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subcontractors You engage to assist with the activity. You must ask for the Australian Government's consent in writing before disclosing confidential information.
10.11.          Information about privacy and personal information is set out on the ARC website.

Confidential information
10.12.          The Australian Government may use and disclose confidential information about grant applicants and grant recipients under the NCGP in any other Australian Government business or function.
10.13.          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.

Freedom of information
10.14.          All documents in the possession of the Australian Government, including those about the Linkage Program, are subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act).
10.15.          The Freedom of Information process is set out on the ARC website.

Appendix A: Glossary

Acronyms
Acronym   Description
ARC       Australian Research Council
ARC Act   Australian Research Council Act 2001
CGRGs     Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines
CI        Chief Investigator
EOI       Expression of Interest
FTE       Full Time Equivalent
GST       Goods and Services Tax
HDR       Higher Degree by Research
HECS      Higher Education Contribution Scheme
HELP      Higher Education Loan Program
NCGP      National Competitive Grants Program
LASP      Learned Academies Special Projects
LIEF      Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
ORCID ID  Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier
PI        Partner Investigator
PhD       Doctor of Philosophy
RMS       Research Management System
ROPE      Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence
SAC       Selection Advisory Committee

Definitions
Term                                                  Definition

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person       a person of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent who identifies as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person and is accepted as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person by the community in which they live or have lived.

active project                                        a project that is receiving funding according to the terms of an existing Funding Agreement or grant agreement, or has any carryover funds approved by the ARC, or an approved variation to the project end date.

Administering Organisation                            an Eligible Organisation which submits an application for a grant and which will be responsible for the administration of the grant if the application is approved for funding.

Antarctic research                                    Antarctic research includes any research or monitoring project that could reasonably be considered to fall within the goals of the Australian Antarctic Science Strategic Plan.

applicant                                             the Administering Organisation.

application                                           a request for funding submitted through RMS by an Administering Organisation seeking grant funding under an ARC grant program. It