{"id":"F2023L00117","name":"Industry Research and Development (Supporting Australia’s Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Industry Program) Instrument 2023","slug":"industry-research-and-development-supporting-australia-s-textiles-clothing-and-footwear-industry-pro","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441714,"registerId":"F2023L00117-fast-fetch-1775956951121","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Supporting Australia’s Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Industry Program) Instrument 2023","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 \n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nIndustry Research and Development (Supporting Australia’s Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Industry Program) Instrument 2023\n\n \n\n \n\nI, Ed Husic, Minister for Industry and Science, make the following instrument.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated: 15 February 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 (Supporting Australia’s Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Industry 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The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\nECA means Homeworker Code Committee Incorporated (ABN 88 997 259 919), trading as Ethical Clothing Australia.\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 Australia’s Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Industry Program (the program) is prescribed.\n\n (2) The program provides a one-off grant to ECA to promote and expand ECA’s accreditation arrangement for businesses in the textiles, clothing and footwear industry.\n\n (3) The purpose of the program is to support an industry-led campaign to help consumers choose ethically-sourced Australian textiles, clothing and footwear.\n\n6  Specified legislative power\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 33(3) of the Act, the power of the Parliament under paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution to make laws with respect to foreign corporations, and trading or financial corporations formed within the limits of the Commonwealth is specified.\n\n \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 remains tightly scoped to its original purpose. It simply prescribes a specific grant program under existing legislative authority without expanding beyond the textiles, clothing and footwear sector or the specific recipient (ECA)."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 short sections total","Minimal defined terms (only 3: 'Act', 'ECA', 'program')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single straightforward purpose with no operational detail (grants administration handled elsewhere)","Essentially a 'prescribing' instrument that triggers existing legislative frameworks rather than creating new substantive rules"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument creates a one‑off government grant — the Supporting Australia's Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Industry Program — funding Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA) to expand its accreditation scheme so consumers can identify ethically made Australian fashion. \n\nIt affects ECA (as grant recipient), fashion businesses (seeking accreditation), consumers (better information) and workers (stronger oversight), using public funds to reduce exploitation and modern‑slavery risks in the sector."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not alter the statutory scope of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986. It exercises the Act's prescription power to establish a specific, one‑off program and identifies the constitutional head of power relied on (s5, s6), rather than expanding or narrowing the Act itself."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, single-purpose instrument prescribing one-off grant to a named recipient (s5) — limits internal complexity.","Relies on external statute for legal authority (Industry Research and Development Act 1986, s33) so full effect requires cross‑reference (s3).","Specifies constitutional basis (paragraph 51(xx)) rather than detailing jurisdictional limits, which could invite legal scrutiny (s6).","No eligibility, conditions, or delivery mechanics in the instrument — implementation details are left to the grant process, increasing administrative discretion.","Defines the recipient (ECA) by name and ABN (s4), concentrating benefit and simplifying beneficiary identification.","Limited definitions and short text reduce interpretive ambiguity for lay readers but require reading the Act to understand reporting, compliance or funding controls (s3, s5)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument prescribes a one‑off grant program under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, giving a single grant to Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA) to expand and promote its accreditation scheme for textiles, clothing and footwear businesses (s5). The Commonwealth provides the funding and relies on the corporations power as the constitutional basis (s6). It primarily affects ECA, businesses seeking ECA accreditation, and consumers targeted by the campaign."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-supporting-australia-s-textiles-clothing-and-footwear-industry-pro","history":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-supporting-australia-s-textiles-clothing-and-footwear-industry-pro/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-supporting-australia-s-textiles-clothing-and-footwear-industry-pro/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-supporting-australia-s-textiles-clothing-and-footwear-industry-pro/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-supporting-australia-s-textiles-clothing-and-footwear-industry-pro/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-research-and-development-supporting-australia-s-textiles-clothing-and-footwear-industry-pro/documents"}}