{"id":"F2017L00752","name":"Industry Research and Development (Onshore Gas Social and Economic Research Fund Program) Instrument 2017","slug":"industry-research-and-development-onshore-gas-social-and-economic-research-fund-program-instrument-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":96598,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L00752-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 (Onshore Gas Social and Economic Research Fund Program) Instrument 2017.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 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```html\n

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

1. The whole of this instrument

The day after this instrument is registered.

27 June 2017

\n```\n\n> Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.","sortOrder":1},{"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":2},{"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.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prescribed program","content":"#### 5 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```html\n

Prescribed program

Item

Column 1

Program

Column 2

Description and purpose of the program

1

Onshore Gas Social and Economic Research Fund Program

Grant to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation to support:

(a) the undertaking of scientific research relating to the social, economic and environmental impacts of Australia’s onshore natural gas industry; and

(b) the communication of the results of that research.

\n```","sortOrder":4},{"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 legislative power of the Parliament to make laws that are peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation, is specified.","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument prescribes a specific research grant program under the existing powers of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 (see s5) and specifies the relevant federal legislative power (s6). It does not amend the Act or expand statutory powers; it only sets a program within the Act’s established framework."},"complexity_factors":["Short, self-contained instrument with only six numbered clauses (name, commencement, authority, definitions, prescribed program, specified legislative power).","Cross-reference to external statute: relies on s33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 for authority (requires reader to consult that Act for broader legal effects).","Prescribes a single grant program with a narrowly stated purpose (research and communication) rather than detailed operational rules or eligibility criteria.","Formal commencement table and specification of federal legislative power add legal formality but no substantive operational complexity.","Limited definitional content (only 'Act' defined), so few interpretive ambiguities within the instrument itself."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made under section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, prescribes the \"Onshore Gas Social and Economic Research Fund Program\" (s5). It authorises a Commonwealth grant to the CSIRO to fund scientific research on the social, economic and environmental impacts of Australia’s onshore natural gas industry and to communicate those results (s5). The Commonwealth provides the funding and the instrument limits the program to the federal legislative power specified in s6."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow scope. It was created specifically to establish the Onshore Gas Social and Economic Research Fund Program, and it does exactly that—prescribing a single program with a clear, limited purpose. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the original intent to fund CSIRO research into onshore gas impacts."},"complexity_factors":["Only 1 defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","Single, straightforward purpose: prescribing one specific research funding program","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing—only refers to specific subsections of the parent Act","Very short length (6 sections, approximately 2 pages)","Simple tabular format for the core substantive content (the program description)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument creates the Onshore Gas Social and Economic Research Fund Program, authorising a grant to CSIRO to study and publicly share the social, economic and environmental impacts of Australia’s onshore natural gas industry. \n\nIt affects CSIRO (as the grantee), the onshore gas industry (as the research subject), and communities and policymakers (as users of the findings), providing independent evidence to inform public debate and policy under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986."},"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"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-onshore-gas-social-and-economic-research-fund-program-instrument-2","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-onshore-gas-social-and-economic-research-fund-program-instrument-2/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-onshore-gas-social-and-economic-research-fund-program-instrument-2/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-onshore-gas-social-and-economic-research-fund-program-instrument-2/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-onshore-gas-social-and-economic-research-fund-program-instrument-2/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-onshore-gas-social-and-economic-research-fund-program-instrument-2/documents"}}