Industry Research and Development (Environmental Education Centres Program) Instrument 2020

I, Sussan Ley, as delegate of the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, make the following instrument.

Dated 17 June 2020

Sussan Ley

Minister for the Environment

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 (Environmental Education Centres 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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 Environmental Education Centres Program.

5  Prescribed program

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

 (2) The program provides funding:

 (a) to Murdoch University to establish the Harry Butler Environmental Education Centre to develop and promote understanding of the positive relationship between economic development and environmental sustainability; and

 (b) to the University of Melbourne to establish the National Centre for Coasts, Environment and Climate to foster research and education focused on the coastal environment, climate change, science, history and culture, the arts and community engagement.

 (3) The purpose of the program is to assist the universities mentioned in subsection (2) to establish environmental education centres to provide facilities for education, advocacy, industry collaboration, research, art and conferencing activities.

6  Specified legislative power

  For the purposes of subsection 33(3) of the Act, the power of the Parliament under paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution to make laws with respect to foreign corporations and trading or financial corporations formed within the limits of the Commonwealth is specified.