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information about grant applicants and grant recipients to any other Australian Government business or function.
10.12.          We will treat the information You give Us as confidential if:
          1. You clearly identify the information as confidential and explain why We should treat it as confidential;
          2. the information is commercial in confidence;
          3. revealing the information would cause unreasonable harm to You or someone else; or
          4. You provide the information with an understanding that it will stay confidential.

Freedom of information
10.13.          All documents in the possession of the Australian Government, including those about the Program, are subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
     10.14.          The Freedom of Information process is set out on the ARC website.
Appendix A: Glossary

Acronyms
Acronyms  Description                                   Acronyms  Description

ARC       Australian Research Council                   HDR       Higher Degree by Research

ARC Act   Australian Research Council Act 2001          HECS      Higher Education Contribution Scheme

CGRGs     Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines      HELP      Higher Education Loan Program

CI        Chief Investigator                            ORCID     Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier

FOI       Freedom of Information                        PI        Partner Investigator

FTE       Full Time Equivalent                          RMS       Research Management System

GST       Goods and Services Tax                        SAC       Selection Advisory Committee

Definitions
Term                                             Definition

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person  a person of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent who identifies as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person and is accepted as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person by the community in which they live or have lived.

Accountable Authority                             Members of the ARC Board and the Accountable Authority of the ARC as defined in section 5 of the ARC Act.

active project                                   a project that is receiving funding according to the terms of an existing Funding Agreement or grant agreement, or has any carryover funds approved by the ARC, or an approved variation to the project end date.

active project assessment date                   the date on which active project eligibility will be considered for project and application limits per named participant.

Administering Organisation                       an Eligible Organisation which submits an application for a grant and which will be responsible for the administration of the grant if the application is approved for funding.

applicant                                        the Administering Organisation.

application                                      a request for funding submitted through RMS by an Administering Organisation seeking grant funding under an ARC grant program. It includes the specifics of a proposed grant activity as well as the administrative information required to determine the eligibility of the application.

applied research                                 original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific, practical aim or objective.  https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/australian-and-new-zealand-standard-research-classification-anzsrc/latest-release

ARC Board                                        The ARC Board is appointed by the Minister and consists of the Chair, Deputy Chair and up to seven