{"id":"F1996B01305","name":"Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation Regulations","slug":"land-and-water-resources-research-and-development-corporation-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"66 of 1990","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29083,"registerId":"commonwealth-F1996B01305-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1990 No. 661\n\n––––––––––––\n\nLand and Water Resources Research and\n\nDevelopment Corporation Regulations\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989.\n\nDated 19 February 1990.\n\nBILL HAYDEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nJohn Kerin\n\nMinister of State for Primary Industries\n\nand Energy\n\n————\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation Regulations.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. These Regulations commence on 3 July 1990.\n\nInterpretation\n\n3. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:\n\n“Corporation” means the Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation specified in regulation 4;\n\n“land and water resources industry” means the industry concerned with the conservation, and sustainable use and management, of land resources and water resources;\n\n“the Act” means the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989.\n\n(S.R. 54/90)—Cat. No. 14/14.2.1990\n\n  \n\nEstablishment of the Land and Water Resources Corporation\n\n4. An R & D Corporation to be known as the Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation is declared to be established in respect of the land and water resources industry.\n\nCorporation predominantly Commonwealth funded\n\n5. For the purposes of section 125 of the Act, the Corporation is declared to be a predominantly Commonwealth funded R & D Corporation.\n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 February 1990.\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1264},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations precisely match their title and purpose, establishing only the Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation and its funding status without expanding into unrelated areas."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 defined terms in the interpretation section","No conditional provisions, exceptions, or nested logic","Single cross-reference to section 125 of the parent Act","Total of 5 brief regulations covering establishment, citation, commencement, and funding status only"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations create a government research body called the **Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Establishes a new statutory corporation to oversee research and development for Australia's land and water resources\n- Defines the \"land and water resources industry\" as covering the conservation and sustainable use of land and water resources\n- Declares that this corporation is mainly funded by the Commonwealth Government (as opposed to industry levies)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis body coordinates scientific research into how Australia manages its soil, landscapes, and water supplies. By declaring it \"predominantly Commonwealth funded,\" the regulations ensure taxpayers (rather than industry) foot most of the bill for this research.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Farmers, land managers, and water authorities who benefit from the research\n- Scientists and research institutions receiving funding from the Corporation\n- The Commonwealth Government, which provides the majority of funding"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/land-and-water-resources-research-and-development-corporation-regulations","history":"/api/acts/land-and-water-resources-research-and-development-corporation-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/land-and-water-resources-research-and-development-corporation-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/land-and-water-resources-research-and-development-corporation-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/land-and-water-resources-research-and-development-corporation-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/land-and-water-resources-research-and-development-corporation-regulations/documents"}}