{"id":"F2020L00125","name":"Industry Research and Development (Northern Endeavour Temporary Operations Program) Instrument 2020","slug":"industry-research-and-development-northern-endeavour-temporary-operations-program-instrument-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100684,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00125-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 (Northern Endeavour Temporary Operations 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> decommissioning includes all activities associated with or connected to the decommissioning of the Northern Endeavour, including the:\n\n    (a) disconnection, removal and disposal of the Northern Endeavour; and\n    (b) suspension, permanent plugging and abandonment of wells in the Laminaria-Corallina fields and flushing of associated pipelines; and\n    (c) removal and disposal of subsea infrastructure from the Laminaria-Corallina fields.\n\n> Laminaria-Corallina fields means the areas covered by petroleum production licences AC/L5 and WA-18-L.\n\n> Northern Endeavour means the Northern Endeavour floating production storage and offtake facility (Australian General Shipping Register official number 860769).\n\n> program means the Northern Endeavour Temporary Operations Program.","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 to support:\n    (a) the operation and maintenance of:\n    (i) the Northern Endeavour; and\n    (ii) the wells and subsea infrastructure in the Laminaria-Corallina fields; and\n    (b) decommissioning and activities in preparation for decommissioning; and\n    (ba) remediation of the Laminaria-Corallina fields; and\n    (c) responding to emergencies relating to the Northern Endeavour or the wells and subsea infrastructure in the Laminaria-Corallina fields, including activities to:\n    (i) minimise harm to human life or the environment; and\n    (ii) secure the safety and structural integrity of the Northern Endeavour and the wells and subsea infrastructure in the Laminaria-Corallina fields; and\n    (d) obtaining insurance in relation to the matters at paragraphs (a), (b), (ba) and (c); and\n    (e) membership of organisations that provide oil spill response services, training and equipment.","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 power of the Parliament to make laws with respect to external affairs (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxix) of the Constitution) is specified.","sortOrder":4}],"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument appears to serve its original narrow purpose: establishing a specific funding program for the Northern Endeavour facility. The scope is tightly constrained to this single asset and its decommissioning. While paragraph (ba) adds 'remediation' (which could be seen as expanding beyond pure decommissioning), this is closely related to the core environmental management purpose and doesn't represent significant scope creep from the instrument's original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument—only 6 sections","Only 5 defined terms in the interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act and Constitution","Simple declarative structure: 'the program is prescribed' followed by a straightforward list of funded activities","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single purpose instrument with clear, linear drafting"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument establishes the Northern Endeavour Temporary Operations Program to fund government-managed operations, decommissioning, environmental remediation, emergency response, insurance and spill‑response training for the Northern Endeavour facility and the Laminaria‑Corallina fields. It formalises federal financial intervention after the asset owner’s liquidation to prevent an orphaned offshore facility and environmental harm, relying on the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 and the Constitution’s external affairs power. The program chiefly affects the managing agencies, operators and contractors, with costs borne by taxpayers."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument prescribes a funding program under the existing Industry Research and Development Act 1986; it does not amend the Act or expand definitions beyond those stated. It limits its effect to authorising Commonwealth funding for specified activities related to the Northern Endeavour and Laminaria‑Corallina fields (ss3,4,5) and specifies the external affairs power as the constitutional basis (s6)."},"complexity_factors":["Concise, single-purpose instrument limited to prescribing a program rather than creating detailed procedural rules (ss1,5).","Broad substantive scope of funded activities (operation, maintenance, decommissioning, remediation, emergency response, insurance, membership) increases practical reach despite short text (s5).","Several technical defined terms determine boundaries of application (decommissioning; Northern Endeavour; Laminaria‑Corallina fields) — scope depends on those definitions (s4).","Made under a statutory grant power (s33 of the Act) so legal effect and administrative implementation depend on the parent Act and executive processes rather than this instrument alone (s3).","Specification of the external affairs constitutional head of power is included (s6), which affects the legal footing but does not add operational detail."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument prescribes the Northern Endeavour Temporary Operations Program under section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 and authorises Commonwealth funding for activities tied to the Northern Endeavour facility and the Laminaria‑Corallina fields. It funds operation, maintenance, decommissioning, remediation, emergency response, insurance and membership of oil‑spill response organisations (s5). The Commonwealth provides the funding under the Act (s3) and the instrument notes reliance on the external affairs power (s6). Funding changes incentives for operators to carry out the covered activities."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-northern-endeavour-temporary-operations-program-instrument-2020","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-northern-endeavour-temporary-operations-program-instrument-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-northern-endeavour-temporary-operations-program-instrument-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-northern-endeavour-temporary-operations-program-instrument-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-northern-endeavour-temporary-operations-program-instrument-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-northern-endeavour-temporary-operations-program-instrument-2020/documents"}}