66BSpecified bodies corporate and extra conditions of eligibility

66B Specified bodies corporate and extra conditions of eligibility

(1) The following bodies corporate are specified for the purposes of subitem 11(c) of the table in subsection 41‑10(1) of the Act as eligible to receive a grant under this program: (a) a body corporate that the Minister is satisfied at the time the grant is made has, or will have, a physical operational presence in: (i) a location categorised as one of the Major Cities of Australia under the ABS Remoteness Structure, or Greater Darwin or Greater Hobart under the ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas; and (ii) a Statistical Area Level 2 classified as Quintile 1 or 2 in the ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage; (b) a body corporate that is a registered entity (within the meaning of the Australian Charities and Not‑for‑profits Commission Act 2012); (c) a Table B provider; or (d) a higher education provider to which the Minister has allocated Commonwealth supported places under section 30‑10 of the Act.

Note: Table A providers are also eligible to receive grants under a program specified for the purposes of item 11 of the table in subsection 41‑10(1) of the Act.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a body corporate mentioned in paragraphs (1)(a) or (b) is only eligible where they are able to satisfy the Minister that: (a) the body corporate, and each person who makes, or participates in making, decisions that affect the whole, or a substantial part, of the body’s affairs, is a fit and proper person within the meaning of the Act; and (b) the body corporate is, and is likely to remain, financially viable. (3) A body corporate is only eligible for a grant under this program if the body corporate has not received funding under the Regional University Study Hubs program in Part 9 of this instrument, or from a State or Territory government, for the proposed facility.