Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister may invite land transport research entities to submit particulars of their proposed activities for consideration for approval of funding under subsection 46(1).
(2) An invitation may be given:
(a) to such land transport research entities as the Minister considers appropriate; and
(b) by any method that the Minister considers appropriate.
(3) Subject to section 46, the Minister may grant an approval under subsection 46(1) for a particular land transport research entity, whether or not particulars of the entity's proposed activities were submitted in response to an invitation.
(4) The Minister is not required to consider a land transport research entity for an approval under subsection 46(1) unless such particulars of the entity's proposed activities as the Minister requires have been submitted to the Minister.