{"id":"F2021L00561","name":"Industry Research and Development (National Agricultural Innovation Agenda Program) Instrument 2021","slug":"industry-research-and-development-national-agricultural-innovation-agenda-program-instrument-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440839,"registerId":"F2021L00561-fast-fetch-1775956324803","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (National Agricultural Innovation Agenda Program) Instrument 2021","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 (National Agricultural Innovation Agenda Program) Instrument 2021\n\nI, David Littleproud, as delegate of the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 7 April 2021\n\nDavid Littleproud\n\nMinister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management\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 (National Agricultural Innovation Agenda Program) Instrument 2021.\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this instrument is registered. 11 May 2021\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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: see subsection 5(1).\n\n5  Prescribed program\n\n (1) For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, the National Agricultural Innovation Agenda Program (the program) is prescribed.\n\n (2) The program provides funding to Agricultural Innovation Australia Ltd to assist Agricultural Innovation Australia Ltd to undertake its activities of:\n\n (a) developing research and development investment strategies; and\n\n (b) funding research and development projects identified by such strategies.\n\n (3) The purpose of the program is to support investment in research and development which:\n\n (a) addresses significant issues affecting a number of sectors (including the fishery and forestry sectors) of Australian agriculture; and\n\n (b) is of national benefit and importance because it is conducive to the increased sustainability, productivity and profitability of Australian agriculture.\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) foreign corporations, and trading or financial corporations formed within the limits of the Commonwealth (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution);\n\n (b) 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 (see paragraph 51(xxxix) and section 61 of the Constitution).\n","sortOrder":0}],"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not amend the Industry Research and Development Act 1986; it prescribes a program under the Act (s3, s5) and records the constitutional powers relied on (s6). No text indicates an expansion or contraction of the Act’s legislative scope—rather, it establishes a specific program and delegates implementation details to the existing administrative framework."},"complexity_factors":["Short, self-contained instrument with six clauses and no regulatory schedule or procedural rules (whole instrument: commencement table and clauses 1–6).","Prescribes funding to a single entity, Agricultural Innovation Australia Ltd (s5(2)), concentrating administrative interface and decision-making.","Uses broad, outcome-oriented purpose language (s5(3): sustainability, productivity, profitability) which leaves substantive prioritisation and measurement to implementing parties.","No detailed eligibility, grant-making, oversight, reporting or timeframes are set out—implementation detail is delegated to the recipient and the administering Act (s3 references the Act).","Specifies the constitutional heads of power relied on (s6), which clarifies legal basis but may affect legal scope questions.","Clear commencement provision (s2) and narrow definitional scope (s4) reduce interpretive complexity but transfer operational complexity to administering arrangements under the Act."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument prescribes the \"National Agricultural Innovation Agenda Program\" under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986. It authorises federal funding to Agricultural Innovation Australia Ltd to develop R&D investment strategies and to fund projects addressing cross‑sector agricultural issues (including fisheries and forestry). The stated purpose is to support R&D that is nationally beneficial by promoting sustainability, productivity and profitability. The instrument also records the constitutional heads of power relied on for the program."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument appears to be doing exactly what its title suggests: establishing a specific agricultural innovation funding program. There is no evidence of scope creep; it is a targeted, single-purpose instrument that matches its original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (6 sections, approximately 1 page)","Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'program')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act (Industry Research and Development Act 1986)","Simple linear structure with no conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward purpose and operation with minimal administrative detail"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument establishes the National Agricultural Innovation Agenda Program, providing government funding to Agricultural Innovation Australia Ltd to develop investment strategies and to finance targeted agricultural R&D projects. It aims to support cross-sector research that boosts long‑term sustainability, productivity and profitability across farming, fisheries and forestry.\n\nThe program affects Agricultural Innovation Australia Ltd (as recipient), Australian agricultural industries and farmers (as beneficiaries), and taxpayers (as funders), and notes the constitutional powers relied on to authorize the spending."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-national-agricultural-innovation-agenda-program-instrument-2021","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-national-agricultural-innovation-agenda-program-instrument-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-national-agricultural-innovation-agenda-program-instrument-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-national-agricultural-innovation-agenda-program-instrument-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-national-agricultural-innovation-agenda-program-instrument-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-national-agricultural-innovation-agenda-program-instrument-2021/documents"}}