Industry Research and Development (National Communications Campaign to Support Small Business Program) Instrument 2020

Dated 21 May 2020

Michaelia Cash

Contents

1............ Name............................................................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement............................................................................................................. 1

3............ Authority....................................................................................................................... 1

4............ Definitions..................................................................................................................... 1

5............ Prescribed program....................................................................................................... 1

6............ Specified legislative power............................................................................................ 2

1  Name

                   This instrument is the Industry Research and Development (National Communications Campaign to Support Small Business 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.

Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 means the National Communications Campaign to Support Small Business Program.

5  Prescribed program

             (1)  For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, the program is prescribed.

             (2)  The program provides funding for a communications campaign to support small businesses affected by the economic impacts of the coronavirus known as COVID‑19.

             (3)  The purpose of the program is to mitigate the negative economic impacts of COVID‑19 on these businesses by encouraging consumers to patronise small businesses.

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 the following are specified:

                     (a)  postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services (within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution);

                     (b)  measures that are peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation.