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function. This includes giving information to the Australian Taxation Office for compliance purposes.
13.19.          We may reveal confidential information to:
          1. assessors, the SAC and other Commonwealth employees and contractors to help Us manage the program effectively and in accordance with any other provision of these grant guidelines or subsequent grant agreement;
          2. the Minister and their staff;
          3. employees and contractors of Our entity so We can research, assess, monitor and analyse Our programs and activities;
          4. employees and contractors of other Commonwealth agencies for any purposes, including government administration, research or service delivery;
          5. other funding bodies for the purpose of obtaining funding from that body;
          6. other Commonwealth, State, Territory or local government agencies in program reports and consultations;
          7. the Auditor-General, Ombudsman or Privacy Commissioner; and
          8. a House or a Committee of the Australian Parliament.

13.20.          We will treat the information You give Us as confidential if it meets one of the four conditions below:
          1. You clearly identify the information as confidential and explain why We should treat it as confidential;
          2. the information is commercial in confidence;
          3. revealing the information would cause unreasonable harm to You or someone else; or
          4. You provide the information with an understanding that it will stay confidential.
13.21.          The grant agreement will include any specific requirements about special categories of information collected, created or held under the grant agreement.

Freedom of information
13.22.          All documents in the possession of the Australian Government, including those about the Linkage Program, are subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
13.23.          The purpose of the FOI Act is to give members of the public rights of access to information held by the Australian Government and its entities. Under the FOI Act, members of the public can seek access to documents held by the Australian Government. This right of access is limited only by the exceptions and exemptions necessary to protect essential public interests and private and business affairs of persons in respect of whom the information relates.
13.24.          All Freedom of Information requests must be referred to the Freedom of Information Coordinator in writing.
By mail: Freedom of Information Coordinator
             Australian Research Council
             GPO Box 2702
             CANBERRA ACT 2601

            By email: foi@arc.gov.au

14.               Consultation
14.1.              We may conduct a survey of Eligible Organisations after the outcomes of each grant opportunity are announced. Outcomes of the survey have been considered in the development of these grant guidelines.

Part A                Industrial Transformation Research Hubs (Research Hubs)

A1.              About the scheme
A1.1               This part of the document sets out the specific requirements for the Industrial Transformation Research Hubs (Research Hubs) scheme. This part must be read together with the general