Bill
Australian Research Council Amendment (Ensuring Research Independence) Bill 2018
lapsed, as at 2022-07-25.
- Sponsor
- Faruqi
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-11-15
- second reading — 2018-11-15
- other — 2019-07-01
- other — 2019-07-04
- other — 2022-07-25
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2018-11-15.
The bill would stop the Minister from vetoing research grants recommended by the Australian Research Council.
It would amend the Australian Research Council Act 2001 to require the Minister to approve any research proposal and associated expenditure that the ARC recommends.
The key provisions changed are sections 51–53 of the ARC Act, which currently give the Minister final approval power.
- Remove the Minister’s discretion to reject ARC-recommended research grants.
- Require the Minister to approve ARC-recommended research proposals and spending.
- Amend sections 51–53 of the Australian Research Council Act 2001.
The Australian Research Council, which awards research grants, and the Minister responsible for it.
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