{"id":"F2022L01737","name":"Industry Research and Development (Norske Skog Boyer - Feasibility Study Program) Instrument 2022","slug":"industry-research-and-development-norske-skog-boyer-feasibility-study-program-instrument-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441680,"registerId":"F2022L01737-fast-fetch-1775956927665","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Norske Skog Boyer - Feasibility Study Program) Instrument 2022","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nIndustry Research and Development (Norske Skog Boyer - Feasibility Study Program) Instrument 2022\n\n \n\n \n\nI, Ed Husic, Minister for Industry and Science, make the following instrument.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated 20 December 2022\n\nEd Husic\n\nMinister for Industry and Science\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 (Norske Skog Boyer - Feasibility Study Program) Instrument 2022.\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The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\nKyoto Protocol means the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, done at Kyoto on 11 December 1997, as in force for Australia from time to time.\n\nNote:          The Protocol is in Australian Treaty Series 2008 No. 2 ([2008] ATS 2) and could in 2022 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (<http://www.austlii.edu.au>).\n\nNorske Skog means Norske Skog Paper Mills (Australia) Limited (ABN 84 009 477 132)\n\nParis Agreement means the Paris Agreement, done at Paris on 12 December 2015, as in force for Australia from time to time.\n\nNote:          The Agreement is in Australian Treaty Series 2016 No. 24 ([2016] ATS 24) and could in 2022 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).\n\n \n\nplant: see subsection 5(2).\n\nprogram: see subsection 5(1).\n\nUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change means the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, done at New York on 9 May 1992, as in force for Australia from time to time.\n\nNote:          The Convention is in Australian Treaty Series 1994 No. 2 ([1994] ATS 2) and could in 2022 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).\n\n5  Prescribed program\n\n (1) For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, the Norske Skog Boyer - Feasibility Study Program (the program) is prescribed.\n\n (2) The program provides funding to Norske Skog to conduct a feasibility study for the replacement of the coal-fired boiler at the Norske Skog Boyer Plant Mill, Tasmania (the plant).\n\n (3) The purpose of the program is to facilitate a feasibility study to determine investment-ready transition options to a contemporary boiler at the plant to enable increased efficiency and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and to secure thermal energy supply.\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)  external affairs (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxix) of the Constitution), as it relates to measures that would assist Australia to meet its obligations under one or more of the following:\n\n(i)   the Kyoto Protocol, particularly Article 10;\n\n(ii) the Paris Agreement, particularly Article 4;\n\n(iii) the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, particularly Article 4.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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It does not amend the Act or expand general legislative scope beyond naming the prescribed program; no text indicates a change from the instrument’s original stated scope."},"complexity_factors":["Short, narrowly targeted instrument prescribing a single feasibility‑study program (s5) — limited substantive content.","Clear statutory authority invoked (s3: made under s33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986).","Includes defined terms but few definitions (Act, Norske Skog, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, UNFCCC) — low definitional complexity (s4).","Specifies constitutional bases for the measure (corporations and external affairs) and ties to international instruments (s6) — introduces interpretive constitutional/international law nuance.","Concentrated beneficiary (single corporate entity) — potential administrative scrutiny though instrument does not set detailed eligibility, conditions or funding mechanics (s5).","Standard commencement mechanics provided (cl 2) — procedural but not legally intricate."],"plain_english_summary":"Prescribes government funding to Norske Skog Paper Mills (Australia) Ltd for a feasibility study to replace the coal‑fired boiler at the Boyer mill in Tasmania, aiming to identify investment‑ready contemporary boiler options to improve efficiency, cut greenhouse‑gas emissions and secure thermal energy supply. It relies on the Industry Research and Development Act and specifies Parliament’s powers regarding corporations and external affairs as relevant to Australia’s Kyoto/Paris/UNFCCC obligations. Affects the company, the mill’s energy arrangements and Commonwealth grant administration."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains a narrow, targeted scope consistent with its original intent. It creates a single, specific feasibility study program for one company (Norske Skog) regarding one facility (Boyer Mill). There is no evidence of scope creep; the instrument does exactly what its title suggests and contains no extraneous provisions or expanded applications beyond the specific boiler replacement feasibility study."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument: only 6 sections plus definitions","Minimal cross-referencing: only refers to the parent Act (Industry Research and Development Act 1986) and standard constitutional provisions","Straightforward purpose: single, clearly defined program with one recipient and one objective","Limited defined terms: only 7 definitions, mostly referencing external treaties and the specific company","No nested exceptions or conditional logic: the program prescription is direct and unconditional","Single operational provision (section 5) that does one thing — prescribe the program"],"plain_english_summary":"The bill creates the \"Norske Skog Boyer - Feasibility Study Program\" to provide public funding to Norske Skog Paper Mills (Australia) Ltd for a detailed study into replacing the coal‑fired boiler at its Boyer, Tasmania paper mill with a more efficient, lower‑emission alternative to secure the mill’s heat supply. It chiefly affects Norske Skog, the local community (via potential emissions and transition benefits) and taxpayers, and is made under the Industry Research and Development Act relying on corporations and external‑affairs powers."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-norske-skog-boyer-feasibility-study-program-instrument-2022","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-norske-skog-boyer-feasibility-study-program-instrument-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-norske-skog-boyer-feasibility-study-program-instrument-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-norske-skog-boyer-feasibility-study-program-instrument-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-norske-skog-boyer-feasibility-study-program-instrument-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-norske-skog-boyer-feasibility-study-program-instrument-2022/documents"}}