{"id":"F2018L00901","name":"Industry Research and Development (Girls in STEM Toolkit and Women in STEM Ambassador Program) Instrument 2018","slug":"industry-research-and-development-girls-in-stem-toolkit-and-women-in-stem-ambassador-program-instrum","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439682,"registerId":"F2018L00901-fast-fetch-1775955612579","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Girls in STEM Toolkit and Women in STEM Ambassador Program) Instrument 2018","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 (Girls in STEM Toolkit and Women in STEM Ambassador Program) Instrument 2018\n\nI, Michaelia Cash, Minister for Jobs and Innovation, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 26 June 2018\n\nMichaelia Cash\n\nMinister for Jobs and Innovation\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 (Girls in STEM Toolkit and Women in STEM Ambassador Program) Instrument 2018.\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this instrument is registered. 28 June 2018\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\n5  Prescribed program\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, the program specified in item 1 of the following table is prescribed.\n\n \n\n- Prescribed program\n- Item Column 1Program Column 2Description and purpose of the program\n- 1 Girls in STEM Toolkit and Women in STEM Ambassador Program The program provides funding to develop and disseminate science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education resources. These resources (which will be referred to as a toolkit) are intended to engage and encourage school‑age girls into STEM study and careers.The program also provides funding for Women in STEM Ambassadors.The Ambassadors will advocate for women in STEM, provide advice on issues affecting girls and women in STEM and promote initiatives supporting the participation of women in STEM.The program is to meet Australia’s obligations specified in subparagraphs 6(a)(i) to (iii).This program may be delivered using electronic communication and in information sessions held in the Territories.\n\n\n \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) external affairs (paragraph 51(xxix) of the Constitution), with respect to Australia’s obligations under the following:\n\n (i) the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, particularly Articles 2, 3, 10 and 11;\n\n (ii) the International Labour Organization’s Convention concerning Vocational Guidance and Vocational Training in the Development of Human Resources, particularly Articles 1 to 4;\n\n (iii) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, particularly Articles 2 and 6;\n\n (b) postal, telegraphic, telephonic and other like services (within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution);\n\n (c) the government of a Territory (section 122 of the Constitution).\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":"The instrument maintains a narrow, focused scope consistent with its title and apparent original intent. It prescribes exactly one program with two related components (toolkit and ambassadors) as described. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the stated purpose of supporting girls and women in STEM."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 6 sections)","Only 1 defined term ('Act')","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to the parent Act and Constitution)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward purpose: single program prescription with descriptive table","Simple structure: name, commencement, authority, definitions, substantive provision, constitutional basis"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument creates a government-backed program to encourage school-age girls and women into STEM by funding an educational Girls in STEM Toolkit and a Women in STEM Ambassador Program to advocate, advise and promote participation. It matters because it prescribes the initiative under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, giving the legal basis for federal funding and relying on constitutional powers tied to Australia’s international obligations on women’s rights."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not expand or narrow the Act's machinery; it simply prescribes a particular program and identifies the legislative powers relied on (s5, s6). It leaves funding details, administrative arrangements and implementation methods to the Executive within the Act's existing framework (s3). No alteration of scope from the Act's stated purpose is evident in the instrument itself."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument prescribing one named program (s5) reduces structural complexity.","Minimal definitions and few operative clauses; most operational detail left to implementing bodies (s4, s5).","Relies on existing statutory power in s33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 (s3), so legal effect depends on that Act's framework.","Specifies constitutional bases including external affairs tied to international instruments (s6), introducing potential interpretive questions about scope.","Simple commencement mechanics tied to registration date (s2) — low procedural complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This instrument formally prescribes the \"Girls in STEM Toolkit and Women in STEM Ambassador Program\" under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, enabling Commonwealth funding to develop and distribute STEM education resources and to fund Women in STEM Ambassadors (s5). It affects education providers, school‑age girls, women in STEM, and organisations contracted to deliver the toolkit or ambassador activities; delivery may be electronic and in the Territories. It invokes external affairs, communications and Territory powers (s6)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-girls-in-stem-toolkit-and-women-in-stem-ambassador-program-instrum","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-girls-in-stem-toolkit-and-women-in-stem-ambassador-program-instrum/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-girls-in-stem-toolkit-and-women-in-stem-ambassador-program-instrum/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-girls-in-stem-toolkit-and-women-in-stem-ambassador-program-instrum/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-girls-in-stem-toolkit-and-women-in-stem-ambassador-program-instrum/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-girls-in-stem-toolkit-and-women-in-stem-ambassador-program-instrum/documents"}}