Commonwealth Numbered Acts

DISABILITY SERVICES ACT 1986 No. 129 of 1986 - SECT 12

12.(1) Subject to sub-section (3), the Minister may approve the making of a
grant of financial assistance to a person in relation to a research or
development activity being undertaken, or to be undertaken, by the person.

(2) Without limiting the generality of sub-section (1), the Minister may,
under that sub-section, approve the making, in relation to a research and
development activity, of a grant with respect to any of the following:

   (a)  recurrent expenditure incurred or to be incurred;

   (b)  the cost of-

        (i)    acquiring land (with or without buildings);

        (ii)   acquiring, erecting, altering or extending buildings;

        (iii)  acquiring, altering or installing equipment.

(3) The Minister shall not approve the making of a grant under sub-section (1)
unless the Minister is satisfied that the making of the grant would-

   (a)  further the objects of this Act set out in section 3 and the
        principles and objectives formulated under section 5; and

   (b)  comply with the guidelines formulated under section 5 that are
        applicable to the making of grants under sub-section (1) of this
        section.

(4) Where the Minister approves the making of a grant of financial assistance
to a person under sub-section (1) in relation to a research or development
activity being undertaken, or to be undertaken, by the person, the Minister
shall, subject to the regulations-

   (a)  determine the amount of the financial assistance or the manner in
        which the amount of the financial assistance is to be calculated;

   (b)  determine the time or times at which, and the instalments (if any) in
        which, the financial assistance is to be paid; and

   (c)  specify the terms and conditions on which the financial assistance is
        granted.

(5) Without limiting the generality of paragraph (4) (c), the terms and
conditions that may be specified pursuant to that paragraph include terms and
conditions with respect to-

   (a)  the purposes for which the financial assistance may be applied;

   (b)  the amounts to be applied by the person for those purposes or any
        other purpose, and the source of amounts to be so applied;

   (c)  the furnishing of information;

   (d)  the provision of certificates with respect to the fulfillment of terms
        and conditions;

   (e)  the repayment of financial assistance;

   (f)  the giving of security for the fulfillment of terms and conditions;

   (g)  the use and disposal of, and the recovery of amounts that under the
        terms and conditions are to be taken as representing the
        Commonwealth's interest in-

        (i)    land acquired (with or without buildings);

        (ii)   buildings acquired, erected, altered or extended; and

        (iii)  equipment acquired, altered or installed, as a result of the
               application of the financial assistance or of the financial
               assistance and other money; and

   (h)  the use, disposal, and ownership of anything produced by the research
        or development activity.
(6) In this section, "person" includes a State or eligible organisation.