Industry Research and Development (Strengthening Business—Business Advice for Recovery and Resilience Program) Instrument 2020

I, Karen Andrews, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, make the following instrument.

Dated 12 May 2020

Karen Andrews

Minister for Industry, Science and Technology

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Definitions

5 Prescribed program

6 Specified legislative power

1  Name

  This instrument is the Industry Research and Development (Strengthening Business—Business Advice for Recovery and Resilience 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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 Strengthening Business—Business Advice for Recovery and Resilience 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 business advisors to work with community recovery hubs and mobile services, to provide business advice to businesses affected by the 2019‑2020 bushfire emergency (the bushfire emergency).

 (3) The purpose of the program is to provide support to businesses affected by the bushfire emergency, including by assisting such businesses to:

 (a) recover, to continue or strengthen their operations and to build long‑term resilience; or

 (b) discontinue their operations if recovery is not possible.

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 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 is specified.