Pursuant to section 5(2) of the Research, Science, and Technology Act 2010, the following Research, Science, and Technology (RS&T) funding in the votes administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment is subject to a separate decision-making process:
- Health Research Fund;
- Marsden Fund;
- National Measurement Standards;
- Partnered Research Funding that is allocated using the Pre-seed Accelerator Fund, Commercialisation Partner Network, Envirolink or Christchurch Innovation Hub mechanisms;
- Repayable Grants for Start-Ups;
- Catalyst Fund;
- Māori Innovation Fund;
- Callaghan Innovation;
- Callaghan Innovation – Operations;
- Strategic Investment Fund;
- Research and Development Growth Grants;
- Targeted Business Research and Development Funding;
- Contract Management;
- Talent and Science Promotion; and
- All RS&T funding in a vote other than Vote Business, Science and Innovation.
This notice supersedes and revokes the following notices:
- Research, Science, and Technology Funding Subject to a Separate Decision-making Process published in the New Zealand Gazette, 6 June 2013, No. 72, page 1918;
- Amendment to the Notice—Research, Science, and Technology Funding Subject to a Separate Decision-making Process published in the New Zealand Gazette, 23 October 2014, Issue No. 130, Notice No. 2014-go6467.
- Amendment to the Notice—Research, Science, and Technology Funding Subject to a Separate Decision-making Process published in the New Zealand Gazette, 24 July 2014, No. 79, page 2198; and
- Research, Science, and Technology Funding Subject to a Separate Decision-making Process published in the New Zealand Gazette, 23 June 2016, Issue No 58, Notice No. 2016-go3570.
This notice comes into effect on 1 July 2016.
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of June 2016.
Hon STEVEN JOYCE, Minister of Science and Innovation.