Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL ACT 2001 - SECT 50

             (1)  The Minister must, in writing, determine that the funding cap for a year to which this Division applies is to be divided, in such proportions as the Minister specifies in the determination, between such categories of research programs as the Minister specifies in the determination.

          (1A)  The Minister may specify in a determination under subsection (1) proportions in a specified range for each of 2 or more categories of research programs specified in the determination. A range specified for a category must be specified as a range of percentages of the funding cap with reference to a single percentage (the specified percentage ) of the cap, so the lower end of the range is not more than 5% (of the cap) less than the specified percentage and the higher end of the range is not more than 5% (of the cap) greater than the specified percentage. If one of the following things is consistent with one proportion in the range specified for the relevant category, the thing is taken to be consistent with the determination for the purposes of this Division:

                     (a)  approval of a funding proposal;

                     (b)  variation of a funding approval;

                     (c)  rules prepared under section 59.

             (2)  The determination for a year must be made before the start of that year.

             (3)  The Minister may, in writing, vary a determination for a year (but only in a way so that the varied determination will still comply with subsection(1)).

             (4)  The Minister may, in a single instrument, make a determination covering 2 or more years to which this Division applies.