{"id":"F2020L00089","name":"Industry Research and Development (International Space Investment Initiative Program) Instrument 2020","slug":"industry-research-and-development-international-space-investment-initiative-program-instrument-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100636,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00089-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 (International Space Investment Initiative Program) Instrument 2020.","sortOrder":0},{"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":1},{"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> program means the International Space Investment Initiative Program.\n\n> relevant overseas organisation means any of the following:\n\n    (a) a foreign government;\n    (b) an agency or organisation of a foreign government;\n    (c) an intergovernmental organisation;\n    (d) a foreign organisation or business.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prescribed program","content":"#### 5 Prescribed program\n\n  (1) For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, the program is prescribed.\n  (2) The program provides funding:\n    (a) to Australian organisations and businesses to enable them to do either or both of the following:\n    (i) to participate in international space projects with relevant overseas organisations;\n    (ii) to supply, or contribute (whether directly or indirectly) to supplying, goods and services that will be used by relevant overseas organisations for the purposes of international space projects; and\n    (b) to relevant overseas organisations to enable them to do either or both of the following:\n    (i) to participate in international space projects with Australian organisations and businesses;\n    (ii) to purchase goods and services from Australian organisations and businesses for the purposes of international space projects.\n  (3) Without limiting subsection (2), the purposes of the program include the following:\n    (a) to enable Australian organisations and businesses to participate in international space projects with relevant overseas organisations;\n    (b) to encourage scientific and technical collaboration between Australian organisations and businesses and relevant overseas organisations;\n    (c) to increase Australia’s participation in the global space industry.","sortOrder":3},{"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 powers of the Parliament to make laws with respect to the following are specified:\n    (a) trade and commerce with other countries, and among the States (within the meaning of paragraph 51(i) of the Constitution);\n    (b) external affairs (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxix) of the Constitution);\n    (c) the government of a Territory (within the meaning of section 122 of the Constitution);\n    (d) measures that are peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation.","sortOrder":4}],"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument establishes and defines a new program under the existing authority of section 33 of the Act (sections 3–5) and specifies constitutional bases (section 6). It does not itself expand the Act’s statutory powers or materially alter who the Act applies to; it sets out recipient classes and program purposes within the Act’s delegated power rather than changing the Act’s scope."},"complexity_factors":["Legal form: a short legislative instrument that simply prescribes a program under s33 of the Act (sections 1 and 3) — low drafting complexity but requires reading against the Act to know administrative detail.","Broad recipient classes: \"relevant overseas organisation\" is widely defined to include foreign governments, agencies, intergovernmental organisations and foreign businesses (section 4) — creates cross-border counterparties and compliance scope.","Wide funding purposes: funding can flow both to Australian entities and overseas entities for participation, supply and purchases in international space projects (section 5(2)) — multiple transaction types increase operational complexity for administrators and recipients.","Open-ended policy goals: enumerated aims include participation, collaboration and increasing national participation in the global space industry (section 5(3)) — broad goals leave room for administrative discretion on eligibility and priorities.","Constitutional validation: the instrument specifies the heads of power relied on (trade and commerce, external affairs, Territories, and nation-level measures) (section 6) — indicates legal-constitutional interface for cross-border activity.","Delegated detail omitted: the instrument does not set grant processes, eligibility criteria, accountability or funding limits — those mechanics will exist in the Act or administrative instruments, increasing the need to consult primary legislation and program guidelines (sections 3 and 5)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument prescribes the \"International Space Investment Initiative Program\" under section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986. It authorises Commonwealth funding to Australian organisations and businesses and to defined \"relevant overseas organisations\" (foreign governments, government agencies, intergovernmental organisations, or foreign businesses) to support participation in international space projects, the supply of goods and services for those projects, and scientific and technical collaboration to increase Australia’s participation in the global space industry."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly focused on its original purpose of establishing a specific grant program for international space industry participation. The scope matches the program name and intent without expansion into unrelated areas."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (6 sections, approximately 250 words)","Only 3 substantive defined terms ('Act', 'program', 'relevant overseas organisation')","Simple purpose clause with minimal conditional logic","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act (Industry Research and Development Act 1986)","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions","Straightforward funding mechanism description without operational detail","Constitutional specification is boilerplate standard for programs under this Act"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument creates the International Space Investment Initiative Program, a government funding scheme that provides Australian taxpayer money to support Australian and compatible foreign organisations participating in international space projects and supply chains. \n\nIt aims to help Australian businesses enter global space markets, deepen partnerships with foreign space agencies and companies, and raise Australia’s profile in space science and technology, grounded in federal powers over foreign affairs and international trade."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-international-space-investment-initiative-program-instrument-2020","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-international-space-investment-initiative-program-instrument-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-international-space-investment-initiative-program-instrument-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-international-space-investment-initiative-program-instrument-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-international-space-investment-initiative-program-instrument-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-international-space-investment-initiative-program-instrument-2020/documents"}}