{"id":"F2020L00472","name":"Industry Research and Development (Hinkler Regional Deal Agricultural Technology Facility Program) Instrument 2020","slug":"industry-research-and-development-hinkler-regional-deal-agricultural-technology-facility-program-ins","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440453,"registerId":"F2020L00472-fast-fetch-1775956068415","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Hinkler Regional Deal Agricultural Technology Facility 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 (Hinkler Regional Deal Agricultural Technology Facility Program) Instrument 2020\n\nI, Nola Marino, as delegate of the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 22 April 2020\n\nNola Marino\n\nAssistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories  Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development\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 (Hinkler Regional Deal Agricultural Technology Facility 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this instrument is registered. 25 April 2020\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 Hinkler Regional Deal Agricultural Technology Facility 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 to Central Queensland University to establish an agricultural technology facility in the Bundaberg local government area, and for such a facility to undertake activities including the following:\n\n (a) conducting academic research;\n\n (b) gathering data;\n\n (c) supporting commercial innovation in the area and the surrounding region;\n\n (d) applying technological and other methods to improve agricultural productivity for farms in the area and the surrounding region.\n\n (3) The purpose of the program is to support the long‑term economic development and resilience of the agricultural sector in the Bundaberg local government area and the surrounding region through innovative technology and research.\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":"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":"This instrument remains tightly scoped to its original purpose. It establishes a single, specific program for a single university in a single location (Bundaberg) with clearly defined activities. There is no evidence of scope creep; the instrument does exactly what its title suggests and nothing more."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 6 operative sections across 2 pages","Minimal defined terms: only 2 definitions ('Act' and 'program')","No cross-references beyond basic statutory citations (Industry Research and Development Act 1986, section 33, Constitution section 51(xx))","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward purpose and operation with no discretionary elements or procedural requirements","Single beneficiary (Central Queensland University) and single location (Bundaberg)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument establishes the Hinkler Regional Deal Agricultural Technology Facility Program, authorising Commonwealth funds to Central Queensland University to build and operate an agricultural technology facility in Bundaberg. The centre will research farming, collect agricultural data, support local agribusiness innovation, and aim to raise farm productivity across the region.\n\nIt’s a targeted regional development measure affecting CQUniversity (recipient), Bundaberg farmers and agribusinesses (beneficiaries), and taxpayers, relying on the Commonwealth’s corporations power (s.51(xx)) as its legal basis."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the statutory scope of the Industry Research and Development Act. It exercises the Act's prescription power to establish a specific, time‑bound program that funds a named university to build and operate an agricultural technology facility in Bundaberg, lists the facility's activities and states the program purpose. It also records the constitutional head of power relied on (see ss3,5,6)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument prescribing one specific program (s5).","Direct allocation to a named recipient (Central Queensland University) and defined location (Bundaberg LGA) reduces legal ambiguity.","Lists a short set of permitted activities (research, data gathering, commercial support, technology application) rather than detailed operational requirements (s5(2)).","Minimal procedural content: commencement mechanics are straightforward but include retrospective registration timing (Commencement table).","Relies on broader Act and subsequent funding/contracting instruments for implementation details and eligibility, creating administrative dependency and delegated discretion (authority under s33 of the Act; ss3,5).","Specifies constitutional head of power used (s51(xx)) which is a formal legal detail (s6)."],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does:** This instrument, made under section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, prescribes the \"Hinkler Regional Deal Agricultural Technology Facility Program\" and provides Commonwealth funding to Central Queensland University to establish an agricultural technology facility in the Bundaberg local government area. \n\n**Who it affects and why it matters:** The facility will undertake research, data‑gathering, support commercial innovation and apply technologies to improve farm productivity; the instrument names the program's purpose as supporting long‑term economic development and resilience of Bundaberg's agricultural sector."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-hinkler-regional-deal-agricultural-technology-facility-program-ins","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-hinkler-regional-deal-agricultural-technology-facility-program-ins/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-hinkler-regional-deal-agricultural-technology-facility-program-ins/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-hinkler-regional-deal-agricultural-technology-facility-program-ins/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-hinkler-regional-deal-agricultural-technology-facility-program-ins/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-hinkler-regional-deal-agricultural-technology-facility-program-ins/documents"}}