Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH ACT 1949 - NOTES

No. 13, 1949

Compilation No. 15

Compilation date: 14 September 2022

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 38, 2022

Registered: 21 September 2022

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Science and Industry Research Act 1949 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 September 2022 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

Part I--Preliminary

1 Short title

2 Commencement

7 Interpretation

Part II--The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

8 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

9 Functions of the Organisation

9AA Powers of the Organisation

9A Organisation may accept gifts etc. and act as trustee

10 Co-operation with other organizations

Part IIA--The Chief Executive of the Organisation

10A Chief Executive of the Organisation

10B Appointment of Chief Executive etc.

10C Leave of absence

10D Resignation

10E Termination of appointment

10F Disclosure of interests

10G Acting Chief Executive

10H Remuneration of Chief Executive

10J Delegation

Part III--The Board of the Organisation

11 Establishment of Board

12 Functions of Board

13 Directions and guidelines given by Minister

14A Constitution of Board

15 Meetings

15A Chief Executive not to take part in certain deliberations of Board

16 Terms and conditions of appointment etc. of part-time members

17 Remuneration of Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson

19 Remuneration of other part-time members

20 Resignation of part-time members

22 Termination of appointment

22A Delegation by Board

Part IV--Advisory committees

24 Advisory committees

Part VI--Staff

32 Staff

Part VII--Corporate plans

36 Compliance with corporate plan

Part VIII--Finance

46 Moneys payable to Organisation

48 Application of moneys

51 Extra matters to be included in annual report

53 Liability to taxation

Part IX--Miscellaneous

54 Inventions etc. by officers

56 Consultative Council

58 Regulations

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Abbreviation key--Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section  15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and "(md not incorp)" is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

 

ad = added or inserted	o = order(s)
am = amended	Ord = Ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
c = clause(s)	par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x	/sub-subparagraph(s)
Ch = Chapter(s)	pres = present
def = definition(s)	prev = previous
Dict = Dictionary	(prev ... ) = previously
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	Pt = Part(s)
Div = Division(s)	r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
ed = editorial change	reloc = relocated
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have	renum = renumbered
effect	rep = repealed
F = Federal Register of Legislation	rs = repealed and substituted
gaz = gazette	s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003	Sch = Schedule(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
effect	SR = Statutory Rules
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment	Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)
cannot be given effect	SubPt = Subpart(s)
mod = modified/modification	underlining = whole or part not
No. = Number(s)	commenced or to be commenced

Endnote 3--Legislation history

 

Act	Number and year	Assent	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Science and Industry Research Act 1949	13, 1949	25 Mar 1949	19 May 1949 (see Gazette 1949, p. 1306A)
Science and Industry Research Act 1959	78, 1959	1 Dec 1959	1 Jan 1960 (see Gazette 1959, p. 4435)	--
Statute Law Revision (Decimal Currency) Act 1966	93, 1966	29 Oct 1966	1 Dec 1966	--
Science and Industry Research Act 1968	7, 1968	8 May 1968	8 May 1968	--
Science and Industry Research Act (No. 2) 1968	52, 1968	24 June 1968	1 July 1968	s. 12
Statute Law Revision Act 1973	216, 1973	19 Dec 1973	31 Dec 1973	ss. 9(1) and 10
Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1976	91, 1976	20 Sept 1976	22 Dec 1975 (s 2(7))	s. 4
Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1978	36, 1978	12 June 1978	12 June 1978	s. 8
Science and Industry Research Amendment Act 1978	143, 1978	24 Nov 1978	14 Dec 1978 (see Gazette 1978, No. S276)	s. 10
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1982	80, 1982	22 Sept 1982	Part LXVI (s 248-252): 20 Oct 1982 (s 2(16))	--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985	65, 1985	5 June 1985	s 3: 3 July 1985 (s 2(1))	--
Science and Industry Research Legislation Amendment Act 1986	121, 1986	2 Dec 1986	s 3-30: 5 Dec 1986 (s 2)	s 4(2), (3), 8(2) and 30
Industry, Technology and Commerce Legislation Amendment Act 1991	66, 1991	15 June 1991	s 24, 25: 15 June 1991 (s 2(1))	s. 2(2)-(4)
Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 1991	122, 1991	27 June 1991	s 31(1): 10 Dec 1991 (s 2(3), (4))	s. 31(2)
Prime Minister and Cabinet Legislation Amendment Act 1991	199, 1991	18 Dec 1991	18 Dec 1991	--
Industry, Technology and Commerce Legislation Amendment Act 1992	168, 1992	11 Dec 1992	s  23, 24: 11 Dec 1992 (s 2(1))	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Sch 4 (items 131-134): 25 Oct 1996 (s 2(1))	--
Industry, Science and Tourism Legislation Amendment Act 1997	91, 1997	30 June 1997	Sch 1 (item 24): 1 July 1997 (s 2(3))	--
Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997	152, 1997	24 Oct 1997	Sch 2 (items 1178-1192): 1 Jan 1998 (s 2(2))	--
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Sch 1 (item 807): 5 Dec 1999 (s 2(2))	--
Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999	156, 1999	24 Nov 1999	Sch 10 (items 116, 117): 13 Mar 2000 (s 2(2), (3))	--
Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001	159, 2001	1 Oct 2001	Sch 1 (items 85, 97): 29 Oct 2001 (s 2(1))	Sch. 1 (item 97)
National Measurement Amendment Act 2004	27, 2004	25 Mar 2004	Sch 1 (item 66): 1 July 2004 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Governance Review Implementation (Science Research Agencies) Act 2007	84, 2007	21 June 2007	Sch 3: 10 Sept 2007 (s 2(1) item 2)	Sch. 3 (item 38)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011	5, 2011	22 Mar 2011	Sch 5 (items 188, 189): 19 Apr 2011 (s 2(1) item 13)	--
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Sch 2 (items 1020-1022), Sch 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011 (s 2(1) items 7, 12)	Sch. 3 (items 10, 11)
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2011	89, 2011	4 Aug 2011	Sch 6: 5 Aug 2011 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch. 6 (item 5)
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014	62, 2014	30 June 2014	Sch 12 (items 76-97) and Sch 14 (items 1-6): 1 July 2014 (s 2(1) item  6)	Sch 14 (items 1-6)
as amended by
Public Governance and Resources Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2015	36, 2015	13 Apr 2015	Sch 2 and Sch 7: 14 April 2015 (s 2)	Sch 2 (item 3) and Sch 7
as amended by
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015	126, 2015	10 Sept 2015	Sch 1 (item 486): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015	126, 2015	10 Sept 2015	Sch 1 (item 495): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Act 2022	38, 2022	13 Sept 2022	Sch 1 (items 57-59): 14 Sept 2022 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 59)

Endnote 4--Amendment history

 

Provision affected	How affected
Title ...................	am. No. 121, 1986
Part I
s. 3 ....................	rs. No. 52, 1968
	rep. No. 216, 1973
ss. 4-6 ..................	am. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
s 7.....................	am No 52, 1968
	rs No 143, 1978
	am No 80, 1982
	rs No 121, 1986
	am No 84, 2007; No 5, 2011; No 62, 2014; No 38, 2022
Part II
Heading to Part II ...........	am. No. 121, 1986
s. 8 ....................	am. No. 52, 1968; No. 121, 1986; No. 84, 2007
Note to s. 8(2) .............	ad. No. 152, 1997
	rs. No. 84, 2007; No 62, 2014
s 9.....................	am No 216, 1973
	rs No 143, 1978
	am No 121, 1986; No 27, 2004; No 38, 2022
s. 9AA ..................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986; No. 152, 1997; No. 84, 2007
s. 9AB ..................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986
	rep. No. 91, 1997
s. 9A ...................	ad. No. 52, 1968
	am. No. 121, 1986; No. 66, 1991; No. 84, 2007
s. 10 ...................	am. No. 121, 1986
Part IIA
Part IIA .................	ad. No. 121, 1986
s. 10A ..................	ad. No. 121, 1986
s. 10B ..................	ad. No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 168, 1992; No. 159, 2001; No. 84, 2007
s. 10C ..................	ad. No. 121, 1986
	rs. No. 122, 1991
	am. No. 146, 1999; No. 84, 2007
s. 10D ..................	ad. No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 84, 2007
s. 10E ..................	ad. No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 122, 1991; No. 152, 1997; No. 156, 1999; No. 84, 2007; No  62, 2014
Note to s 10E(2)............	ad No 62, 2014
s. 10F...................	ad. No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 84, 2007; No 62, 2014
s. 10G...................	ad. No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 84, 2007; No. 46, 2011
Note to s. 10G.............	ad. No. 46, 2011
s. 10H ..................	ad. No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 43, 1996
s. 10J ...................	ad. No. 121, 1986
Part III
Heading to Part III ..........	am. No. 121, 1986
Part III ..................	rs. No. 143, 1978
s. 11 ...................	am. No. 78, 1959
	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
s. 12 ...................	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 84, 2007
s. 13 ...................	am. No. 78, 1959
	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
s. 14 ...................	am. No. 52, 1968
	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
	rep. No. 152, 1997
s. 14A ..................	ad. No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 152, 1997; No. 84, 2007
Note to s. 14A.............	ad. No. 152, 1997
	am. No. 84, 2007
s. 15 ...................	rs. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986; No. 84, 2007
s. 15A...................	ad. No. 84, 2007
s. 16 ...................	am. No. 52, 1968
	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
Heading to s. 17............	am. No. 84, 2007
s. 17 ...................	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 84, 2007
s. 18 ...................	rs. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
s. 19 ...................	rs. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986; No. 43, 1996; No. 84, 2007
s. 20 ...................	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
s. 21 ...................	am. No. 93, 1966; No. 52, 1968
	rs. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
s. 22 ...................	am. No. 216, 1973
	rs. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986; No. 152, 1997; No. 156, 1999; No 62, 2014
Note to s 22(2).............	ad No 62, 2014
s. 23 ...................	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
	rep. No. 152, 1997
s. 22A...................	ad. No. 84, 2007
Part IV
Heading to Part IV ..........	rep. No. 121, 1986
Part IV ..................	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
s. 24 ...................	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 43, 1996
Part V ..................	rs. No. 143, 1978 rep. No. 121, 1986
s. 25 ...................	rs. No. 52, 1968
	am. No. 36, 1978
	rs. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
s. 26 ...................	rs. No. 52, 1968; No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
ss. 26A, 26B ..............	ad. No. 52, 1968
	rep. No. 143, 1978
s. 26C ..................	ad. No. 52, 1968
	am. No. 36, 1978
	rep. No. 143, 1978
ss. 26D-26F ..............	ad. No. 52, 1968
	rep. No. 143, 1978
s. 26G ..................	ad. No. 52, 1968
	am. No. 216, 1973
	rep. No. 143, 1978
ss. 27-29 ................	rs. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
s. 30 ...................	rs. No. 52, 1968
	am. No. 36, 1978
	rs. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
s. 31 ...................	rs. No. 143, 1978
	rep No. 121, 1986
Part VI
Part VI ..................	rs. No. 52, 1968; No. 143, 1978
s. 32 ...................	am. No. 78, 1959; No. 7, 1968
	rep. No. 91, 1976
	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986; No. 199, 1991
Part VII
hdg to Pt VII..............	rs No 62, 2014
Part VII .................	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
s. 33 ...................	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
	rep No 62, 2014
s. 34....................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	rs. No. 121, 1986
	rep No 62, 2014
s 35....................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	rs. No. 121, 1986
	rep No 62, 2014
hdg to s 36................	rs No 62, 2014
s 36....................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	rs. No. 121, 1986
	am No 62, 2014
ss. 37, 38 ................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
s. 38A ..................	ad. No. 80, 1982
	rep. No. 121, 1986
ss. 39, 40 ................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 80, 1982
	rep. No. 121, 1986
ss. 41-44 ................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
Part VIII
Part VIII .................	ad. No. 143, 1978
s. 45 ...................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 152, 1997
s. 46 ...................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986; No. 5, 2011
s. 47 ...................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
s. 48 ...................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986; No. 152, 1997; No 62, 2014
s. 49....................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986
	rep. No. 152, 1997
s. 50....................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986
	rep. No. 84, 2007
Heading to s. 51............	rs. No. 152, 1997
s. 51 ...................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	rs. No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 152, 1997; No. 89, 2011; No 62, 2014
s. 52 ...................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
s. 53 ...................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986
Part IX
Part IX ..................	ad. No. 143, 1978
s. 54 ...................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986
s. 55 ...................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 65, 1985
s. 56 ...................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986
s. 57 ...................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
s. 58 ...................	ad. No. 143, 1978
Schedules
First Schedule Renumbered Schedule 1.......	No. 143, 1978
Schedule 1 ...............	rep. No. 121, 1986
Second Schedule ...........	rep. No. 143, 1978