{"id":"F2020L00607","name":"Industry Research and Development (National Communications Campaign to Support Small Business Program) Instrument 2020","slug":"industry-research-and-development-national-communications-campaign-to-support-small-business-program","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440485,"registerId":"F2020L00607-fast-fetch-1775956087011","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (National Communications Campaign to Support Small Business 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 (National Communications Campaign to Support Small Business Program) Instrument 2020\n\nI, Michaelia Cash, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 21 May 2020\n\nMichaelia Cash\n\nMinister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business\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 Communications Campaign to Support Small Business 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this instrument is registered. 26 May 2020\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 National Communications Campaign to Support Small Business 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 for a communications campaign to support small businesses affected by the economic impacts of the coronavirus known as COVID‑19.\n\n (3) The purpose of the program is to mitigate the negative economic impacts of COVID‑19 on these businesses by encouraging consumers to patronise small businesses.\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) postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services (within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution);\n\n (b) measures that are peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument implements its stated purpose by prescribing a fund for a national communications campaign to support small businesses affected by COVID‑19. It does not expand or narrow the Act's objects or create new legal obligations beyond enabling funding and specifying the constitutional powers relied on (s5, s6)."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with discrete effect: prescribes one funding program (s5).","Minimal definitions and no procedural or eligibility rules—low administrative complexity (s4, s5).","Made under existing Act power (s33); reliance on constitutional heads of power is technical but limited (s3, s6).","No funding amounts, delivery mechanism, or compliance obligations are set here—delegates operational discretion to implementing agencies.","Low litigation surface: instrument sets policy authorization rather than detailed regulatory commands."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made by the Minister under section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, prescribes the \"National Communications Campaign to Support Small Business Program\" and authorises Commonwealth funding for a communications campaign to encourage consumers to patronise small businesses affected by COVID‑19 (s5).\n\nIt specifies the constitutional powers relied on (postal/telephonic services and measures peculiarly adapted to national government) (s6) and creates no new regulatory duties on businesses; it merely enables funding and the campaign’s operation."},"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 creates a single, time-limited communications campaign program in response to a specific economic crisis (COVID-19). There is no evidence of scope creep — the instrument does not expand beyond authorizing this specific campaign or create ongoing regulatory frameworks."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 6 operative sections spanning approximately 2 pages","Minimal defined terms — only 2 definitions ('Act' and 'program')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act (Industry Research and Development Act 1986)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward purpose and operation — essentially a single funding authorization with descriptive context","No procedural requirements, compliance obligations, or enforcement mechanisms"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises a government-funded national communications campaign to encourage Australians to shop at and support small businesses hit by COVID‑19, aiming to boost revenues by changing consumer behaviour rather than providing direct payments. It primarily affects small businesses (as beneficiaries), consumers (as the target audience) and the agencies administering spending under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986. Legally, it is prescribed under s33 of that Act and relies on the communications and nationhood constitutional powers."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-national-communications-campaign-to-support-small-business-program","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-national-communications-campaign-to-support-small-business-program/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-national-communications-campaign-to-support-small-business-program/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-national-communications-campaign-to-support-small-business-program/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-national-communications-campaign-to-support-small-business-program/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-national-communications-campaign-to-support-small-business-program/documents"}}