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(1) The CEO of Austrade may, by written notice given to a grantee, require the grantee to give the CEO specified information, or produce specified documents, for the purposes of satisfying the CEO about a relevant matter in relation to the grant.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) must specify the day by which the information is to be given or the documents produced (which must be at least 14 days after the day the notice is given to the grantee).
(3) If:
(a) a grantee is required by a notice under subsection (1) to give the CEO information or produce a document; and
(b) the grantee does not do so by the specified date, or by any later date agreed to by the CEO;
the CEO must not pay a grant, or any instalment of a grant, to the grantee.
Statements
(4) The CEO of Austrade may, by written notice given to a grantee, require the grantee to give the CEO one or more statements informing the CEO about specified relevant matters in relation to a specified grant, or specified instalment of a grant, to the grantee.
(5) A notice under subsection (4) must specify when the statement or each statement is to be given (which, for the statement or the first statement, must be at least 14 days after the day the notice is given to the grantee).
(6) If:
(a) a grantee is required by a notice under subsection (4) to give the CEO a statement in relation to a specified grant, or specified instalment of a grant; and
(b) the grantee does not do so when required, or as otherwise agreed to by the CEO;
the CEO must not pay the grant, or the instalment, to the grantee.
Relevant matters
(7) A relevant matter is any of the following:
(a) whether a grantee is eligible for a grant, or has had or will have eligible expenses in relation to eligible products;
(b) whether grant money is used to meet agreed eligible expenses of a grantee in relation to eligible products;
(c) whether a grantee is otherwise complying with this Act, the rules and the grant agreement.