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as in force from time to time, for the delivery of the Clean Technology Innovation Program.

    "Collaboration" means: a partnership, alliance and/or network, between two or more parties, that is aimed at a mutually beneficial, clearly defined innovative outcome. Progress towards outcomes involves the exchange and generation of new knowledge for which a 'route to end use' is clearly identified and provides benefit to all parties.

"Department" means the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.

    "Early Stage Commercialisation Activities" means activities (including scale-up, prototyping and demonstration activities) to complete work necessary for installing and establishing processes, systems and services that enable a new product, process or service to be produced to the stage where it can effectively be brought to market.

       "Eligible Activities" means:

       (a) applied research and development; and/or

       (b) proof of concept; and/or

       (c) early stage commercialisation activities.

"Eligible Application" means an application for grant funding under the program, that is an application that the Program Delegate has determined is eligible for technical assessment and merit ranking by the Board in accordance with the Clean Technology Innovation Program Guidelines.

       "Eligible Project" means a project that:

       (a) involves applied research and development and/or proof of concept and/or early stage commercialisation activities that lead to the development of new clean technologies and associated services, including low emission and energy efficient solutions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

       (b) must involve eligible activities.

"Greenhouse Gas" means:

       (a)          carbon dioxide;

       (b)          methane;

       (c)          nitrous oxide;

       (d)          sulphur hexafluoride;

       (e)          a hydrofluorocarbon of a kind specified in regulation 2.02 of National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Regulations 2008; or

       (f)           a perfluorocarbon of a kind specified in regulation 2.02 of National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Regulations 2008.

"Innovation" means the process whereby ideas are transformed, through economic activity, into sustainable, value-creating outcomes. It can generate changes in output such as new products and/or processes and/or services.

"Minister" means the Minister for Industry and Innovation.

"Program" refers to the Clean Technology Innovation Program unless otherwise indicated.

"Program Delegate" means an employee of the Department who has been empowered by the Minister, or otherwise duly authorised, to carry out the relevant function in respect of the Clean Technology Innovation Program.

"Proof of Concept Activities" means activities to establish the commercial and/or technical viability of a product, process or service.

"Proposed Project Activities" mean all eligible activities that are proposed to be undertaken by or on behalf of the applicant.

"Recipient" means an entity that is entitled to receive funding under the program pursuant to an agreement between the entity and the Commonwealth.

(2) In these directions, 'may' is permissive and not mandatory.

PART 2 - ASSESSMENT AND MERIT RANKING OF APPLICATIONS

Procedure

       5. (a)