{"id":"F2023L01711","name":"Industry Research and Development (Welding Simulators, Automation and Next Gen Technology Training Program) Instrument 2023","slug":"industry-research-and-development-welding-simulators-automation-and-next-gen-technology-training-pro","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442219,"registerId":"F2023L01711-fast-fetch-1775957276198","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Research and Development (Welding Simulators, Automation and Next Gen Technology Training 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 \n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nIndustry Research and Development (Welding Simulators, Automation and Next Gen Technology Training Program) Instrument 2023\n\nI, Ed Husic, Minister for Industry and Science, make the following instrument.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated: 5 December 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 (Welding Simulators, Automation and Next Gen Technology Training 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The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\nInternational Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights means the Covenant of that name done at New York on 16 December 1966, as in force for Australia from time to time.\n\nNote:          The Covenant is in Australian Treaty Series 1976 No. 5 ([1976] ATS 5) and could in 2023 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).\n\nInternational Labour Organization’s Convention concerning Employment Policy means the Convention of that name done at Geneva on 9 July 1964, as in force for Australia from time to time.\n\nNote: The Convention is in Australian Treaty Series 1970 No. 17 ([1970] ATS 17) and could in 2023 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).\n\nInternational Labour Organization’s Convention concerning Vocational Guidance and Vocational Training in the Development of Human Resources means the Convention of that name done at Geneva on 23 June 1975, as in force for Australia from time to time.\n\nNote: The Convention is in Australian Treaty Series 1986 No. 2 ([1986] ATS 2) and could in 2023 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).\n\nprogram: see subsection 5(1).\n\nTasmanian Minerals, Manufacturing and Energy Council means Tasmanian Minerals, Manufacturing and Energy Council Limited ABN 19 009 554 616.\n\n5  Prescribed program\n\n (1) For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, the Welding Simulators, Automation and Next Gen Technology Training Program (the program) is prescribed.\n\n (2) The program provides funding to the Tasmanian Minerals, Manufacturing and Energy Council to purchase welding simulation equipment required to upskill the welding workforce in new technologies.\n\n (3) The purpose of the program is to:\n\n(a)    improve advanced manufacturing sector awareness for students and teaching staff at participating schools in Tasmania;\n\n(b)    facilitate a pre-employment course for learners to gain an understanding of key welding concepts and associated skills which will assist with employment within the manufacturing sector;\n\n(c)    provide learners with experience in advanced manufacturing technology and a better understanding of the role of such technology in the modern manufacturing environment; and\n\n(d)    facilitate subject matter expert training to upskill existing staff and new operators.\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 external affairs (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxix) of the Constitution), as it relates to measures to give effect to Australia’s obligations under one or more of the following, is specified:\n\n(a)    the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, particularly Article 6;\n\n(b)    the International Labour Organization’s Convention concerning Employment Policy, particularly Articles 1 and 2;\n\n(c)    the International Labour Organization’s Convention concerning Vocational Guidance and Vocational Training in the Development of Human Resources, particularly Articles 1 to 4.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument itself sets out and limits scope: it prescribes the named training program, identifies the recipient and the program purposes, and specifies the legal basis. There is no textual indication that the instrument changes scope from its stated purpose; implementation detail and funding allocation are not specified in this instrument (s5)."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose, short instrument prescribing one program (s5)","Names a specific beneficiary — Tasmanian Minerals, Manufacturing and Energy Council (s4 definition; s5(2))","Describes program objectives and activities but omits funding amounts and administrative procedures, leaving implementation detail to other processes (s5(2)–(3))","Specifies constitutional/legal basis via external affairs power and three international instruments, which raises interpretive questions about how obligations apply (s6)","Tied to the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 (s3) and includes standard commencement provisions (s2), linking it into broader statutory machinery"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument prescribes the Welding Simulators, Automation and Next Gen Technology Training Program and provides Commonwealth funding to the Tasmanian Minerals, Manufacturing and Energy Council to buy welding simulation equipment (s5(1)–(2)). It aims to upskill students and staff, run pre‑employment courses, and deliver expert training in advanced manufacturing technologies (s5(3)). The instrument cites Australia’s external affairs legislative power and specific international instruments as its legal basis (s6). Affected parties include the named Council, participating Tasmanian schools, learners and instructors."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a tightly scoped, single-purpose instrument that does exactly what its title suggests. It establishes one specific training program for one specific recipient in one specific industry sector. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (6 sections, approximately 1.5 pages)","Only 6 defined terms in section 4, all straightforward (organisation names and treaty references)","Single operational provision (section 5) with clear, bullet-point purpose statement","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to parent Act and Constitution for jurisdictional basis)","Straightforward declaratory structure ('the program is prescribed', 'the purpose is to...')"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument funds a new Welding Simulators, Automation and Next Gen Technology Training Program by authorising taxpayer money to the Tasmanian Minerals, Manufacturing and Energy Council to purchase welding simulation equipment. It targets the council directly and benefits Tasmanian students, pre‑employment trainees and existing welders by providing safer, simulated training and exposure to automation.\n\nIt matters because it modernises workforce skills, improves pre‑job readiness and ongoing upskilling, and is justified legally under the Commonwealth’s external affairs power."},"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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