{"id":"F2017L00893","name":"Industry Research and Development (National Business Simplification Initiative - Connecting Government Digital Business Services Program) Instrument 2017","slug":"industry-research-and-development-national-business-simplification-initiative-connecting-government-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439259,"registerId":"F2017L00893-fast-fetch-1775955351513","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (National Business Simplification Initiative - Connecting Government Digital Business Services Program) Instrument 2017","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![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nIndustry Research and Development (National Business Simplification Initiative—Connecting Government Digital Business Services Program) Instrument 2017\n\nI, Arthur Sinodinos AO, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 4 July 2017\n\nArthur Sinodinos AO\n\nMinister for Industry, Innovation and Science\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 Business Simplification Initiative—Connecting Government Digital Business Services Program) Instrument 2017.\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this instrument is registered. 8 July 2017\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 to the extent that it is with respect to the legislative power of the Parliament specified in section 6.\n\n \n\n- Prescribed program\n- Item Column 1Program Column 2Description and purpose of the program\n- 1 National Business Simplification Initiative—Connecting Government Digital Business Services Program Improving Commonwealth online business registration and licensing services and enabling connection of those services with online services provided by States and Territories.\n\n\n \n\n6  Specified legislative power\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 33(3) of the Act, the legislative power of the Parliament to make laws with respect to postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services, 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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument, read on its face, prescribes the specified program and identifies the legislative power relied on; it does not amend the Act or expand the program beyond what it states. No text in the instrument indicates a change from the program scope as expressed within it."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument prescribing one named program (low substantive breadth).","Legal basis is a specific delegation under s33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 (requires familiarity with that Act to see effects).","Reference to 'postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services' uses older statutory wording that may require statutory interpretation for modern digital services.","Instrument sets policy intent but contains no funding, delivery, or compliance details, leaving operational complexity to implementing agencies.","Simple commencement table and short form make the instrument administratively straightforward but place implementation discretion on the executive."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument prescribes the \"National Business Simplification Initiative—Connecting Government Digital Business Services Program\" under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 to improve Commonwealth online business registration and licensing services and enable connection with State and Territory online services. It commences 8 July 2017, is made by the Minister under s33 of the Act, specifies the relevant Commonwealth legislative power (postal, telegraphic, telephonic and like services), and does not itself set funding or operational details."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly focused on its original purpose of prescribing a specific digital business services program. There is no evidence of scope creep; it does exactly what its title suggests and no more."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (6 sections, ~2 pages)","Only 1 defined term ('Act')","Minimal conditional logic - essentially a single declaration","No cross-references beyond the empowering Act","Simple tabular structure for the prescribed program","Straightforward constitutional basis specified in section 6"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument formally approves the \"National Business Simplification Initiative—Connecting Government Digital Business Services Program,\" a Commonwealth program to improve online business registration and licensing and link federal digital services with State and Territory systems. It affects Australian businesses that register or hold licences and the government agencies that deliver those services.\n\nIt supplies the legal basis for spending on digital business services, enabling a more connected, streamlined experience across governments. It is made under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 using the communications power."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-national-business-simplification-initiative-connecting-government-","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-national-business-simplification-initiative-connecting-government-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-national-business-simplification-initiative-connecting-government-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-national-business-simplification-initiative-connecting-government-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-national-business-simplification-initiative-connecting-government-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-national-business-simplification-initiative-connecting-government-/documents"}}