Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00150:clause:1_6:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00150
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 6 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 8809–12013

6  Funding principles
 (1) There are two categories of funding principles.

Fund wide principles
 (2) Fund wide principles guide decision-making about the mix of programs to provide the greatest benefit for the community. The following principles relate to the proposed design of programs of arrangements or grants to be made under sections 21 and 22 of the Act. As a whole, programs of arrangements and grants should:
 (a) support a range of activities across Australia at different scales, including farm, community, regional and national levels and consider the unique place-based circumstances and needs of each; and
 (b) prioritise activities which achieve multiple outcomes across the three strategic objectives to build drought and climate resilience; and
 (c) consider the opportunities for incremental, transitional and transformational change needed to strengthen drought resilience and foster innovation, and to promote transformational change where appropriate; and
 (d) support activities that are designed to deliver enduring outcomes, including through longer term programs; and
 (e) support activities that ensure robust governance practises and monitoring, evaluation and learning; and
 (f) improve engagement and foster partnerships with First Nations people and communities; and
 (g) collaborate and partner with diverse stakeholders to design and deliver programs, through a user-based lens and leverage opportunities to enact community-led, co-design, and / or end-user approaches; and
 (h) ensure eligibility for programs is streamlined and, where possible, minimises compliance costs on farmers, businesses and community organisations; and
 (i) use transparent, structured and, where appropriate, contestable processes to identify the best value and evidence-based proposals, considering qualitative and quantitative evidence; and
 (j) require co-investment to maximise program outcomes, where appropriate; and
 (k) ensure there are no unnecessary ongoing operational or maintenance dependencies.

Principles relating to decisions about arrangements and grants
 (3) The following principles apply to making a decision about arrangements and grants to a person or body under sections 21 and 22 of the Act (and any relevant further arrangements and grants made by that person or body). Arrangements and grants are to:
 (a) be consistent with the vision, aim and strategic objectives (to build economic, environmental and social resilience) outlined in this Plan; and
 (b) ensure activities deliver a public good; and
 (c) not provide in-drought assistance to directly address hardship; and
 (d) actively encourage participation of a diverse range of people, businesses and landscapes involved in the agricultural sector and rural, regional and remote communities, including First Nations people; and
 (e) foster collaboration to improve integration, coordination, communication, planning and implementation of drought resilience activities, and avoid unnecessary duplication; and
 (f) be designed to deliver efficient and effective outcomes for stakeholders; and
 (g) ensure data and knowledge obtained from activities under the fund is shared and freely made available in the public