Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
"appointed member" means the Chairperson or a member referred to in paragraph 9(1)(c).
"approved research institute" means an approved research institute within the meaning of section 73A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .
"Board" means Innovation Australia, established by section 6.
"Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Board.
"committee" means a committee appointed under section 22.
(a) a body of persons; or
(b) an association of persons;
whether corporate or unincorporate.
"finance scheme guidelines" means guidelines made under section 39EA.
"member" means the Chairperson or another member of the Board.
"PDF" has the same meaning as in the Pooled Development Funds Act 1992 .
"research and development activities" means systematic investigation or experimentation activities:
(a) that involve innovation, technology transfer into Australia or technical risk;
(b) that are carried out in Australia; and
(c) the object of which is new knowledge (with or without a specific practical application) or new or improved materials, products, devices, processes or services.
"researcher" means a person who, or a body, an organisation, or an institution, that, in the opinion of the Board, is capable of carrying out a project of research and development activities or innovation activities and, without limiting the foregoing, includes a Department of State, a company and an approved research institute.
(a) in relation to a proposal for research and development or a proposal for innovation in respect of which an application has been made for the expenditure of Commonwealth money under a program to which Ministerial directions under section 18A apply--an assessment of, and the provision of advice and recommendations concerning:
(i) the eligibility of the proposal, and of the applicant, to participate in the program; and
(ii) the technical merit of the proposal; and
(iii) any other matter specified in the Ministerial directions; and
(b) in relation to the progress of particular research and development or a particular innovation initiative in respect of which the expenditure of Commonwealth money has been approved under such a program--an assessment of, and the provision of advice and recommendations concerning:
(i) the progress of that research and development or of that innovation initiative; and
(ii) any other matter specified in the Ministerial directions.
(2) For the purposes of this Act:
(a) an external Territory to which this Act extends; and
(b) such areas of the sea or seabed adjacent to Australia or to an external Territory to which this Act extends as are prescribed;
shall be taken to be part of Australia.
(5) A researcher shall be deemed for the purposes of this Act to carry out a project if, under an agreement, that project is carried out, for and on behalf of, the researcher.
(6) A reference in this Act to expenditure incurred or to be incurred by a researcher shall be read as a reference to expenditure incurred or to be incurred by the researcher that, in the opinion of the Board, is reasonable expenditure.
(7) For the purposes of this Act:
(a) the Chairperson may be referred to as the Chairman or Chairwoman, as the case requires; and
(c) the Chairperson of a committee may be referred to as the Chairman of the committee or Chairwoman of the committee, as the case requires.
(8) For the purposes of this Act, the Pooled Development Funds Act 1992 , the Venture Capital Act 2002 and any other Act, a person gives information, or produces a document, to the Board if the person gives the information, or produces the document, to:
(a) the Board; or
(c) a committee; or
(d) a member of a committee; or
(e) a member of the staff assisting the Board or a committee (see section 25); or
(f) a consultant assisting the Board or a committee (see section 25).
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