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project, the provisions of the ARC Act and the continued satisfactory progress of the project.

Grant Agreement Variation
     8.14.              The Grant Agreement outlines the circumstances in which Variations must be submitted. Variations are subject to the ARC approval and further information can be found in the Grant Agreement.
     8.15.              You should not assume that a variation request will be successful. We will consider your request based on provisions in the grant agreement, the likely impact on achieving outcomes and any national security risks.

Responsibilities

Fellows
     8.16.              The Fellow:
          1. must obtain a legal right to work and reside in Australia, prior to the commencement of the project if the candidate is not an Australian citizen;
         b.              must reside for more than 50% of the project activity period in Australia;
         c.              must work a minimum 80% (0.8 FTE) of their time on research activities related to the Fellowship or Award;
         d.              must not spend more than 20% (0.2 FTE) of their time on activities not related to the Fellowships or Award, such as teaching. The Fellowship or Award will not be extended to cover periods of teaching;
         e.              must meet relinquishment requirements as specified in the grant agreement and
         f.               meet the additional requirements in the relevant sections of these guidelines (Part A-C).

You (Administering Organisation) responsibilities
     8.17.              You must ensure the Fellow has access to the following leave entitlements in line with Your normal practice:
          1. parental leave;
          2. recreation leave;
          3. sick leave; and
          4. additional leave of up to twelve months using accrued leave or leave without pay.
     8.18.              You must meet the additional requirements in the relevant sections of these guidelines (Part A-C) and the grant agreement.

Specific research policies and practices
     8.19.              All applications and ARC-funded research projects must comply with the requirements for responsible and ethical research practice specified in the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2018), and the codes, guidelines, practices and policies on the ARC website, including the ARC Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Policy (2024) and any actions that have been applied under the ARC Research Integrity Policy (2023 version).
     8.20.              An ethics plan must be in place before commencement of the project.
     8.21.              We do not claim ownership of any Intellectual Property arising from the project.
     8.22.              All research projects must comply with the ARC Open Access Policy (2021 version) on the dissemination of findings on the ARC website.
     8.23.              A data management plan must be in place before the project commences, in line with the grant agreement, and ARC expectations on the ARC website.

Monitoring and reporting
     8.24.              You must inform us of any changes to Your:

         a.              name;

         b.              addresses;

         c.              nominated contact details; or

         d.