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This instrument is the Industry Research and Development (Small Business Debt Helpline Program) Instrument 2022.
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This instrument prescribes the "Small Business Debt Helpline Program" under section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 and authorises funding, by way of a grant to Financial Counselling Australia Ltd (ABN 67 073 167 361), to provide national small‑business financial counselling and a consultation service for financial counsellors by telephone or internet (s5). The Commonwealth provides the grant; the funded provider delivers the services and administrative discretion sits with the grant-making arrangements; the instrument also specifies the parliamentary telecommunications power (s6).
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This instrument is the Industry Research and Development (Small Business Debt Helpline Program) Instrument 2022.
This instrument is made under section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986.
In this instrument:
ABN has the meaning given by the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999.
Act means the Industry Research and Development Act 1986.
program has the meaning given by section 5 of this instrument.
(1) For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, the Small Business Debt Helpline Program (the program) is prescribed. (2) The program provides funding, by way of a grant to Financial Counselling Australia Ltd (ABN 67 073 167 361), to fund: (a) a national small business financial counselling service, delivered by telephone or by way of the internet; and (b) a consultation service for financial counsellors to better enable them to support small businesses, delivered by telephone or by way of the internet.
(1) For the purposes of subsection 33(3) of the Act, the power 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.
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This instrument is the Industry Research and Development (Small Business Debt Helpline Program) Instrument 2022.
This instrument is made under section 33 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986.
In this instrument:
ABN has the meaning given by the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999.
Act means the Industry Research and Development Act 1986.
program has the meaning given by section 5 of this instrument.
(1) For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, the Small Business Debt Helpline Program (the program) is prescribed. (2) The program provides funding, by way of a grant to Financial Counselling Australia Ltd (ABN 67 073 167 361), to fund: (a) a national small business financial counselling service, delivered by telephone or by way of the internet; and (b) a consultation service for financial counsellors to better enable them to support small businesses, delivered by telephone or by way of the internet.
(1) For the purposes of subsection 33(3) of the Act, the power 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.