DIVISION 2 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
This division covers R&D directed towards the various
areas of economic development.
Such R&D is undertaken in support of plant and animal
production, developing mineral and
energy resources, energy provision or supply and the
development of manufacturing industry,
construction industry and transportation systems (incl.
safety), the provision of information and
communication, the provision of commercial services to
all areas of economic development and
the contribution to understanding the economic framework
within which development takes place.
R&D directed towards improving the methods of producing
or processing military or defence materials
and equipment is included in this division.
It includes R&D directed towards 'clean production'
to minimise emissions to the environment from
industrial processes or towards protection of the production
site
(e.g. sustainability of agricultural production systems).
This division has eleven subdivisions:
Exclusions: R&D directed towards the development and
testing of military or
defence related equipment and materials is included in
Division 1 Defence.
SUBDIVISION 620000 PLANT PRODUCTION AND PLANT
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
This subdivision covers R&D directed towards improving
the characteristics, propagation and
growing of field and horticultural crops, native forest,
hardwood and softwood plantations; and
the production of associated primary plant products.
This subdivision also includes R&D directed towards
improving the post-harvest processing,
preparation, handling, storage and marketing of primary
plant products and R&D directed towards
developing sustainable plant production systems.
This subdivision has five groups:
Exclusions: R&D directed towards the manufacture of processed
plant products and their
primary products is included in Subdivision 670000 Manufacturing.
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This group covers R&D directed towards improving
the characteristics and growing of wheat,
barley, coarse grains, rice, oilseeds and grain legumes,
sugar, cotton or other field crops.
This group includes R&D directed towards harvesting
field crops.
This group has nine classes:
620101 Wheat
620102 Barley
620103 Rice
620104 Other cereals
620105 Oilseeds
620106 Sugar
620107 Cotton
620108 Grain legumes
620199 Field crops not elsewhere classified
Exclusions: R&D directed towards the
(a) Transportation, storage and marketing of primary
products from field crops is included in
Group 620400 Primary Products
from Plants.
(b) Environmental management aspects of growing field
crops is included in
Group 620500 Sustainable
Plant Production Systems.
(c) Growing, harvesting and storage of pasture, browse
or fodder crops is included in
Group 630200 Pasture,
Browse and Fodder Crops.
(d) manufacture of processed products from field crops
is included in
either Group 670100 Processed
Food Products and Beverages,
Group 670200 Fibre Processing
and Textiles; Footwear and Leather Products or
Group 671600 Other Manufactured
Products.
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GROUP 620200 HORTICULTURAL CROPS
This group covers R&D directed towards improving the
characteristics, propagation and growing of stone
and pome fruit, citrus, grapes, tropical and berry fruit,
tree nuts, vegetables, ornamentals, Australian native plants,
nursery plants and other horticultural crops.
This group includes R&D directed towards harvesting
horticultural crops.
This group has ten classes:
620201 Stone fruit
620202 Pome fruit
620203 Citrus
620204 Grapes
620205 Tropical fruit
620206 Berry fruit
620207 Tree nuts
620208 Vegetables
620209 Ornamentals, Australian natives and nursery plants
620299 Horticultural crops not elsewhere classified
Exclusions: R&D directed towards the
(a) Transportation, storage and marketing of primary
horticultural products, including post-harvest handling of fresh fruit
and vegetables and other horticultural crops is included in Group 620400
Primary Products from Plants;
(b) Environmental management aspects of growing horticultural
crops is included in Group 620500 Sustainable Plant Production Systems;
and
(c) Manufacture of processed products from horticultural
crops is included in either Group 670100 Processed Food Products and Beverages
or Group 671600 Other Manufactured Products.
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GROUP 620300 FORESTRY
This group covers R&D directed towards improving the
operation, maintenance and protection
(incl. forest fire-fighting and control) of native forests,
softwood or hardwood plantations.
This group includes R&D directed towards the harvesting
or transportation of wood and
other forest products from forests and plantations and
towards the integration of farm and forestry.
This group has six classes:
620301 Native forests
620302 Softwood plantations
620303 Hardwood plantations
620304 Harvesting and transport of forest products
620305 Integration of farm and forestry
620399 Forestry not elsewhere classified
Exclusions: R&D directed towards the
(a) environmental management aspects of growing native
or plantation forests
(incl. native and exotic species
not intended for timber or paper production) is included in
Group 620500 Sustainable Plant
Production Systems.
(b) Processing or manufacture of wood, wood and paper
products is included in
either Group 670300 Wood,
Wood Products and Paper or Group 671600 Other Manufactured Products.
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GROUP 620400 PRIMARY PRODUCTS
FROM PLANTS
This group covers R&D directed towards improving post-harvest
processing or handling
(incl. transportation, storage and marketing) of fresh
fruit or vegetables, unprocessed cereals,
tobacco leaf, cotton lint, cotton seed and other primary
plant products.
This group has five classes:
620401 Fresh fruit and vegetables (post harvest)
620402 Unprocessed cereals
620403 Tobacco leaf
620404 Cotton lint and cotton seed
620499 Primary plant products not elsewhere classified
Exclusions: R&D directed towards the
(a) Environmental management aspects of preparing or
producing primary plant products is included in
Group 620500 Sustainable
Plant Production Systems.
(b) Manufacture of processed products from primary plant
products is included in either
Group 670100 Processed
Food Products and Beverages or
Group 670200 Fibre Processing
and Textiles; Footwear and Leather Products.
(c) Manufacture of tobacco products is included in Class
671601 Tobacco products.
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GROUP 620500 SUSTAINABLE PLANT
PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
This group covers R&D directed towards developing
sustainable plant production systems.
It includes research into soils, water usage and pests
if the prime purpose of the research is field crops,
horticultural crops, forestry and primary products from
plants which are more environmentally and
economically sustainable.
This group has four classes:
620501 Field crops
620502 Horticultural crops
620503 Forestry
620504 Primary products from plants
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SUBDIVISION 630000 ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
This subdivision covers R&D directed towards breeding
and farming livestock and
the production of associated primary livestock products.
This subdivision includes R&D directed towards growing
pasture, browse and fodder crops;
commercial (incl. aquaculture) and recreational fishing;
the preparation, transportation and
storage of primary livestock products such as unprocessed
milk and raw wool and
developing sustainable animal production systems.
This subdivision has five groups:
Exclusions: R&D directed towards the manufacture of processed
animal products (incl. fish) and
their primary products is included in the appropriate
groups in Subdivision 670000 Manufacturing.
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This group covers R&D directed towards farming or
breeding livestock including sheep for meat or wool,
beef and dairy cattle, horses, pigs, poultry, deer, goats
and other livestock (incl. beekeeping, pet breeding)
not elsewhere classified.
This group has eight classes:
630101 Sheep - meat
630102 Sheep - wool
630103 Beef cattle
630104 Dairy cattle
630105 Pigs
630106 Poultry
630107 Minor livestock (e.g. horses, goats, deer)
630199 Livestock not elsewhere classified
Exclusions: R&D directed towards the
(a) Preparation, transportation, storage and marketing
of primary livestock products, e.g. unprocessed milk,
raw wool, raw hides and
skins, is included in Group 630400 Primary Products from Animals.
(b) Environmental management aspects of livestock farming
and preparation of livestock products is included in
Group 630500 Sustainable
Animal Production Systems.
(c) Manufacture of processed livestock products, e.g.
processed milk and processed skins, is included in
either Group 670100 Processed
Food Products and Beverages, Group 670200 Fibre Processing and Textiles;
Footwear and Leather Products
or Group 671600 Other Manufactured Products.
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GROUP 630200 PASTURE, BROWSE AND
FODDER CROPS
This group covers R&D directed towards growing sown
legumes, sown grasses, browse and fodder crops,
native vegetation and any other pasture crops. This group
includes R&D directed towards harvesting,
preparation and storage of pasture, browse and fodder
crops.
This group has six classes:
630201 Sown legumes
630202 Sown grasses
630203 Browse crops
630204 Fodder crops
630205 Native vegetation
630299 Other
Exclusions: R&D directed towards
(a) Growing field crops is included in Group 620100 Field
Crops.
(b) Propagating and growing horticultural crops is included
in Group 620200 Horticultural Crops.
(c) The environmental management aspects of growing pasture
and fodder crops is included in
Group 630500 Sustainable
Animal Production Systems.
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GROUP 630300 FISH
This group covers R&D directed towards commercial
and recreational fishing.
This includes R&D directed towards fishing wild prawns,
rock lobsters, and
other marine species in the ocean, coastal and estuarine
waters.
This group also includes R&D directed towards aquaculture
or fish farming
(incl. breeding or harvesting fish, crustaceans, oyster
and other molluscs) in a controlled environment.
This group has four classes:
630301 Fisheries - commercial
630302 Fisheries - recreational
630303 Aquaculture
630399 Fish not elsewhere classified
Exclusions: R&D directed towards the
(a) Preparation, transport, storage and marketing of
minimally processed fish is included in
Group 630400 Primary Products
from Animals.
(b) Environmental management aspects of fishing is included
in Group 630500
Sustainable Animal Production
Systems.
(c) Manufacture of processed fish products is included
in either Group 670100 Processed Food Products and
Beverages or Group 671600
Other Manufactured Products.
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GROUP 630400 PRIMARY PRODUCTS
FROM ANIMALS
This group covers R&D directed towards improving the
preparation or handling
(incl. transportation, storage and marketing) of primary
livestock products
such as minimally processed fish, unprocessed milk, raw
wool and other animal fibres, hides and skins.
This group has five classes:
630401 Minimally processed fish
630402 Minimally processed milk
630403 Raw wool
630404 Hides and skins
630499 Primary animal products not elsewhere classified
Exclusions: R&D directed towards the
(a) Environmental management aspects of preparing or
producing primary livestock products
is included in Group 630500
Sustainable Animal Production Systems.
(b) Manufacture of processed products from primary livestock
products is included in
either Group 670100 Processed
Food Products and Beverages, Group 670200 Fibre Processing
and Textiles; Footwear and Leather
Products or Group 671600 Other Manufactured Products.
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GROUP 630500 SUSTAINABLE ANIMAL
PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
This group covers R&D directed towards developing
sustainable animal production systems.
It includes research into pastures, water usage and pests
if the prime purpose of the research is livestock,
pasture crops, fish and primary products from animals
which are more environmentally and economically sustainable.
This group has four classes:
630501 Livestock
630502 Pasture, browse and fodder crops
630503 Fish
630504 Primary products from animals
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