Bill
Industry Research and Development Amendment (Industry Innovation and Science Australia) Bill 2021
passed, as at 2021-09-10. Industry, Science and Technology portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Industry, Science and Technology
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2021-02-17
- second reading — 2021-02-17
- second reading — 2021-03-18
- third reading — 2021-03-18
- introduced — 2021-03-22
- second reading — 2021-06-24
- second reading — 2021-06-24
- second reading — 2021-08-30
- second reading — 2021-08-30
- third reading — 2021-08-30
- passed — 2021-08-30
- royal assent — 2021-09-10
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2021-02-17.
This bill would change the name of the independent statutory board Innovation and Science Australia to Industry Innovation and Science Australia.
It would amend the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 and make consequential changes to other Commonwealth laws to reflect the new name.
The explanatory memorandum says the name change is part of a broader policy reform that includes new board appointments and a new Statement of Expectations.
- The bill renames Innovation and Science Australia as Industry Innovation and Science Australia.
- It amends the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 to give effect to the name change.
- It makes consequential amendments to other Commonwealth legislation.
The independent statutory board Innovation and Science Australia, which is renamed, and Australian industry are affected.
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