Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_231
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 231
Character Range: 712518–718716

231       National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy                                                                                              To fund national collaborative research infrastructure facilities and projects to establish, maintain and operate national research infrastructure, in order to do one or more of the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) deliver facilities and projects of a national character, with nationally significant purposes and outcomes, as identified over time;
                                                                                                                                                               (b) support high quality, priority research to facilitate greater discovery and innovation in the Australian research sector and the Australian economy more broadly;
                                                                                                                                                               (c) enable Australian researchers to address key national and global challenges;
                                                                                                                                                               (d) support collaboration between researchers and research infrastructure facilities and projects, both nationally and internationally;
                                                                                                                                                               (e) support collaboration between researchers and end users (including governments and industry) both nationally and internationally;
                                                                                                                                                               (f) foster Australian innovation, economic development, national security, social wellbeing and environmental sustainability;
                                                                                                                                                               (g) enable Australia to meet its reporting obligations under international agreements and to maintain international collaborative research relationships.
                                                                                                                                                               This objective has the effect it would have if it were limited to research infrastructure funding measures:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) relating to interstate and overseas trade and commerce; or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) relating to postal, telegraphic, telephonic or other like services (within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution); or
                                                                                                                                                               (c) for the purposes of the defence of the Commonwealth and the States; or
                                                                                                                                                               (d) relating to astronomical and meteorological observations; or
                                                                                                                                                               (e) relating to quarantine; or
                                                                                                                                                               (f) relating to fisheries in Australian waters beyond territorial limits; or
                                                                                                                                                               (g) relating to the use of statistical information; or
                                                                                                                                                               (h) relating to the provision of pharmaceutical, sickness or hospital benefits, medical or dental services, or benefits to students, within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxiiiA) of the Constitution; or
                                                                                                                                                               (i) relating to places, persons, matters or things external to Australia or matters affecting Australia's relations with foreign countries; or
                                                                                                                                                               (j) for the purpose of enabling Australia to meet its research, implementation or reporting obligations under international agreements; or
                                                                                                                                                               (k) in, or in relation to, a Territory; or
                                                                                                                                                               (l) that are peculiarly adapted to the government of the nation and which cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation; or
                                                                                                                                                               (m) that are done in the exercise of the executive power of the Commonwealth; or
                                                                                                                                                               (n) relating to a grant of financial assistance to a State.