Industry Research and Development (Critical Minerals Office Pilot Program) Instrument 2023 (Cth)

Industry Research and Development (Critical Minerals Office Pilot Program) Instrument 2023

I, Madeleine King, Minister for Resources, make the following instrument.

Dated: 30 November 2023

Madeleine King

Minister for Resources

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 (Critical Minerals Office Pilot Program) Instrument 2023.

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
1.  The whole of this instrument	The day after this instrument is registered.

Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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: see subsection 5(1).

5  Prescribed program

(1) For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, the Critical Minerals Office Pilot Program (the program) is prescribed.

(2)  The program provides funding to develop and deliver a pilot program to build environment, social and governance capability within the Australian critical minerals industry and showcase that capability to international markets.

6  Specified legislative power

For the purposes of subsection 33(3) of the Act, the power of the Parliament to make laws with respect to trade and commerce with other countries, and among the States (within the meaning of paragraph 51(i) of the Constitution) is specified.