private corporation; raises legal formality but not operational complexity.","Minimal definitional load and no ongoing regulatory regime or compliance regimes imposed on third parties (definitions limited to Act and program).","Administrative discretion concentrated: instrument made by Minister rather than setting up independent procedures, but provides no detailed implementation rules."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument prescribes a single Commonwealth program to fund Ferretti International Ottoway Pty Ltd to carry out a feasibility study into constructing and operating transmission‑tower manufacturing facilities in Whyalla, South Australia (s5(2)). The instrument is made by the Minister under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 (s3) and identifies the constitutional heads of power relied on (trade and commerce; corporations) (s6), thereby authorising government funding for that specific private‑sector study."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a single-purpose statutory instrument that does exactly what its title suggests — it establishes one specific feasibility study funding program for one specific company. There is no scope creep; the instrument precisely matches its original intent with no expansion beyond the specific Whyalla transmission tower manufacturing study."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 6 sections covering 2 pages","Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'program')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single purpose instrument with straightforward operative provisions","No amendments, schedules, or complex machinery provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"The Minister for Industry, Science and Technology establishes the Ferretti International Whyalla Transmission Towers Manufacturing Feasibility Study Program to authorize public funding to Ferretti International Ottoway Pty Ltd for a feasibility study into building and operating transmission‑tower manufacturing facilities in Whyalla, SA. It legally permits the government to spend on this specific project, relying on interstate/foreign trade and corporations powers, and could enable local jobs and a boost to Australian manufacturing if the study supports proceeding."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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