E7Participant Operational Requirements

E7.                    Participant Operational Requirements

E7.1                Chief Investigator

E7.1.1            A CI must reside predominantly in Australia for the Project Activity Period. Any significant absences including fieldwork or study leave directly related to the Project must have approval from the Administering Organisation and must not total more than half the Project Activity Period. In extraordinary circumstances, changes must be approved via a Variation of Funding Agreement.

E7.1.2            If a CI is, at any time, no longer able to work as proposed on the Project, the Project may be continued provided that the Project still includes at least one CI who was named on the Proposal and any replacement CI meets the CI eligibility criteria and is approved by the ARC via a Variation of Funding Agreement.

E7.1.3            If a sole CI is, at any time, no longer able to work as proposed on the Project, the Project must be terminated.

E7.2                DAATSIA

E7.2.1  A DAATSIA Candidate must hold an appointment at the Administering Organisation for the Project Activity Period.

E7.2.2 The DAATSIA may be undertaken on a full-time basis, or a part-time basis subject to the employment conditions of the Administering Organisation provided that the DAATSIA does not exceed eight years from the date of commencement (excluding any approved periods of suspension).

 A DAATSIA does not have a minimum Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) for ARC purposes, but the FTE of the DAATSIA Recipient for ARC purposes must match that of the DAATSIA Recipient’s employment contract. The Administering Organisation and not the ARC is to manage changes to the DAATSIA Recipient’s working hours. The Administering Organisation will notify the ARC of any changes to working hours through submission of a Variation of Funding Agreement.

E7.2.3  The Administering Organisation must ensure that the DAATSIA Candidate has access to the following Leave entitlements in line with the Administering Organisation’s normal practice:

a.             maternity leave;

b.             partner/parental leave; and

c.             recreation leave.

E7.2.4  Funding for paid leave, and suspension of the Project to undertake such leave, must be requested from the ARC via a Variation to Funding Agreement as detailed in the Funding Agreement.

E7.3                Partner Investigator

E7.3.1             If a PI is, at any time, no longer able to work as proposed on the Project, the Project may be continued provided any replacement PI meets the PI eligibility criteria and is approved by the ARC via a Variation of Funding Agreement.