Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Industry, Innovation and Science Measures No. 2) Regulation 2016 (Cth)

Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Industry, Innovation and Science Measures No. 2) Regulation 2016

I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation.

Dated 05 May 2016

Peter Cosgrove

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

Mathias Cormann

Minister for Finance

Contents

1Name

This is the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Industry, Innovation and Science Measures No. 2) Regulation 2016.

2Commencement

1. (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
1. The whole of this instrument	The day after this instrument is registered.	6 May 2016

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.

1. (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.

3Authority

This instrument is made under the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Act 1997.

4Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Regulations 1997

1

Part 4 of Schedule 1AB (table)

Insert in its appropriate position:

159	National Science Week and strategic science communication activities	To provide funding for: (a) activities that are part of National Science Week; and (b) activities that enhance the community’s understanding of, and interest in, science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM), including: (i) measures that will support science tourism; and (ii) measures that will assist in educating people under 18 years of age and assist them to reach their fullest potential by stimulating their interest in, and understanding of, STEM; and (iii) citizen science projects; and (iv) the development of quality assurance standards for a citizen science project and documents that provide guidance on how to undertake a citizen science project; and (v) one or more national prizes that celebrate excellence in science; and (vi) the development of software applications for smart phones and tablets; and (vii) activities that will enhance the scientific literacy of individuals who are leaders in the Australian community; and (viii) the development and delivery of national outreach programs delivered by or on behalf of the Commonwealth, acting through Questacon, that focus on delivering educational activities in the fields of STEM. These objectives also have the effect they would have if they were limited to providing funding: (a) for the fostering or promotion of interstate or overseas trade and commerce; or (b) for measures that involve the use of telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services; or (c) for measures that involve the making or recording of astronomical and meteorological observations; or (d) for the collection, analysis, dissemination or use of statistics; or (e) for the provision of assistance to the people of any race for whom it is deemed necessary to make special laws; or (f) for measures to give effect to Australia’s obligations under the following: (i) the Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly Article 29; (ii) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, particularly Articles 6 and 15; (iii) the International Labour Organization’s Convention concerning Vocational Guidance and Vocational Training in the Development of Human Resources, particularly Articles 1 and 2; (iv) the Convention on Biological Diversity, particularly Articles 7, 12 and 13; (v) the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, particularly Articles 4 and 6; (vi) the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, particularly Article 4; (vii) the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa, particularly Articles 5, 17 and 19; or (g) in relation to places, persons, matters or things external to Australia; or (h) by way of grants of financial assistance to a State or Territory; or (i) in, or in relation to, a Territory; or (j) for activities done in the exercise of the executive power of the Commonwealth; or (k) for measures engaged in that are peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of a nation.
160	Citizen Science Projects	To provide funding for citizen science projects. This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to providing funding: (a) for measures involving the use of telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services; or (b) for measures that involve the making or recording of astronomical and meteorological observations; or (c) for the collection, analysis, dissemination or use of statistics; or (d) to give effect to Australia’s obligations under the following: (i) the Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly Article 29; (ii) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, particularly Article 15; (iii) the Convention on Biological Diversity, particularly Articles 7, 12 and 13; (iv) the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, particularly Articles 4 and 6; (v) the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, particularly Article 4; (vi) the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa, particularly Articles 5, 17 and 19; or (e) in relation to places, matters or things external to Australia; or (f) in, or in relation to, a Territory.
161	Maker Projects	To provide funding for measures that will assist people to engage in Maker Projects, being the design, creation or development of technological products. This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to providing funding: (a) to give effect to Australia’s obligations under the following: (i) the Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly Article 29; (ii) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, particularly Article 15; or (b) in, or in relation to, a Territory.