Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL ACT 2001 - SECT 60

             (1)  After receiving a set of rules (or a revised set of rules) from the CEO, the Minister must either:

                     (a)  approve the set of rules; or

                     (b)  give the set of rules back to the CEO with a written request for the CEO to give the Minister a set of rules (prepared in accordance with section 59), revised to take account of specified concerns of the Minister.

             (2)  If the Minister requests the CEO to give him or her a revised set of rules, the CEO must do so as soon as reasonably practicable.

             (3)  A set of rules is of no effect unless it has been approved by the Minister.

Approved rules are legislative instruments

             (4)  A set of rules made by the Minister on the day on which it is approved is a legislative instrument.

Note:          The rules are not subject to disallowance: see subsection 44(2) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.