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C2017C00140
Compilation date: 13 April 2017
Includes amendments up to: Act No. 31, 2017
Registered: 19 April 2017
This is a compilation of the Australian Research Council Act 2001 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 13 April 2017 (the compilation date).
Part 2—Australian Research Council 3
5............ Establishment of the ARC................................................................... 3
6............ Function of the ARC........................................................................... 3
Part 4—Designated committees 4
30.......... Minister may establish designated committees.................................... 4
31.......... Functions of a designated committee................................................... 4
32.......... Appointment of designated committee members................................. 4
33.......... Terms and conditions of designated committee members.................... 4
Part 5—Chief Executive Officer and staff of the ARC 6
Division 1—Chief Executive Officer 6
Subdivision A—Establishment and functions 6
33A....... Establishment of the CEO................................................................... 6
33B....... Functions of the CEO......................................................................... 6
33C....... Minister may direct CEO about performance of CEO’s functions...... 6
Subdivision B—Appointment, terms and conditions 7
34.......... Appointment of the CEO.................................................................... 7
35.......... Acting CEO........................................................................................ 7
36.......... CEO holds office on full‑time basis.................................................... 8
37.......... Remuneration and allowances of CEO................................................ 8
38.......... Other terms and conditions of CEO.................................................... 8
39.......... Disclosure of interests......................................................................... 8
40.......... Resignation of CEO............................................................................ 9
Division 2—Staff of the ARC 10
41.......... Staff to be engaged under Public Service Act etc.............................. 10
Part 6—Reporting 11
46.......... Annual report.................................................................................... 11
Part 7—Funding of research 12
Division 1—Financial assistance for approved research programs 12
Subdivision A—Preliminary 12
47.......... Definitions........................................................................................ 12
48.......... Years to which Division applies....................................................... 13
Subdivision B—Capping of funding 14
49.......... Annual cap on funding...................................................................... 14
50.......... Minister must divide funding caps between different categories of research programs 15
Subdivision C—Provision of financial assistance 16
51.......... Approval of expenditure on research programs................................ 16
52.......... Recommendations by CEO in relation to approval of proposals....... 17
53.......... Requirements for approval or recommendation of proposals............ 18
54.......... Variation of funding approvals......................................................... 19
55.......... Payment of financial assistance for approved research programs...... 19
56.......... Advances.......................................................................................... 20
57.......... Source of payments........................................................................... 21
58.......... Conditions of payment of financial assistance................................... 21
Subdivision D—Funding rules 23
59.......... CEO to prepare rules......................................................................... 23
60.......... Ministerial approval of rules............................................................. 24
61.......... Variation of rules.............................................................................. 24
Division 2—The ARC Research Endowment Account 26
62.......... Establishment of ARC Research Endowment Account..................... 26
63.......... Credits to Account............................................................................ 26
64.......... Purposes of Account......................................................................... 26
65.......... Terms and conditions of financial assistance..................................... 26
Part 8—Miscellaneous 28
66.......... Delegation......................................................................................... 28
67.......... Regulations....................................................................................... 28
This Act may be cited as the Australian Research Council Act 2001.
(a) to establish a body for the following purposes:
(i) the making of high quality recommendations to the Minister in relation to which research programs should receive financial assistance under Division 1 of Part 7;
(ii) the administration of the regimes of financial assistance provided for in Divisions 1 and 2 of Part 7;
(iii) the provision of high quality advice to the Minister about matters related to research; and
(b) to provide for the funding of research programs.
Account means the ARC Research Endowment Account established by section 62.
ARC means the Australian Research Council established by section 5.
CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the ARC referred to in section 33A.
designated committee has the meaning given by subsection 30(1).
research program means:
(a) a program of research; or
(b) a program that supports the conduct of a program of research.
staff of the ARC means the staff referred to in section 41.
Part 2—Australian Research Council
5 Establishment of the ARC
(1) The Australian Research Council is established by this section.
(2) The ARC consists of:
(b) the designated committees; and
(c) the staff of the ARC.
(a) the ARC is a listed entity; and
(b) the CEO is the accountable authority of the ARC; and
(c) the following persons are officials of the ARC:
(ii) the members of the designated committees;
(iii) the staff of the ARC; and
(d) the purposes of the ARC include:
(i) the function of the ARC referred to in section 6; and
(ii) the functions of the designated committees referred to in section 31; and
(iii) the functions of the CEO referred to in section 33B.
6 Function of the ARC
The function of the ARC (other than the CEO) is to assist the CEO in the performance of his or her functions.
Part 4—Designated committees
30 Minister may establish designated committees
(1) The Minister may establish a committee or committees (designated committees) to assist in carrying out the functions of the CEO.
(2) The Minister may dissolve a designated committee at any time.
31 Functions of a designated committee
(1) A designated committee has the functions determined in writing by the Minister.
(2) In performing its functions, the committee must comply with any directions given to the committee by the Minister.
(3) An instrument under this section is not a legislative instrument.
32 Appointment of designated committee members
(1) A designated committee consists of the members appointed by the Minister.
(2) The Minister must, in appointing members to a designated committee, try to ensure that the composition of the committee reflects the diversity of the interests in the matter or matters that the committee will be dealing with.
(3) The Minister may designate a member of a designated committee as the Chair of the committee.
33 Terms and conditions of designated committee members
(1) A member of a designated committee holds office for the period determined by the Minister.
(2) A member of a designated committee holds office on the terms and conditions (in relation to matters not otherwise covered by this Act) determined by the Minister.
(3) A designated committee member may resign by giving the Minister a written resignation.
(4) The Minister may at any time terminate the appointment of a designated committee member.
Part 5—Chief Executive Officer and staff of the ARC
33A Establishment of the CEO
There is to be a Chief Executive Officer of the ARC.
33B Functions of the CEO
The CEO has the following functions:
(a) to make recommendations to the Minister under section 52 in relation to which proposals should be approved as deserving financial assistance under Division 1 of Part 7;
(b) to administer the regimes of financial assistance provided for in Divisions 1 and 2 of Part 7;
(c) to provide advice to the Minister on research matters;
(d) any other functions conferred on the CEO by this or any other Act.
33C Minister may direct CEO about performance of CEO’s functions
(1) The Minister may, in writing, direct the CEO about the performance of the CEO’s functions.
(2) The Minister must not direct the CEO:
(a) to recommend that a particular proposal should, or should not, be approved as deserving financial assistance under Division 1 of Part 7; or
(b) in relation to the CEO’s performance of functions, or exercise of powers, under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 or as an Agency Head under the Public Service Act 1999.
(3) Particulars of any directions given by the Minister under subsection (1) must be:
(a) tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the direction is given; and
(b) included in the annual report, prepared by the CEO and given to the Minister under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, for the period in which the direction is given.
Note: For more information about the ARC’s annual report, see section 46 of this Act.
(4) The CEO must comply with a direction under subsection (1).
Subdivision B—Appointment, terms and conditions
34 Appointment of the CEO
(1) The CEO is to be appointed by the Minister by written instrument for the period specified in the instrument. That period must not exceed 5 years.
(2) The Minister must not appoint a person as CEO unless the Minister has considered the person’s record in research and management.
35 Acting CEO
36 CEO holds office on full‑time basis
The CEO holds office on a full‑time basis.
37 Remuneration and allowances of CEO
38 Other terms and conditions of CEO
(1) The CEO must not engage in paid employment outside the duties of the CEO’s office without the Minister’s approval.
(2) The CEO holds office on the terms and conditions (in relation to matters not covered by this Act) that are determined by the Minister in writing.
(3) The Minister may at any time, in writing, terminate the appointment of the CEO.
Before starting to hold office, the CEO must give to the Minister a written statement of any interest the CEO has that may relate to the functions of the CEO.
Note: The CEO must also disclose interests under section 29 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
40 Resignation of CEO
Division 2—Staff of the ARC
41 Staff to be engaged under Public Service Act etc.
(1) The staff of the ARC are to be persons engaged under the Public Service Act 1999.
(a) the CEO and the staff referred to in subsection (1) together constitute a Statutory Agency; and
The annual report prepared by the CEO and given to the Minister under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for a period must also deal with:
(a) any matters required by other provisions of this Act to be dealt with in the report; and
(b) any other matters that the Minister, by notice in writing to the CEO, requires to be dealt with in the report.
Note: Other provisions of this Act that require matters to be dealt with in the report are subsection 33C(3) and section 45.
approved amount, in relation to a funding approval and a year to which the approval relates, means the amount determined under paragraph 51(2)(b) for the year and the funding proposal concerned.
approved funding rules for a year to which this Division applies means the set of rules prepared by the CEO for that year under section 59 and approved by the Minister under section 60.
governing funding rules, in relation to a funding approval, means the approved funding rules referred to in paragraph 53(1)(c).
(1) This Division applies to the following years:
(a) the calendar year 2001;
(b) the calendar year 2002;
(c) the calendar year 2003.
(2) This Division also applies to the following years:
(a) the financial year starting on 1 July 2004;
(b) the financial year starting on 1 July 2005;
(c) the financial year starting on 1 July 2006;
(d) the financial year starting on 1 July 2007;
(e) the financial year starting on 1 July 2008;
(f) the financial year starting on 1 July 2009;
(g) the financial year starting on 1 July 2010;
(h) the financial year starting on 1 July 2011;
(i) the financial year starting on 1 July 2012;
(j) the financial year starting on 1 July 2013;
(k) the financial year starting on 1 July 2014;
(l) the financial year starting on 1 July 2015;
(m) the financial year starting on 1 July 2016;
(n) the financial year starting on 1 July 2017;
(o) the financial year starting on 1 July 2018;
(p) the financial year starting on 1 July 2019.
First half of 2004 calendar year treated as a year
(3) This Division also applies in relation to the period starting at the start of 1 January 2004 and ending at the end of 30 June 2004 as if the period were a year.
Subdivision B—Capping of funding
(a) for the calendar year 2001—$247,830,000; and
(b) for the calendar year 2002—$272,423,000; and
(c) for the calendar year 2003—$356,760,000; and
(d) for the period treated by subsection 48(3) as a year—$206,929,000; and
(e) for the financial year starting on 1 July 2004—$481,406,000; and
(f) for the financial year starting on 1 July 2005—$546,151,000; and
(g) for the financial year starting on 1 July 2006—$570,302,000; and
(h) for the financial year starting on 1 July 2007—$571,800,000; and
(i) for the financial year starting on 1 July 2008—$595,764,000; and
(j) for the financial year starting on 1 July 2009—$652,831,000; and
(k) for the financial year starting on 1 July 2010—$708,732,000; and
(m) for the financial year starting on 1 July 2012—$879,107,000; and
(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.
Subdivision C—Provision of financial assistance
(1) Subject to section 53, the Minister may, in writing, approve a proposal for expenditure by an organisation (the approved organisation) on a research program (the approved program) as a proposal deserving financial assistance under this Division in respect of a year to which this Division applies, or in respect of each of 2 or more such years.
52 Recommendations by CEO in relation to approval of proposals
(1) Subject to section 53, the CEO must make recommendations to the Minister in relation to the following matters in respect of each year to which this Division applies:
(b) what amounts should be determined under paragraphs 51(2)(a) and (b) in respect of proposals recommended by the CEO for approval.
(3) The recommendation that the CEO makes in relation to a particular proposal for expenditure on a research program (whether it is a recommendation that the proposal should be approved under subsection 51(1) or should not be so approved) must include the following information:
(4) In deciding what proposals to approve under subsection 51(1), the Minister may (but is not required to) rely solely on recommendations made by the CEO under subsection (1) of this section.
Note: Decisions by the CEO to make recommendations to the Minister are reviewable under the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977, and the CEO may be requested to give a statement of reasons under section 13 of that Act.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a funding proposal must not be approved under subsection 51(1), or recommended by the CEO under subsection 52(1) for such approval, as deserving financial assistance under this Division in respect of a year to which this Division applies unless:
(b) the organisation must give the Minister, not more than 6 months after the end of an accounting period of the organisation that includes part or all of the year, a statement by a qualified auditor in an approved form as to the amounts spent as described in paragraph (a) in respect of so much of the year as is included in the accounting period;
approved form means a form approved in writing by the Minister for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b).
Subdivision D—Funding rules
59 CEO to prepare rules
(1) The CEO must, before the start of each year to which this Division applies, prepare a set of rules dealing with the matters set out in subsection (2) for funding proposals that relate to that year, or that relate to that year and to one or more later years to which this Division applies, and give it to the Minister for approval under section 60.
(e) any additional accountability requirements that the CEO thinks desirable.
The rules may also deal with such other matters as the CEO considers appropriate.
(5) The rules take effect from the time determined by the CEO, which must not be a time before the rules have been approved by the Minister.
(1) After receiving a set of rules (or a revised set of rules) from the CEO, the Minister must either:
(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.
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 regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 44(2)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003.
(1) If the CEO considers that a variation of a set of approved funding rules is necessary or desirable, the CEO may, with the approval of the Minister, vary the set of rules.
(1) Amounts standing to the credit of the Account may be expended by the CEO on providing financial assistance to organisations for eligible research programs if the following conditions are satisfied:
Financial assistance under section 64 is provided on such terms and conditions (if any) as are determined by the CEO, with the written approval of the Minister, by notice in writing to the organisation to which the assistance is provided.
(1) The Minister may, in writing, delegate all or any of the Minister’s powers or functions under Division 1 of Part 7 (except sections 50 and 51 and Subdivision D) to the CEO or a member of the staff referred to in section 41.
(2) The CEO may, in writing, delegate all or any of the CEO’s powers or functions (including powers or functions delegated to the CEO by the Minister) to a member of the staff of the ARC who:
(b) holds, or is acting in, an Executive Level 2, or equivalent, position.
(3) A delegate must exercise a power delegated by the Minister or the CEO in accordance with any directions of the Minister or the CEO, as the case requires.
1 July 2001 (s 2(1) and gaz 2001, No GN25)
Higher Education Funding Amendment Act 2001
86, 2001
Sch 1 (items 1–3): 18 July 2001 (s 2(1))
Higher Education Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2002
Sch 2: 8 Oct 2002 (s 2)
Higher Education Funding Amendment Act 2002
87, 2002
Sch 2: 21 Oct 2002 (s 2(1) item 6)
Higher Education Legislation Amendment Act 2003
87, 2003
Sch 2: 23 Sept 2003 (s 2)
Sch 2 (items 4, 12, 19, 21)
Sch 4: 17 Dec 2004 (s 2(1) item 7)
Sch 1 (item 21): 7 Apr 2006 (s 2(1) item 2)
Australian Research Council Amendment Act 2006
87, 2006
Sch 1 and 2: 1 July 2006 (s 2(1) items 2, 3)
Sch 1 (items 43–51)
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2006 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2006
121, 2006
Sch 9: 4 Nov 2006 (s 2(1) item 6)
Sch 9: 28 June 2007 (s 2(1) item 9)
Australian Research Council Amendment Act 2008
18 Oct 2008 (s 2)
Australian Research Council Amendment Act 2010
49, 2010
31 May 2010 (s 2)
Australian Research Council Amendment Act (No. 1) 2011
25 May 2011 (s 2)
Sch 2 (items 239–241) and Sch 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011 (s 2(1) items 3, 12)
Australian Research Council Amendment Act 2012
15 Apr 2012 (s 2)
Sch 2: 18 Nov 2012 (s 2)
Australian Research Council Amendment Act 2014
Sch 6 (item 27), Sch 7 (items 418–436) and Sch 14: 1 July 2014 (s 2(1) item 6, 14)
Sch 1 (item 58): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2015
Sch 6: 1 Dec 2015 (s 2(1) item 3)
Sch 2: 13 Apr 2017 (s 2(1) item 3)
am No 87, 2006
am No 78, 2002
rs No 87, 2006
rep No 87, 2006
s 8–11..................................
am No 87, 2003
s 13–26................................
am No 78, 2002; No 87, 2003
ad No 87, 2006
s 33C...................................
rs No 160, 2015
rep No 160, 2015
am No 87, 2006; No 62, 2014
am No 86, 2001; Nos 78 and 87, 2002; No 87, 2003; No 157, 2004; No 87, 2006; No 119, 2007; No 107, 2008; No 49, 2010; No 30, 2011; Nos 40 and 156, 2012; No 1, 2014; No 160, 2015; No 31, 2017
am No 86, 2001; Nos 78 and 87, 2002; No 87, 2003; No 157, 2004; Nos 87 and 121, 2006; No 119, 2007; No 107, 2008; No 49, 2010; No 30, 2011; Nos 40 and 156, 2012; No 1, 2014; No 160, 2015; No 31, 2017
am No 87, 2003; No 87, 2006
am No 87, 2006; No 126, 2015
rs No 30, 2006