{"id":"F2020L01401","name":"Industry Research and Development (Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days Program) Instrument 2020","slug":"industry-research-and-development-supporting-agricultural-shows-and-field-days-program-instrument-20","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440651,"registerId":"F2020L01401-fast-fetch-1775956214806","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days Program) Instrument 2020","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\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 Shows and Field Days Program) Instrument 2020\n\nI, David Littleproud, as delegate of the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 20 October 2020\n\nDavid Littleproud\n\nMinister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management\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\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Industry Research and Development (Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days Program) Instrument 2020.\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instrument is registered. 4 November 2020\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 Shows and Field Days Program (the program) is prescribed.\n\n (2) The program provides funding to support the following:\n\n (a) organisers of agricultural field days in Australia;\n\n (b) non‑capital city agricultural show societies;\n\n (c) capital city Royal Agricultural Show societies;\n\n (d) Agricultural Shows of Australia;\n\n (e) the Association of Agricultural Field Days Australasia Incorporated.\n\n (3) The purpose of the program is to alleviate the negative economic impact of the cancellation of agricultural shows and agricultural field days 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":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains a tight, focused scope. It does exactly what its title suggests — supports agricultural shows and field days affected by COVID-19 — with no expansion beyond that specific purpose. The beneficiary list in section 5(2) is exhaustive and specific, and the purpose clause in section 5(3) clearly limits the program to pandemic-related economic relief."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 short sections total","Just 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'program')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward purpose and beneficiary list in plain language","Single triggering event (COVID-19 cancellations) with no temporal or geographic limitations beyond what's implicit"],"plain_english_summary":"This delegated instrument establishes the \"Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days Program\" to provide COVID-19 financial relief to organisers of field days, regional and capital-city agricultural shows, and their peak bodies after 2020 cancellations wiped out gate, sponsor and exhibitor revenue. Made under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, it invokes the nationhood power to give the program firm constitutional footing."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not amend the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 or expand its statutory scope; it uses the Act’s section 33 power to prescribe a narrowly targeted funding program for specified show and field‑day organisers to address COVID‑19 cancellation losses (cl.5(1)–(3)). It confines beneficiaries and purpose rather than altering the parent Act’s objects or powers."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, single-purpose instrument limited to prescribing a program (cl.5) — lowers complexity.","Depends on interpreting and applying section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 (cl.3) — requires reference to parent Act.","Identifies a closed list of beneficiary categories (cl.5(2)) rather than open criteria — straightforward eligibility but legally specific.","Ties purpose to a specific event (COVID‑19 cancellations) (cl.5(3)) — creates temporal and contextual limits.","Made by a Ministerial delegate on statutory authority — introduces delegated decision‑making and administrative discretion (instrument preamble & cl.3).","Commencement mechanics are formal (commences day after registration) (cl.2) — procedural detail to observe.","Specifies the constitutional legislative power relied upon (cl.6) — adds a constitutional legal basis element.","Implementation details (payment method, administrative rules) are not set out here — creates implementation and compliance risk delegated to administering instruments or agencies."],"plain_english_summary":"Mechanically, this instrument prescribes the \"Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days Program\" under section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, authorising Commonwealth funding to specified agricultural show and field‑day organisers to offset losses from COVID‑19 cancellations (s5(1)–(3); s3). It was made by the Minister’s delegate and commences the day after registration. The instrument also records the constitutional power relied on (par. 51(xxxix) and s61). Who pays: the Commonwealth. Who decides: the Minister/delegate."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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