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Commonwealth of Australia

Industry Research and Development Act 1986
Green Car Innovation Fund Directions No 1 of 2009

I, Kim John Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, acting under subsections 18A, 19 and 20 (1) of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, give the following directions to Innovation Australia (the Board).

Dated 24 04 09

    KIM CARR
Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
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PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

Name of directions

     1. These directions are the Green Car Innovation Fund Directions No 1 of 2009.

Commencement

    2.              These Directions will commence on the day after the day they are registered on the Federal Register of the Legislative Instruments.

Object of these directions

    3.             The object of this instrument is to give directions to the Board in relation to:

       (a)          an additional function of the Board, namely the provision of technical assessments and merit ranking of eligible applications under the Green Car Innovation Fund; and

       (b)          the policies and practices to be followed by the Board in the performance of the function.

Interpretation

    4.             In these directions, unless the contrary intention applies:

agreed project activities means the activities that are specified in an agreement.

agreement means an agreement between a recipient and the Commonwealth for grant funding under the program, as amended from time to time in accordance with the Green Car Innovation Fund Guidelines and these Directions.

applicant means an entity that makes an application to the Green Car Innovation Fund.

Department means the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.

eligible activities means:

        (a)       research and development (R&D) activities; and/or

        (b)       proof-of-concept activities; and/or

        (c)       early-stage commercialisation activities; and/or

        (d)       pre-production development activities;

    that are carried out in Australia and aimed at achieving the program policy objectives described at clause 3 of the Green Car Innovation Fund Guidelines.

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 Green Car Innovation Fund Guidelines.

Green Car Innovation Fund (GCIF) means the competitive merit-based grants program, that is administered by the Department, and that is designed to enhance research and development and the commercialisation of Australian technologies that significantly reduce fuel consumption and/or greenhouse gas emissions of passenger motor vehicles in accordance with these Directions and the Green Car Innovation Fund Guidelines.

Green Car Innovation Fund Guidelines means the guidelines that are made by the Minister to the Department, as in force from time to time, for the delivery of the GCIF.

Minister means the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.

    passenger motor vehicle means a passenger vehicle as defined