Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 1986

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title [see Note 1]  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Object of Act  
   4.      Interpretation  
   5.      Extension of Act to external Territories  

   PART II--ADMINISTRATION

   6.      Establishment of Innovation Australia  
   7.      Functions of Board  
   8.      Powers of Board  
   9.      Constitution of Board  
   10.     Period of appointment of members  
   11.     Duties of Chairperson  
   12.     Remuneration and allowances  
   13.     Leave of absence  
   14.     Resignation  
   15.     Termination of appointment  
   16.     Disclosure of interests by members of Board  
   17.     Acting appointments  
   18.     Meetings of Board  
   18A.    Minister may give directions concerning the provision of technical assessments  
   19.     Additional functions of Board  
   19A.    General provisions concerning direction powers under sections 18A and 19  
   19B.    Minister may require provision of advice  
   20.     Directions for policies and practices of Board  
   20A.    Minister may give advice to Board or committee  
   21.     Delegation by Board  
   22.     Committees  
   22A.    Delegation by committee  
   23.     Directions of Board to committees  
   24.     Disclosure of interests by members of committees  
   25.     Staff, consultants etc.  

   PART IIIA--FUNCTIONS OF BOARD IN RELATION TO INCOME TAX CONCESSIONS

   39AA.   Object of Part  
   39A.    Interpretation  
   39B.    Related companies  
   39C.    Exploitation otherwise than on normal commercial terms  
   39D.    Research and development activities for the benefit of the Australian economy  
   39E.    Adequate Australian content  
   39EA.   Finance scheme guidelines  
   39EB.   Guidelines concerning overseas research and development activities  
   39EC.   Applications for provisional certificates  
   39ED.   Board's decision on application for provisional certificate  
   39EE.   Matters to be contained in provisional certificate  
   39EF.   Board's power to amend or revoke provisional certificate on its own initiative  
   39F.    Registration of Australian research agencies  
   39FA.   Notices about continuing registration of Australian research agencies  
   39G.    Cancellation of registration of research agencies  
   39H.    Board to publicise particulars of registered research agencies  
   39HA.   Register of Commercial Government Bodies  
   39HB.   Commercial government bodies guidelines  
   39HC.   Applications for entry on the Register of Commercial Government Bodies  
   39HD.   Board's decision on application for entry on Register of Commercial Government Bodies  
   39HE.   Grant of application for entry on Register of Commercial Government Bodies  
   39HF.   Removal from Register of Commercial Government Bodies  
   39HG.   Applications for advance registration of eligible companies  
   39HH.   Advance registration of eligible companies  
   39HI.   Grounds for refusal of advance registration  
   39J.    Registration of eligible companies  
   39JA.   Registration: eligible companies with a registration history  
   39JB.   Registration: eligible companies with a claim history  
   39JC.   Registration: eligible companies with a tax loss history  
   39JD.   Applications under section 39J  
   39JE.   Application for extension of time if application otherwise subject to a 6 month limit  
   39JF.   Registration if application for registration made after expiry of period for making application  
   39K.    Grounds for refusal to register eligible companies  
   39KA.   Guidelines concerning plans for research and development activities  
   39L.    Certificate as to research and development activities  
   39LAAA. Certificate as to Australian-centred research and development activities  
   39LAAB. Certificate as to activities that would be Australian-centred research and development activities apart from need for plan  
   39LAA.  Certificate as to overseas research and development activities  
   39LA.   Certificate as to core technology  
   39M.    Certificate as to exploitation of results, or Australian content, of activities  
   39MA.   Certificate about ineligible finance schemes  
   39N.    Certificate of non-compliance  
   39P.    Joint registration  
   39PA.   Limitation of Board's power to register companies jointly  
   39PB.   Extension of joint registration to complete project  
   39Q.    Copies of certificate to be given to persons affected  
   39R.    Service of notices etc.  
   39S.    Internal review of decisions  
   39T.    Review of decisions by Administrative Appeals Tribunal  
   39U.    Statements to accompany notification of decisions  
   39V.    Tax consequences of variation or revocation of reviewable decisions  

   PART V--MISCELLANEOUS

   44.     Offences  
   45.     Time for prosecutions  
   46.     Annual report  
   47.     Confidentiality  
   48.     Regulations  
   48A.    Fees for making applications etc. under Part IIIA  

   PART VI--AMENDMENTS OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES ACT 1976