15Consultations with persons and organisations

15 Consultations with persons and organisations

(1) Without limiting the generality of subsection 12(1), an R&D Corporation may make arrangements for consulting: (a) persons and bodies representative of a designated primary industry sector in relation to the Corporation (including any of the Corporation’s representative organisations); and (b) Commonwealth, State and Territory authorities concerned with that sector. (2) Arrangements made by an R&D Corporation under subsection (1) may provide for: (a) the Corporation agreeing to meet travel expenses reasonably incurred by a person in connection with consultations with the Corporation; and (b) subject to written guidelines given to the Corporation by the Minister, the Corporation agreeing to meet expenses (other than travel expenses) reasonably incurred by a representative organisation of the Corporation, or a member of a representative organisation of the Corporation, in connection with consultations with the Corporation.