Australian Industrial Research and Development Grants Board
1967 – 1976
Board that administered the Commonwealth's first general scheme of grants to manufacturing and other firms to encourage them to carry out industrial research and development in Australia.
How it came into existence
Set up under the Industrial Research and Development Grants Act 1967 to administer a new scheme of grants based on companies' research and development expenditure.
Legislation: Industrial Research and Development Grants Act 1967
How it ended
Replaced in 1976 by the Australian Industrial Research and Development Incentives Board when the Industrial Research and Development Incentives Act 1976 superseded the grants scheme.
- Administration of industrial research and development grants
Main functions
- Assessment of company claims for research and development grants
- Payment of grants linked to research and development expenditure
- Encouragement of industrial research in Australian firms
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Industry and Commerce.
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Sources
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