{"id":"F2008B00435","name":"R & D Start Program (Payments) Direction 1997","slug":"r-d-start-program-payments-direction-1997","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":73430,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00435-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Commonwealth of Australia","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Commonwealth of Australia","content":"#### Commonwealth of Australia","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Industry Research and Development Act 19","sectionType":"division","heading":"Industry Research and Development Act 1986","content":"### Industry Research and Development Act 1986\n\nR&D Start Program (Payments) Direction 1997\n\nI, JOHN COLINTON MOORE, Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism, acting under subsection 20 (1) of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, give the following direction to the Industry Research and Development Board.\n\nDated Tenth June 1997\n\nJOHN MOORE\n\nMinister for Industry, Science and Tourism\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Citation","sectionType":"part","heading":"Citation","content":"## Citation\n\n1.  This direction may be cited as the R&D Start Program (Payments) Direction 1997.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Commencement","sectionType":"part","heading":"Commencement","content":"## Commencement\n\n2. This instrument commences on the day on which particulars of the instrument are published in the Gazette.\n\n\\[NOTE: For the publication of particulars, see s. 20 (3) of the the Industry Research and Development Act 1986.\\]","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Interpretation","sectionType":"part","heading":"Interpretation","content":"## Interpretation\n\n3. In this direction:\n\n“R&D Start Program” has the meaning given by the R&D Start Program\n\n(policies and practices of the IR&D Board) Direction No.1 of 1996.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Payments","sectionType":"part","heading":"Payments","content":"## Payments\n\n4. The Board may authorise payments under the R&D Start Program to be made in:\n\n(a) the financial year commencing 1 July 1997; and\n\n(b) subsequent financial years for which the R&D Start Program receives appropriations.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1793},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The direction maintains its original narrow purpose of authorising payments for specific financial years under the R&D Start Program without expansion into substantive policy changes."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections total","Single defined term incorporating another instrument by reference","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Straightforward payment authorisation limited to specific financial years"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\n\nThis direction gives the Industry Research and Development Board legal permission to pay out grants under the **R&D Start Program**.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\n*   **The Industry Research and Development Board** – the government body that administers research grants\n*   **Businesses and researchers** – those applying for funding under the R&D Start Program\n\n**The details**\n\n*   The Board can make payments for the financial year starting **1 July 1997**\n*   The permission continues into future financial years, but only if Parliament allocates money (provides *appropriations*) for those years\n*   The term \"R&D Start Program\" is defined by pointing to a previous Direction from 1996 (so this document doesn't rewrite the rules, it just activates the funding)\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nWithout this direction, the Board could not legally spend money on the program. This is the annual \"green light\" that allows the government to pay successful grant applicants."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/r-d-start-program-payments-direction-1997","history":"/api/acts/r-d-start-program-payments-direction-1997/history","analysis":"/api/acts/r-d-start-program-payments-direction-1997/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/r-d-start-program-payments-direction-1997/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/r-d-start-program-payments-direction-1997/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/r-d-start-program-payments-direction-1997/documents"}}