Industry Research and Development (Cyber Security Business Connect and Protect Program) Instrument 2020
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Industry Research and Development (Cyber Security Business Connect and Protect Program) Instrument 2020
I, Karen Andrews, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, make the following instrument.
Dated 17 November 2020
Karen Andrews
Minister for Industry, Science and Technology
Contents
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Definitions
5 Prescribed program
6 Specified legislative power
1 Name
This instrument is the Industry Research and Development (Cyber Security Business Connect and Protect Program) Instrument 2020.
2 Commencement
(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.
- Commencement information
- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
- Provisions Commencement Date/Details
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- The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 20 November 2020
Note: all This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.
(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.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986.
4 Definitions
In this instrument:
Act means the Industry Research and Development Act 1986.
program: see subsection 5(1).
5 Prescribed program
(1) For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, the Cyber Security Business Connect and Protect Program (the program) is prescribed.
(2) The program provides funding to organisations for the purpose of:
(a) supporting the capability of small and medium enterprises to achieve best practice in cyber security by raising awareness of cyber security risks and promoting action by such enterprises to address such risks; and
(b) increasing the cyber security capability and resilience of Australia’s small and medium enterprises.
6 Specified legislative power
For the purposes of subsection 33(3) of the Act, the powers of the Parliament to make laws with respect to postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services (within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution) is specified.