{"id":"C2004L00023","name":"Science and Industry Research (Contracts) Regulations","slug":"science-and-industry-research-contracts-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"330 of 1990","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":25286,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L00023-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Science and Industry Research (Contracts) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1990 No. 3301\n\nScience and Industry Research (Contracts)\n\nRegulations\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 Science and Industry Research Act 1949.\n\nDated 11 October 1990.\n\nBILL HAYDEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\n![Signature of Minister of State for Science and Technology.](image.002.jpeg)\n\nMinister of State for Science and Technology\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Science and Industry Research (Contracts) Regulations.\n\nInterpretation\n\n2. In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Science and Industry Research Act 1949.\n\nContracts\n\n3. For the purposes of section 50 of the Act, the amount of $1,000,000 is prescribed.\n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 18 October 1990.\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer\n\n(S.R. 310/90)—Cat No. 14/18.9.1990","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2224},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation remains focused on its original purpose of prescribing a $1,000,000 financial threshold for contracts under section 50 of the Science and Industry Research Act 1949. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond this single monetary prescription."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (Regulation 3)","Only one defined term ('the Act')","No exceptions, conditions, or procedural requirements","Straightforward monetary prescription without calculations or cross-references to other instruments"],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations fix a $1,000,000 threshold (Reg 3 for s.50 of the Science and Industry Research Act 1949) for CSIRO contracts. It determines who can sign deals: lower‑value agreements can be handled by the CEO, while million‑dollar‑plus commitments normally require Board or higher approval. This divides routine contracting from major financial commitments, affecting CSIRO officers and external partners."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/science-and-industry-research-contracts-regulations","history":"/api/acts/science-and-industry-research-contracts-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/science-and-industry-research-contracts-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/science-and-industry-research-contracts-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/science-and-industry-research-contracts-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/science-and-industry-research-contracts-regulations/documents"}}