Research and Innovation Act 2024
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Review of compliance with conditions of funding for research and innovation | ||
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42. (1) The Chief Executive Officer may, with the approval of the Board, appoint a suitably qualified person who, or an appropriate body which, is independent of the Agency (in this section referred to as a “reviewer”) to carry out a review in accordance with this section of compliance by a recipient of funding with the conditions of funding of the award of funding concerned. | ||
(2) The Chief Executive Officer shall inform the recipient of funding concerned by notice in writing of the appointment of a reviewer under subsection (1). | ||
(3) The recipient of funding concerned shall comply with a request from a reviewer to provide the reviewer with such information and assistance as the reviewer may reasonably require for the purposes of the review. | ||
(4) As soon as practicable after the review, a reviewer shall prepare a draft of the report setting out the findings of the review (in this section referred to as the “draft report”). | ||
(5) A reviewer shall furnish the draft report to the Agency and to the recipient of funding and shall give notice in writing to the Agency and the recipient of funding that they may make representations to the reviewer concerning the draft report not later than 48 days after it is furnished to them. | ||
(6) As soon as practicable after the expiration of the period of 48 days referred to in subsection (5) and having considered any representations made pursuant to that subsection, the reviewer may amend the draft report and shall furnish the final report on the review (in this section referred to as the “final report”) to the Agency and to the recipient of funding concerned. | ||
(7) The Chief Executive Officer shall consider the final report and, following that consideration, he or she may make a determination under section 43 (1). | ||
(8) A recipient of funding may request the Chief Executive Officer to appoint a reviewer under this section and, if the request is acceded to, subsections (1) to (7) shall, with any necessary modifications, apply to the review. |