Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL ACT 2001 - SECT 33B

  (1)   The CEO has the following functions:

  (b)   to administer grants of financial assistance provided for in Division   1 of Part   7;

  (c)   to provide advice to the Board on research matters;

  (ca)   to assist the Board in the performance of its functions and to provide advice to the Board on the priorities, strategies and policies for the ARC;

  (cb)   to evaluate the excellence, quality and impact of research in Australian universities;

  (cc)   to provide administration services to other Commonwealth entities in relation to research grants by those other entities;

  (cd)   any other functions that are specified in an instrument under subsection   (2);

  (d)   any other functions conferred on the CEO by this or any other Act.

  (2)   The Minister may, by legislative instrument, specify functions for the purposes of paragraph   (1)(cd).

  (3)   The CEO has power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for, or in connection with, the performance of the CEO's functions.

  (4)   The CEO may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, engage consultants or contractors to assist in the performance of the CEO's functions.