Bill
Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2021
passed, as at 2022-04-01. Education, Skills and Employment portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Education, Skills and Employment
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2021-12-02
- second reading — 2021-12-02
- second reading — 2022-02-10
- second reading — 2022-02-14
- second reading — 2022-02-14
- third reading — 2022-02-14
- introduced — 2022-03-30
- second reading — 2022-03-30
- third reading — 2022-03-30
- passed — 2022-03-30
- royal assent — 2022-04-01
Divisions
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2021-12-02.
The bill would update the Australian Research Council Act 2001 to adjust funding amounts for inflation and set a new spending limit for the 2024-25 financial year.
It would change three existing annual funding caps for the years starting 1 July 2021, 2022 and 2023, and add a new cap for the year starting 1 July 2024.
The government says the amendments would provide an extra $844 million in total for approved research programs from 2021-22 to 2024-25.
- Alters three existing annual funding figures for indexation.
- Adds a new funding cap for the financial year starting 1 July 2024.
- Increases total special appropriations by $844 million for the period 2021-22 to 2024-25.
The Australian Research Council and researchers who receive funding through its National Competitive Grants Programs.
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