Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00747:reg:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00747
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5
Character Range: 1796–3085

5  Prescribed program
 (1) For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, the Enhancing Australia's Science and Research Leadership in the Asia-Pacific Region Program (the program) is prescribed.
 (2) The program provides funding to the Australian Academy of Science to undertake activities in its capacity as host of the International Science Council Regional Presence for Asia and the Pacific, including:
          (a) stimulating cross-national research and translating knowledge into practice to support disaster risk resilience and capacity development in the Pacific;
          (b)  building a network of Pacific leaders and practitioners trained to deliver advice at the science-policy interface within and for the benefit of the Pacific region;
          (c) collaboration and partnership development, workshops and conferences, training and skills development, and associated promotional, monitoring, evaluation and reporting activities;
          (d) funding and managing regional collaborative grants, projects and initiatives that support engagement in the Asia-Pacific region.
 (3) The purpose of the program is to deepen Australia's engagement with countries in the Asia-Pacific region in the areas of science policy and scientific research of international significance.