Contents
Part 1 · Preliminary
1Name#
This instrument is the Industry Research and Development (Free Access to Australian Standards Program) Instrument 2026.
2Commencement#
(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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.
4Definitions#
Note: Expressions have the same meaning in this instrument as in the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 as in force from time to time—see paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003.
In this instrument:
Australian Standard means a standard published by, or on behalf of, Standards Australia.
Note: Standards Australia is defined in section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
the Act means the Industry Research and Development Act 1986.
Part 2 · Prescribed program
5Prescribed program#
(2)The program provides funding to enable the delivery of free, online public access to Australian Standards referenced in Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation.
(3)The purpose of the program is to improve the understanding of, and reduce barriers to compliance with, legislative requirements that reference Australian Standards.
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)enterprises and activities that are peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation (see paragraph 51(xxxix) and section 61 of the Constitution).
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