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and supporting R&D activities.
 (9) In this instrument:
government research organisation means a Commonwealth, State or Territory government research organisation and includes the following:
 (a) Australian Institute of Marine Science;
 (b) Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation;
 (c) Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.

3.02  Conditions of registration of research service provider
 (1) For the purposes of subsection 29A(3) of the Act, the registration of an entity as a research service provider is subject to the conditions specified in subsections (2) and (3) of this section.
Note: If the entity breaches a condition, the Board may, under subsection 29H(1) of the Act, revoke the entity's registration as a research service provider.
 (2) The following conditions are specified for all research service providers:
 (a) in providing services to R&D entities under contractual arrangements, the research service provider acts in the best interests of each R&D entity;
 (b) the services provided by the research service provider are controlled by the R&D entity, or R&D entities, to which the services are provided;
 (c) the research service provider maintains, to the extent required under contractual or other arrangements between the research service provider and an R&D entity:
 (i) the confidentiality of the services it provides to the R&D entity in relation to R&D activities; and
 (ii) the security of information given to the research service provider by the R&D entity;
 (d) the research service provider has a management structure that is appropriate for the research service provider to manage the provision of services in relation to R&D activities on a day‑to‑day basis (such as a committee that manages the provision of the service);
 (e) the research service provider keeps separate financial records for services provided in relation to each R&D activity;
 (f) the research service provider ensures that each R&D entity to which the research service provider provides services in relation to R&D activities owns, or has a right to use, all results of those services, including the results of any services provided by a subcontractor of the research service provider in relation to the R&D activities;
 (g) the research service provider maintains records of services provided in relation to R&D activities for each R&D entity, including records of any fees or charges paid by, or charged to, the R&D entity and a copy of the contract to provide the services, and makes those records available on request by the Board;
 (h) the research service provider gives the Board an annual report in relation to the services the research service provider provided in relation to R&D activities during the period covered by the annual report, and the annual report is in a form approved by the Board;
 (i) the research service provider subcontracts the