177Recommendations about payments

#### 177 Recommendations about payments Education infrastructure (1) The Finance Minister must not authorise a payment under subsection 176(1), (3) or (4) unless the Education Minister has recommended the authorisation of the payment. (2) The Education Minister must not make a recommendation under subsection (1) in relation to a payment unless the EIF Advisory Board has advised under paragraph 171(1)(a) that the payment satisfies the relevant EIF evaluation criteria. (3) In deciding whether to make a recommendation under subsection (1) in relation to a payment, the Education Minister must have regard to: (a) advice about the payment that was given to the Education Minister by the EIF Advisory Board under paragraph 171(1)(a); and (b) such other matters (if any) as the Education Minister considers relevant. Research infrastructure (4) The Finance Minister must not authorise a payment under subsection 176(2) unless the Research Minister has recommended the authorisation of the payment. (5) The Research Minister must not make a recommendation under subsection (4) in relation to a payment unless the EIF Advisory Board has advised under paragraph 171(1)(b) that the payment satisfies the relevant EIF evaluation criteria. (6) In deciding whether to make a recommendation under subsection (4) in relation to a payment, the Research Minister must have regard to: (a) advice about the payment that was given to the Research Minister by the EIF Advisory Board under paragraph 171(1)(b); and (b) such other matters (if any) as the Research Minister considers relevant. Transitional HEEF payments (7) The Finance Minister must not authorise a payment under subsection 176(5) unless the EIF designated Ministers have, before 1 July 2009, recommended the authorisation of the payment. (8) The EIF designated Ministers must not make a recommendation under subsection (7) in relation to a payment unless the EIF Advisory Board has given advice under subsection 171(6) about the payment. (9) In deciding whether to make a recommendation under subsection (7) in relation to a payment, the EIF designated Ministers must have regard to: (a) advice about the payment that was given to the EIF designated Ministers by the EIF Advisory Board under subsection 171(6); and (b) such other matters (if any) as the EIF designated Ministers consider relevant.