11.1 If successful, You must establish the administrative operations of the Centre within the academic, administrative and financial governance structures of the Administering Organisation.
11.2 A Centre may comprise integrated nodes or adopt any other appropriate approach to research management, provided that it meets the objectives and selection criteria and is not contrary to the Grant Agreement.
11.3 A Centre must implement appropriate governance structures to encourage centrally managed strategic alliances, training and collaboration with researchers, industry and stakeholders within Australia and internationally.
11.4 A Centre must have an expert Advisory Committee that provides broad professional representation of the research and end-user communities. Within the governance structures of the Administering Organisation, the Advisory Committee will provide advice and a strategic focus on the research activities for the Centre, its structure and general operating principles, international benchmarking and intellectual property and commercialisation management.
11.5 The Advisory Committee membership should include both national and international members and will have a Chair of significant reputation who will champion the Centre and provide advice to the Centre Director.
Participants
11.6 All CIs and PIs are expected to take responsibility for the authorship and intellectual content of the application, appropriately citing sources and acknowledging significant contributions.
11.7 Each named participant on the application is expected to take significant intellectual responsibility for any strategic decision required for in the pursuit of the Centre’s objectives and the communication of results.
11.8 All CIs and PIs are expected to make a serious commitment to carrying out the project and cannot assume the role of a supplier of resources for work that will largely be undertaken by others.
11.9 CIs must satisfy the eligibility criteria for their role for the full duration of that role in the Centre.
Centre Director
11.10 You must employ the Centre Director while they are in the role.
11.11 The Centre Director is expected to provide leadership and have the time and capacity to engage effectively in the activities of the Centre.
11.12 The Centre Director will be responsible for implementing the strategic direction of the Centre and managing the research program, The Centre Director must coordinate the research effort and oversee the reporting structures across the Eligible Organisation(s) and Partner Organisations.
11.13 If the Centre Director is at any time during the Centre no longer able to undertake this role for any period greater than two months due to leave, incapacity or other personal circumstances, the Centre may be continued under a replacement Centre Director provided that:
as far as practicable, prior approval is obtained from the ARC for the replacement Centre Director three months before the change takes effect;
a replacement Centre Director meets the eligibility criteria for a Centre Director and those for a CI at the time of their nomination and for the full term of their participation in the Centre, and the reasons for replacement justified to the satisfaction of the ARC; and
the Administering Organisation has obtained written approval from all participating organisations for the change in Centre Director.
Chief Investigators
11.14 A CI is expected to reside in Australia. Any significant absences including fieldwork or study leave directly related to the project must have approval from You and must not total more than two years of the Project Activity Period. Where a CI’s total absences during the funding period will exceed two years, You must seek approval from us in advance of any absences exceeding the two year limit. Any periods of absence must not exceed a total of six months in any 12-month period. This six-month period may be taken at one time or spread across a 12-month period.
11.15 If a CI is at any time no longer able to work as proposed on the project, a replacement CI may be appointed provided any replacement CI meets the CI eligibility criteria and our approval is obtained by means of a variation of Grant Agreement.
Partner Investigators
11.16 If a PI is at any time no longer able to work as proposed on the Centre, a replacement PI may be appointed provided that any replacement PI meets the PI eligibility criteria and our approval is obtained by means of a variation of Grant Agreement.
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