{"id":"F2018L00801","name":"Industry Research and Development (High Performance Computing—Pawsey Program) Instrument 2018","slug":"industry-research-and-development-high-performance-computing-pawsey-program-instrument-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439651,"registerId":"F2018L00801-fast-fetch-1775955596897","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (High Performance Computing—Pawsey 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 (High Performance Computing—Pawsey Program) Instrument 2018\n\nI, Michaelia Cash, Minister for Jobs and Innovation, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 18 June 2018\n\nMichaelia Cash\n\nMinister for Jobs and Innovation\n\n \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 (High Performance Computing—Pawsey 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. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this instrument not elsewhere covered by this table The day after this instrument is registered. 20 June 2018\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 High Performance Computing—Pawsey Program Financial assistance to expand the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre’s computing and data capability and upgrade associated infrastructure\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) astronomical and meteorological observations (within the meaning of paragraph 51(viii) of the Constitution);\n\n (b) the government of a Territory;\n\n (c) enterprises and activities that are peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: authorising funding for the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre. There is no evidence of scope creep; it does exactly what it says on the tin—prescribes one specific program and identifies the constitutional basis for funding it."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short length (6 sections, approximately 1 page)","Only 1 defined term ('Act')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act (Industry Research and Development Act 1986)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Simple tabular structure for the prescribed program","Straightforward constitutional head of power specification without interpretive complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally declares the \"High Performance Computing—Pawsey Program\" eligible for federal financial assistance, enabling funding to expand the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre’s computing power, storage and infrastructure. It authorises the Department of Industry, Science and Resources to administer support that benefits the Centre, researchers and industries relying on high‑performance computing (astronomy, weather, medical research, etc.), and provides the constitutional basis required for the government to lawfully pay the funding."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not alter the scope of the parent Act; it exercises the Act’s existing power to prescribe a program (s3 referring to s33) and identifies the constitutional powers relied upon (s6). It adds a specified program (s5) and commencement details (s2) but does not expand legislative competence or amend the Act’s substantive scope."},"complexity_factors":["Short, focused instrument that only prescribes a single program and lists commencement details (ss1–2, s5).","Made under a single statutory power (s33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986) — legal cross-reference required (s3).","Specifies constitutional heads of power relied on (s6), requiring basic constitutional-law mapping but not substantive statutory change.","No operational detail on eligibility, grant conditions, or funding amounts in the instrument itself (s5) — implementation rests with administrative instruments or agency practice, increasing reliance on delegated decision-making.","Simple definitions and limited terminology; low compliance and regulatory burden for external parties (s4 defines Act).","Administrative discretion concentrated with the Minister/agency to implement the prescribed program (implicit from instrument-making and lack of operational rules (s3, s5))."],"plain_english_summary":"Under section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, this instrument prescribes the “High Performance Computing—Pawsey Program” to provide financial assistance to expand the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre’s computing, data capability and associated infrastructure (s5). It records commencement details and the Minister’s authority (s2–3) and specifies the constitutional heads of power relied on for the program (s6). It affects entities that receive federal funding for Pawsey and the government agency managing that funding."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-high-performance-computing-pawsey-program-instrument-2018","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-high-performance-computing-pawsey-program-instrument-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-high-performance-computing-pawsey-program-instrument-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-high-performance-computing-pawsey-program-instrument-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-high-performance-computing-pawsey-program-instrument-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-high-performance-computing-pawsey-program-instrument-2018/documents"}}