{"id":"F2018L01573","name":"Industry Research and Development (Industry 4.0 Testlabs for Australia Program) Instrument 2018","slug":"industry-research-and-development-industry-4-0-testlabs-for-australia-program-instrument-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":98238,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01573-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Industry Research and Development (Industry 4.0 Testlabs for Australia Program) Instrument 2018.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 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```html\n

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

1. The whole of this instrument

The day after this instrument is registered.

15 November 2018

\n```\n\n> Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the Industry Research and Development Act 1986.\n\n> participating universities means:\n\n (a) Swinburne University of Technology; and\n (b) The University of Queensland; and\n (c) The University of Western Australia; and\n (d) University of South Australia; and\n (e) University of Technology, Sydney; and\n (f) University of Tasmania.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prescribed program","content":"#### 5 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```html\n

Prescribed program

Item

Column 1

Program

Column 2

Description and purpose of the program

1

Industry 4.0 Testlabs for Australia

The program provides funding to establish Industry 4.0 Testlabs at each of the participating universities. The program will enable the participating universities to:

(a) provide innovation support for small and medium business enterprises (SMEs) in priority industry growth sectors by providing access to Industry 4.0 Testlabs; and

(b) assist SMEs with building the skills required to capitalise on the technological opportunities presented by the Industry 4.0 Testlabs.

\n```","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified legislative power","content":"#### 6 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.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Eligibility criteria relating to program","content":"#### 7 Eligibility criteria relating to program\n\n For the purposes of subsection 33(4) of the Act, the eligibility criteria relating to the program includes the requirement that the applicants must be trading or financial corporations to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies.","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"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":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: establishing Industry 4.0 Testlabs at six named universities to support SME innovation. There is no evidence of scope creep; the instrument is a simple, targeted prescription of a specific program under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 defined terms in the interpretation section","Single, straightforward purpose with no nested conditions","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to the parent Act and Constitution)","No exceptions, exemptions, or conditional logic beyond the basic corporation requirement","Short length (7 sections, approximately 2 pages)","Simple tabular format for program description with clear, descriptive text"],"plain_english_summary":"The Industry 4.0 Testlabs for Australia Program funds six named universities (Swinburne, UQ, UWA, UniSA, UTS, UTAS) to build advanced manufacturing and digital test facilities. \n\nThose labs give SMEs access to costly Industry 4.0 technologies and training; only trading or financial corporations can apply. The aim is to boost Australian industry competitiveness by accelerating SME adoption of automation, robotics and data-driven tools."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument implements a discrete program under the Act rather than altering the Act’s legislative scope. It prescribes participants, funding purpose and eligibility (including limitation to trading/financial corporations) but does not expand the Act’s statutory powers (see ss3,5,7,6)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject-matter: prescribes a single funding program (s5).","Direct cross-reference to enabling Act: instrument made under s33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 (s3).","Constitutional specification: cites paragraph 51(xx) as head of power (s6) and ties eligibility to trading/financial corporations (s7).","Fixed list of named participating universities reduces discretionary selection (s4).","Formal commencement mechanics and public-entry table formatting add procedural detail (s2).","Low operational detail on grant administration increases reliance on implementing procedures outside the instrument."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument prescribes the “Industry 4.0 Testlabs for Australia” program under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986. It authorises Commonwealth funding to establish Industry 4.0 Testlabs at six named universities to give SMEs access to facilities and to build Industry 4.0 skills (see ss3–5, s4).\n\nIt sets eligibility rules—applicants must be trading or financial corporations—and identifies the constitutional head of power relied on. Who pays: the Commonwealth; who decides: the program rules in this instrument constrain who may receive funding; behaviour change: universities provide lab access and SME support (see s7, s6)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-industry-4-0-testlabs-for-australia-program-instrument-2018","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-industry-4-0-testlabs-for-australia-program-instrument-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-industry-4-0-testlabs-for-australia-program-instrument-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-industry-4-0-testlabs-for-australia-program-instrument-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-industry-4-0-testlabs-for-australia-program-instrument-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-industry-4-0-testlabs-for-australia-program-instrument-2018/documents"}}