{"id":"F2018L01050","name":"Industry Research and Development (Satellite-Based Augmentation System Program) Instrument 2018","slug":"industry-research-and-development-satellite-based-augmentation-system-program-instrument-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439708,"registerId":"F2018L01050-fast-fetch-1775955627525","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Satellite-Based Augmentation System Program) Instrument 2018","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 (Satellite‑Based Augmentation System Program) Instrument 2018\n\nI, Michaelia Cash, Minister for Jobs and Innovation, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 23 July 2018\n\nMichaelia Cash\n\nMinister for Jobs and Innovation\n\n \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 (Satellite-Based Augmentation System Program) Instrument 2018.\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this instrument is registered. 25 July 2018\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.\n\n \n\n- Prescribed program\n- Item Column 1Program Column 2Description and purpose of the program\n- 1 Satellite‑Based Augmentation System Program The program provides funding for a Satellite‑Based Augmentation System (SBAS). SBAS is an international standard used to deliver precise and high‑integrity positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) data via satellite. The SBAS will improve and augment the accuracy, integrity and availability of basic Global Navigation Satellite System signals by delivering precise and high‑integrity PNT data.\n\n\n \n\n6  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 postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services (within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution) is specified.\n","sortOrder":0}],"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 remains tightly scoped to its original purpose. It does exactly what its title suggests: prescribes the SBAS Program under section 33 of the parent Act. There is no evidence of scope creep — the instrument has not accumulated additional programs, expanded into unrelated policy areas, or developed complex administrative machinery beyond the simple prescription required by the enabling Act."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 6 operative sections across 2 pages","Minimal defined terms — only 1 definition ('Act') in section 4","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act (Industry Research and Development Act 1986)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward tabular structure for the prescribed program description","Single purpose instrument with no subordinate provisions or regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally creates the Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) Program as a prescribed program under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, enabling government R&D funding to build a satellite navigation correction service that improves accuracy, reliability and availability of positioning.\n\nIt affects government funders, technology and research organisations, infrastructure operators, and end users (agriculture, mining, aviation, maritime, emergency services, autonomous vehicles), and secures federal authority under the Constitution’s telecommunications power."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not alter the substantive scope of the parent Act; it prescribes a program under subsection 33(1) and specifies the relevant legislative power under subsection 33(3). It names the SBAS program and its purpose but leaves operational scope (funding, eligibility, administration) to other instruments or agencies."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow subject matter: prescribes a single program (s5)","Short instrument with few operative clauses (ss1–6)","Relies on the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 for legal effect (s3, definition of Act)","Does not set funding amounts, eligibility criteria or program administration — those details are delegated elsewhere (s5)","Includes a specification of the constitutional head of power relied on (s6), which is legal-formality rather than operational complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally prescribes a ‘Satellite‑Based Augmentation System Program’ under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, authorising Commonwealth funding for an SBAS to deliver precise positioning, navigation and timing data via satellite (s5). It was made by the Minister under s33 and commenced 25 July 2018 (ss2–3).\n\nWho decides and pays: the Minister issues the instrument (s3) and the Commonwealth provides funding. The instrument names the program but does not set eligibility, funding amounts or delivery rules, leaving administration and compliance detail to other instruments or agencies."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-satellite-based-augmentation-system-program-instrument-2018","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-satellite-based-augmentation-system-program-instrument-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-satellite-based-augmentation-system-program-instrument-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-satellite-based-augmentation-system-program-instrument-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-satellite-based-augmentation-system-program-instrument-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-satellite-based-augmentation-system-program-instrument-2018/documents"}}