{"id":"F2023L01507","name":"Industry Research and Development (Single Business Service Program) Instrument 2023","slug":"industry-research-and-development-single-business-service-program-instrument-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442172,"registerId":"F2023L01507-fast-fetch-1775957246982","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Single Business Service Program) Instrument 2023","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 (Single Business Service Program) Instrument 2023\n\nI, Ed Husic, Minister for Industry and Science, make the following instrument.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated: 14 November 2023\n\nEd Husic\n\nMinister for Industry and Science\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 (Single Business Service Program) Instrument 2023.\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The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\ngovernment includes Commonwealth, State, Territory, and local governments.\n\nprogram: see subsection 5(1).\n\n5  Prescribed program\n\n(1)   For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, the Single Business Service Program (the program) is prescribed.\n\n(2)   The program provides funding for a call centre and online services that provide information about the availability of government services and support relating to small to medium business.\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\n \n\n \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":"The instrument remains tightly focused on its original purpose: prescribing the Single Business Service Program under the Industry Research and Development Act. There is no evidence of scope creep; it does exactly what it says on the tin."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 short sections total","Minimal defined terms (only 3: 'Act', 'government', 'program')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward declarative structure — simply naming and describing a program"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument establishes the Single Business Service Program, funding a call centre and website to help small and medium businesses find and access government supports. It creates a one-stop contact point that also presents services offered by government agencies.\n\nLegally, it’s a legislative instrument prescribing the program under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 and relies on the Constitution’s postal and telecommunications power (s51(v)) to authorize the call‑centre and online activities."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument confines itself to prescribing a named program and specifying the constitutional power relied on, consistent with its stated authority under s33 of the Act. It does not widen or narrow the Act’s statutory objects; operational details (funding amounts, eligibility, delivery terms) are left to administrative action rather than altering legislative scope."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject-matter: prescribes a single program and its service types (s5(1)–(2)).","Legal hook is simple: instrument made under s33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 (s3).","Constitutional specification limited to paragraph 51(v) head of power (s6).","Commencement mechanics set out but routine (s2).","Lacks detailed funding, eligibility, procurement or regulatory rules — implementation details will be administrative rather than legislative (s5(2) provides funding but no amounts or conditions).","Decision-maker and formal author are explicit (instrument signed by Minister).","Low compliance burden on third parties in the instrument itself; administrative discretion lies with funding and service delivery bodies."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally prescribes the “Single Business Service Program” under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 and authorises government funding for a call centre and online services that give small and medium businesses information about available government services and support. It names the Commonwealth power relied on — postal, telegraphic, telephonic and like services — as the constitutional head of power for the measure. Who pays: the Commonwealth; who decides: the Minister acting under s33 of the Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-single-business-service-program-instrument-2023","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-single-business-service-program-instrument-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-single-business-service-program-instrument-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-single-business-service-program-instrument-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-single-business-service-program-instrument-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-single-business-service-program-instrument-2023/documents"}}