Industry Research and Development (AI Adopt Program) Instrument 2024

I, Ed Husic, Minister for Industry and Science, make the following instrument.

Dated: 16 May 2024

Ed Husic

Minister for Industry and Science

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 (AI Adopt Program) Instrument 2024.

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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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

5  Prescribed program

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

 (2) The program provides funding to establish, develop and deliver AI Adopt Centres that will support Australian small to medium enterprises that engage in international or interstate trade to adopt AI technologies.

 (3) The purpose of the program is to increase productivity by supporting the safe and responsible adoption and implementation of AI technologies by small to medium enterprises.

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.