Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 1989 - SECT 22

             (1)  Where an R&D Corporation requests the Minister's approval for a variation of its R&D plan, and that plan is in force, the Corporation may also request the Minister's approval for the plan as varied to be in force until the end of 4 years beginning on the next 1 July after the day on which the variation takes effect.

             (2)  When making a request under subsection (1), the Corporation must provide the Minister with:

                     (a)  a statement of its reasons for making the request; and

                     (b)  such other information as the Minister requests.

             (3)  Where:

                     (a)  a request is made under subsection (1); and

                     (b)  the Minister approves a variation of the plan under subsection 21(6); and

                     (c)  the Minister is satisfied that it is appropriate for the request under subsection (1) to be granted;

the Minister may, by notice in writing given to the Corporation, give his or her approval for the plan as varied to be in force until the end of 4 years beginning on the next 1 July after the day on which the variation takes effect.