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Commonwealth of Australia

Industry Research and Development Act 1986
Clean Technology Innovation Program Direction No. 1 of 2012

I, Greg Combet, Minister for Industry and Innovation, acting under subsections 18 (A), 19 and 20 (1) of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, give the following Direction to Innovation Australia (the Board).

Dated 30 May, 2012

Greg Combet
Minister for Industry and Innovation
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PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

Name of directions

1. This Direction is the Clean Technology Innovation Program Direction No. 1 of 2012.

Commencement

    2. This Direction commences 1 July 2012 or the day on which the particulars of the Direction are published in the Gazette and registered in the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments, whichever is the later.

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 Clean Technology Innovation               Program.

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

Interpretation

4. (1)  In this Direction, 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 rules for the program.

"Applicant" means an entity that makes an eligible application.

     "Applied research and development" means original investigation undertaken to acquire new knowledge which is directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective; or systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience which is directed at producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    "Clean Technology" means the development and/or adaptation or an economically competitive and productive technology and/or associated services designed to deliver great energy efficiency and/or greater reduction in greenhouse gas emissions than its alternatives.

"Clean Technology Innovation Program" means the Clean Technology Innovation Program that provides competitive, merit based grants to support research and development, proof of concept and 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.

"Clean Technology Innovation Program 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 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