Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014

CHAPTER 2 - COMMONWEALTH ENTITIES AND THE COMMONWEALTH  

PART 2-4 - USE AND MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC RESOURCES  

Division 6A - CCE grants made by or on behalf of corporate Commonwealth entities  

SECTION 25B   REQUIREMENTS FOR MAKING CCE GRANTS WHERE MINISTER INVOLVED  
Scope

25B(1)    

This section applies in relation to a CCE grant opportunity if a Minister is to approve the making of the CCE grants.

Preparation and publication of grant guidelines

25B(2)    
The accountable authority of the entity must:

(a)    

prepare written guidelines for the CCE grant opportunity; and

(b)    

publish those guidelines on GrantConnect, unless the Finance Minister decides that there is a specific policy reason to not publicise the guidelines.

Note:

GrantConnect could in 2020 be viewed on the GrantConnect website (see https://www.grants.gov.au).

25B(4)    
The guidelines must include the following:

(a)    

an explanation of the purposes, expected outcomes and objectives of the CCE grant opportunity;

(b)    

an outline of the following:

(i) the process for applying for the CCE grant opportunity;

(ii) the process used to assess such applications;

(iii) the governance arrangements of the entity in relation to making the CCE grants;

(iv) the operation of the CCE grants.

Information made publicly available by the entity

25B(4A)    

The accountable authority of the entity must ensure that information about the CCE grant opportunity made publicly available by the entity is the same as, or is a subset of, the information about the CCE grant opportunity published on GrantConnect.

Information to be given to Minister

25B(5)    

The accountable authority must, before the Minister referred to in subsection (1) approves the making of any of the CCE grants, give the Minister a written notice that complies with section 25C for the CCE grant opportunity.

Minister to assess information

25B(6)    

The Minister must not approve the making of a CCE grant without first:

(a)    

receiving a notice referred to in subsection (5) for the CCE grant opportunity; and

(b)    assessing the CCE grant by having regard to the matters included in that notice; and

(c)    

if the Minister has a conflict of interest relating to the decision to approve the making of the CCE grant - creating a written record, and making an appropriate declaration, of the conflict of interest.

Note:

Subsection 71(1) of the Act provides that a Minister must not approve a proposed expenditure of relevant money unless the Minister is satisfied, after making reasonable inquiries, that the expenditure would be a proper use of relevant money.

Minister to record other information

25B(7)    

The Minister must create a written record of:

(a)    if the Minister approves the making of a CCE grant - the Minister ' s reasons for giving the approval; and

(b)    if the Minister does not approve the making of a CCE grant that the corporate Commonwealth entity recommended be made - the Minister ' s reasons for not approving the making of that CCE grant.