{"id":"F2021L01558","name":"Industry Research and Development (Supporting Agricultural Showmen and Women Program) Instrument 2021","slug":"industry-research-and-development-supporting-agricultural-showmen-and-women-program-instrument-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441062,"registerId":"F2021L01558-fast-fetch-1775956480959","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Supporting Agricultural Showmen and Women Program) Instrument 2021","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 (Supporting Agricultural Showmen and Women Program) Instrument 2021\n\nI, David Littleproud, as delegate of the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 26 October 2021\n\nDavid Littleproud\n\nMinister for Agriculture and Northern Australia\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 (Supporting Agricultural Showmen and Women Program) Instrument 2021.\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instrument is registered. 16 November 2021\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\nprogram: see subsection 5(1).\n\n5  Prescribed program\n\n (1) For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, the Supporting Agricultural Showmen and Women Program (the program) is prescribed.\n\n (2) The program supports travelling show businesses to participate in agricultural shows by providing funding:\n\n (a) to the Victorian Showmen’s Guild to pay rental costs and ground administration fees charged by Australian agricultural show societies for the participation of travelling show businesses in agricultural shows; and\n\n (b) to Australian agricultural show guilds to pay for the guild fees of travelling show businesses.\n\n (3) The purpose of the program is to alleviate the negative economic impact of the cancellation of, and restrictions imposed on, agricultural shows due to the coronavirus known as COVID‑19.\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 enterprises and activities that are peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation (see paragraph 51(xxxix) and section 61 of the Constitution) is specified.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains a narrow, targeted scope consistent with its title and apparent original intent. It creates a specific COVID-19 relief program for a discrete industry sector without expanding into broader policy areas or creating ongoing administrative frameworks beyond the immediate relief purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 short sections total","Just 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'program')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act","Simple conditional structure — no nested exceptions or complex triggers","Straightforward purpose and operation with minimal administrative machinery","Single funding mechanism with two clear recipient pathways"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument creates the \"Supporting Agricultural Showmen and Women Program,\" providing COVID-19 financial relief to travelling show businesses—chiefly by funding the Victorian Showmen's Guild for rental/ground fees and Australian show guilds for membership fees. \n\nIt aims to prevent collapse of family-run carnival businesses and preserve regional show culture. The program is funded via the Industry Research and Development Act and enacted as a ministerial legislative instrument relying on the nationhood power."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument confines itself to prescribing a specific COVID‑19 relief program that funds guilds to pay rental, ground administration and guild fees for travelling show businesses (s5). It does not expand the types of payments, create broader regulatory obligations, or alter other provisions of the Act; it also specifies the constitutional power relied on (s6)."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow, targeted subject matter: funding for travelling show businesses via guilds (s5(2)).","Simple legal form: a delegated instrument prescribing a program under s33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 (s3, s5(1)).","Limited operational detail: specifies recipients and eligible fee types but no detailed eligibility, application, or accountability procedures (s5(2)).","Explicit constitutional backing specified (s6), which is procedural rather than substantive but relevant to legislative competence.","Commencement mechanics are straightforward with a single start date (commencement table).","Decision-making channel is through specified guilds rather than direct payments to individual show businesses, concentrating administrative implementation on those guilds (s5(2))."],"plain_english_summary":"Mechanically, this instrument prescribes the \"Supporting Agricultural Showmen and Women Program\" under section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 (s5). It directs Commonwealth funding to the Victorian Showmen’s Guild and to Australian agricultural show guilds so those guilds can pay rental, ground administration and guild fees for travelling show businesses (s5(2)). The instrument states its purpose is to alleviate economic harm from COVID‑19 restrictions on agricultural shows (s5(3)) and specifies the constitutional legislative power relied on (s6)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-supporting-agricultural-showmen-and-women-program-instrument-2021","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-supporting-agricultural-showmen-and-women-program-instrument-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-supporting-agricultural-showmen-and-women-program-instrument-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-supporting-agricultural-showmen-and-women-program-instrument-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-supporting-agricultural-showmen-and-women-program-instrument-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-supporting-agricultural-showmen-and-women-program-instrument-2021/documents"}}