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Australian Research Council Act 2001
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C2023C00129 (C27)
29 June 2023
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30 June 2024
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Objects of Act
4 Definitions
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Part 2—Australian Research Council
5 Establishment of the ARC
6 Function of the ARC
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Part 4—Designated committees
30 Minister may establish designated committees
31 Functions of a designated committee
32 Appointment of designated committee members
33 Terms and conditions of designated committee members
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Part 5—Chief Executive Officer and staff of the ARC
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Division 1—Chief Executive Officer
Subdivision A—Establishment and functions
33A Establishment of the CEO
33B Functions of the CEO
33C Minister may direct CEO about performance of CEO’s functions
Subdivision B—Appointment, terms and conditions
34 Appointment of the CEO
35 Acting CEO
36 CEO holds office on full time basis
37 Remuneration and allowances of CEO
38 Other terms and conditions of CEO
39 Disclosure of interests
40 Resignation of CEO
Division 2—Staff of the ARC
41 Staff to be engaged under Public Service Act etc.
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Part 6—Reporting
46 Annual report
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Part 7—Funding of research
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Division 1—Financial assistance for approved research programs
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Subdivision A—Preliminary
47 Definitions
48 Years to which Division applies
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Subdivision B—Capping of funding
49 Annual cap on funding
50 Minister must divide funding caps between different categories of research programs
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Subdivision C—Provision of financial assistance
51 Approval of expenditure on research programs
52 Recommendations by CEO in relation to approval of proposals
53 Requirements for approval or recommendation of proposals
54 Variation of funding approvals
55 Payment of financial assistance for approved research programs
56 Advances
57 Source of payments
58 Conditions of payment of financial assistance
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Subdivision D—Funding rules
59 CEO to prepare rules
60 Ministerial approval of rules
61 Variation of rules
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Division 2—The ARC Research Endowment Account
62 Establishment of ARC Research Endowment Account
63 Credits to Account
64 Purposes of Account
65 Terms and conditions of financial assistance
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Part 8—Miscellaneous
66 Delegation
67 Regulations
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history