6Cross-scheme issues

6                                Cross-scheme issues

6.1                         Cross-scheme funding

6.1.1                     The ARC will not duplicate financial assistance for infrastructure, equipment, facilities or research already funded by the Commonwealth or which is likely to be funded from other Commonwealth funding sources (including under this or any other ARC funding scheme). The ARC reserves the right to determine if a Proposal duplicates or is likely to duplicate research or items being funded by another Commonwealth source. In such circumstances, the ARC may in its absolute discretion decide to not recommend the Proposal for approval. However, if the ARC considers parts of the proposed project remain worthy of support, the ARC may assess the Proposal in the usual way and the ARC may instead recommend that a reduced amount of funding be approved for the Proposal.

6.2                         Cross-scheme eligibility

6.2.1                     If a funding request for any proposed infrastructure, equipment or facility has been or is being submitted under this or any other ARC scheme or to any other Commonwealth funding body, each Proposal must be cross-referenced and summary details of all other funding and requests relating to the Proposal must be included in the Proposal. Proposals must indicate the level of funding relating to the Proposal obtained, or being sought, from all other Commonwealth funding sources and must list all existing research funding relating to the Proposal from all Commonwealth sources. If these processes are not observed, or the ARC determines that incomplete, misleading or inaccurate details were included in the Proposal, the ARC may in its absolute discretion decide to not recommend the LIEF Proposal for approval.

6.2.2                     The ARC may liaise with other funding agencies to discuss any overlap between proposed or existing research projects in order to avoid duplication of funding. The ARC may for this purpose disclose to that agency any information in a Proposal.

6.2.3                     The Applicant must promptly advise the ARC if a funding request submitted to another Commonwealth funding source, for any similar proposed infrastructure, equipment or facility, is successful subsequent to the submission of the LIEF Proposal to the ARC.

6.3                         Funding of Medical and Dental Research

6.3.1                     Pursuant to subsections 3.4.1.a and 3.4.2, the ARC does not fund equipment, facilities or infrastructure under LIEF if, in the opinion of the ARC, they are to be used predominantly for Medical and Dental Research. The ARC reserves the right to determine at its absolute discretion conclusively whether proposed infrastructure, equipment or facilities, is or are to be used predominantly for Medical and Dental Research.