Partner Organisation responsibilitiesPartner Organisation responsibilities

Partner Organisation responsibilities

1. Participating organisations will be required to certify to the Administering Organisation their commitment to the successful completion of the project, including any financial contributions they will make and that they have appropriate governance arrangements in place.

Specific research policies and practices

1. You and each participant are required to be compliant with all relevant laws, regulations and have regard to any relevant guidelines.
2. All applications and ARC-funded research projects must comply with the requirements for responsible and ethical research practice specified in the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2018), and the codes, guidelines, practices and policies on the ARC website, including the ARC Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Policy (2024) and any actions that have been applied under the ARC Research Integrity Policy (2023 version)
3. An ethics plan must be in place before commencement of the project.
4. Intellectual Property arrangements should be negotiated between You, the Partner Organisations and Other Organisations as relevant. We do not claim ownership of any IP arising from the project.
5. All research projects must comply with the ARC Open Access Policy (2021 version) on the dissemination of findings on the ARC website.
6. A data management plan must be in place before the project commences, in line with the grant agreement, and ARC expectations on the ARC website.
7. All named participants applying for grants are strongly encouraged to have a persistent digital identifier such as an Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier (ORCID) in their RMS Profile.

Monitoring and reporting

1. You must inform Us of any changes to Your:

2. name;

3. address(es);

4. nominated contact details; and

5. bank account details.

   1. You must submit reports in line with the grant agreement. Reports must be submitted through RMS, unless otherwise advised by Us. Reporting may include:

6. End of year reports;

7. Final reports; and

8. Post-project reporting.

   1. We will monitor progress by assessing Your reports and may conduct site visits or request records to confirm details of Your reports if necessary. We may re-examine claims, seek further information or request an independent audit of claims and payments.