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ARC Linkage Project Collaborative Research agreement

Parties Macquarie University ABN 90 952 801 237 of North Ryde, NSW 2109 (Macquarie)

Participating Organisation(s)

The party or parties with contact details specified in Schedule 1.

Details

Commencement Date On the date the last party signs this agreement.

Agreement End Date On submission of the final report to the ARC.

Project ARC LP Reference Number:

Project Title:

And as detailed further in the Proposal attached at Annexure B.

Option Holder (Clause 7)

[Please provide detail] **delete definitions for Option Period, Field and Territory if no option is required **

Option Period (Clauses 7.4 and 7.5)

30 days from the date of disclosure of the Project Intellectual Property.

Field (Clause 7.5) [insert field for Option].

Territory (Clause 7.5) [insert territory for Option]

Special Terms This agreement is subject to the following special terms.

[insert any special terms (see suggested terms below) or if none applicable, state “Not Applicable”]

RECITALS

A. The parties applied for and were granted by the Australian Research Council (the ARC), commencing in 2017 in respect of the project [ insert title], reference number LP**, and more particularly described in the Proposal.

B. The University has formally accepted the ARC Funding for the Project by entering into the Funding Agreement with the ARC.

C. It is a condition of the acceptance of the Funding for the Project that Macquarie and the Participating Organisation(s) enter into an agreement in respect of the conduct of the Project, including the ownership of any Intellectual Property generated through the conduct of the Project, the commitment from the Participating Organisation(s) to comply with the terms of the ARC Funding Agreement, and any issues relating to Student management.

D. The parties agree to conduct the Project on the terms of this agreement.

GENERAL TERMS

1. INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions

The following definitions apply throughout this agreement.

Background Intellectual Property means Intellectual Property in existence at the date of this agreement or created independently of the Project which a party owns or is licensed to use.

Confidential Information means information belonging to a party, whether existing prior to the commencement of the Project, or created in the course of the Project, which is disclosed by one party to the other for the purposes of the Project, and includes all technical, proprietary and operational information, drawings, techniques, processes, know-how and other commercially valuable information in any form. Confidential Information does not include information that is in the public domain, is already lawfully known to the Receiving Party or that has been independently developed by the Receiving Party.

Funding Agreement means the agreement between the ARC and the Administering Organisation, a copy of which is attached as Annexure A to this agreement.

Intellectual Property means all copyright and neighbouring rights, all rights in relation to inventions (including patent rights), plant varieties, registered and unregistered trademarks (including service marks), registered designs, Confidential Information (including trade secrets and knowhow and circuit layouts), and all other rights resulting from intellectual activity in the industrial, scientific, literary or artistic fields.

Personal Information means information or an opinion (including information or an opinion forming part of a database), whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about a natural person whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information or opinion.

Project Intellectual Property means Intellectual Property arising from or developed in the course of the Project by the employees or, in the case of a university party, by Students, of any party.

Proposal means the Proposal which is attached as Annexure B to this agreement, varied, if applicable, in accordance with the Funding Agreement.

Student means an individual enrolled as a candidate for a postgraduate research degree at a university that is a party to this agreement.

Term means the period from and including the Commencement Date to and including the Agreement End Date.

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Term Sheet means a document outlining the material terms and conditions of the licence contemplated under clause 7.5.

The following terms have the meaning given to them in the Funding Agreement: Administering Organisation, Asset, Cash Contribution, Conflict of Interest, Funding, Funds, Funding Rules, In-kind Contributions, Participating Organisation, Partner Organisation, Specified Personnel, Total Contribution. Other capitalised terms have the meaning given to them in the Details.

1.2 Rules for interpreting this agreement

In this agreement, headings are for guidance only and do not affect the interpretation of the clauses. The following rules apply unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa;

(b) words importing one gender include all other genders;

(c) reference to a person includes a body politic, a body corporate, a partnership, an unincorporated association and a natural person, and the person's executors, administrators, successors, transferees, substitutes (including persons taking by novation) and assigns;

(d) reference to a statute, ordinance, code or other law includes regulations, directions and other instruments under it and consolidations, amendments, re-enactments or replacements of any of them;

(e) reference to $, dollar or AUD is to Australian currency;

(f) any agreement, obligation, representation, right or warranty on the part of or in favour of two or more persons binds or is for the benefit of them severally and not jointly or jointly and severally;

(g) a term or definition incorporated by reference into this document remains in force even if the document from which it was referred may be no longer in force;

(h) reference to a clause is a reference to a clause of this agreement and includes all sub-clauses, paragraphs and parts of that clause;

(i) where a word or phrase has a particular meaning, other parts of speech and grammatical forms of that word have corresponding meanings;

(j) any reference to “insurance”, “insurance policy” or “insurer” in this agreement includes, mutual risk cover held with a mutual risk provider designed to cover similar insurable risks to insurance and the providers of that risk cover; and

(k) a reference to an office, department or faculty whose functions are assumed by another office, department of faculty includes the office, department of faculty that assumes all or substantially all of those functions.

2. OBLIGATIONS OF PARTIES

2.1 Project Conduct

The parties must conduct the Project in accordance with the terms of this agreement and must use reasonable endeavours to carry out the Project within the Term:

(a) in accordance with this agreement and the Proposal;

(b) using the Specified Personnel;

(c) ethically and in accordance with the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research and with the Montreal Statement on Research Integrity in Cross-Boundary Research Collaborations as applicable; and

(d) in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

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2.2 Ethics/Biosafety Approval

If the Project requires approval by a party’s Ethics and/or Biosafety Committees (or equivalent), the relevant party must use reasonable endeavours to obtain that approval. The parties acknowledge that the Project cannot commence until the required approvals are obtained.

2.3 General obligations

Each party agrees to:

(a) use the Funds (if in receipt of any) in accordance with the Funding Agreement, including in relation to payment of the salaries of any Specified Personnel or the payment of stipends to any post-graduate research Students;

(b) provide any other related assistance, information, data, equipment, facilities, resources or materials as may be reasonably required to satisfactorily perform the Project; and

(c) comply with all safety, security and other procedures notified to it by another party while on that other party’s site.

2.4 Records

Each party must maintain reasonable, up to date and accurate records regarding the conduct and conclusions of the Project.

3. FUNDING AGREEMENT OBLIGATIONS AND ARC REQUIRED INDEMNITY

3.1 Participating Organisation Acknowledgements

Each Participating Organisation acknowledges that Macquarie has entered into the Funding Agreement which imposes certain obligations on Macquarie as the Administering Organisation, and:

(a) acknowledges the Funding provided by the ARC to the Project as detailed in Schedule 2;

(b) acknowledges that it has read the Funding Agreement and agrees to abide by the terms of the Funding Agreement in its performance of the Project;

(c) agrees to do all things reasonably necessary to enable Macquarie to comply with its obligations under the Funding Agreement; and

(d) must not do anything that may cause Macquarie to breach its obligations, or prevent or impede Macquarie from complying with its obligations, under the Funding Agreement.

3.2 Warranty and Indemnity

As required under clauses 11.2(i) and 11.2(j) of the Funding Agreement, each Participating Organisation:

(a) warrants that its relationship with Macquarie and the Specified Personnel complies with the Funding Rules;

(b) acknowledges that it is aware of the requirements of clauses 39 and 40 of the Funding Agreement;

(c) if one or more of the investigators named in the Proposal are employees of the Participating Organisation, the Participating Organisation must make an appropriate contribution of time and operation costs towards the Project in relation to the participation of those investigators in the Project; and

(d) to the extent required by the Funding Agreement indemnifies Macquarie against all expenses, losses, damages and costs (on a full indemnity basis) that Macquarie may


sustain or incurs as a result, whether directly or indirectly, of a breach of assurances provided.

3.3 Conflict of Interest

The parties acknowledge that, under the Funding Agreement, Macquarie is required to notify the ARC immediately on becoming aware of any actual or potential Conflict of Interest:

(a) relating to any party involved in or associated with the Project; and

(b) that has the potential to influence, or appear to influence, the research and activities, publications and media reports or requests for funding related to the Project.

4. PAYMENT AND GST

4.1 Cash Contributions

Macquarie must invoice the Participating Organisation for its Cash Contributions in accordance with Schedule 2. The invoice must be in the form of a tax invoice.

4.2 Payment Terms

The Participating Organisation must pay Macquarie’s tax invoice within 30 days of the date on which Macquarie submits the invoice.

4.3 GST wording

Words defined in A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth) have the same meaning in this clause 4.

4.4 Payment of GST

If any supply under this agreement is a taxable supply, the party making the supply may, in addition to any payment for the supply, recover the amount of the GST applicable to the supply. Any amount of GST payable is payable at the same time as the payment for the supply to which it relates.

5. ASSETS

5.1 Ownership of Assets

Except as otherwise provided in the Proposal, any Asset purchased wholly or partly with the Funds is owned by Macquarie and must be dealt with in accordance with the Funding Agreement.

5.2 Availability of Assets

For the Term of this agreement, each owner of Assets contributed to or acquired for the Project:

(a) must make the Asset available for use by Macquarie for the purpose of the Project, as reasonably required;

(b) must not sell, hire, charge, mortgage or otherwise encumber the Asset; and

(c) is responsible for insurance, maintenance and, if required, repair and replacement of the Asset and any other costs and liabilities associated with the Asset.

6. PUBLICATION

6.1 Publication Request

Should a party wish to publish Project material in a scientific journal or academic paper, the party (Publishing Party) must send a written request accompanied by the proposed publication material to each other party (Reviewing Party) at least 30 days prior to the proposed


submission date (the Approval Period) asking for permission to publish the material. Such approval may only be withheld in accordance with clause 6.2.

6.2 Approval Period

If, during the Approval Period, the Reviewing Party reasonably requests that the material not be published or submitted for publication in the form provided, the Publishing Party must:

(a) where the Reviewing Party requests that the material be amended to remove any of its Confidential Information, the Publishing Party must remove all such Confidential Information; and

(b) if requested, delay publication of the material or submission of the material for publication for a period not exceeding 30 days and seek appropriate registration of any Project Intellectual Property at the Reviewing Party’s expense.

6.3 Reasons and Deemed Approval

If the Reviewing Party withholds approval or requests changes under this clause 6 it must provide reasons. The Reviewing Party is deemed to have approved the publication of material under this clause 6 if the Reviewing Party does not communicate to the Publishing Party its decision regarding approval of the publication with reasons within the Approval Period.

6.4 Student Thesis

Despite clauses 6.1 - 6.3 above, nothing is to delay the submission of a Student thesis, nor require the excision of material from a thesis that represents an essential or significant part of the Student’s work, nor prevent the assessment of a thesis under their university’s usual procedures. If applicable, public access to a thesis may be restricted for a limited period (not exceeding 12 months) to enable the parties to arrange for protection of any commercial Intellectual Property arising from the results of the Project.

6.5 Acknowledgement

Any publication must acknowledge the role of the Partner Organisation(s) in the Project.

7. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND COMMERCIALISATION

7.1 Ownership and Licence

The parties agree that:

(a) any Background Intellectual Property remains the property of the relevant party;

(b) each party grants to the other parties a non-exclusive, royalty-free, non-transferable, worldwide, perpetual licence to use its Background Intellectual Property for the purposes of the conduct of the Project;

(c) any Project Intellectual Property will be owned by Macquarie and (to the extent necessary) the Participating Organisation assigns to Macquarie any Intellectual Property rights in the Project Intellectual Property to Macquarie. If requested by Macquarie, the Participating Organisation agrees to draft, sign, execute or otherwise deal with any document which may be necessary or desirable to give effect to this clause 7.1; and

(d) Macquarie grants each Participating Organisation a non-exclusive, non-transferable royalty-free licence to use the Project Intellectual Property for non-commercial, internal business and research purposes.


7.2 Student Intellectual Property

Before a Student carries out any part of the Project, the relevant university where the Student is admitted must ensure that the Student has assigned any of their rights in the Project Intellectual Property (other than copyright in their thesis) to that party.

7.3 Copyright in Student Thesis

Despite anything to the contrary in this agreement, the parties agree that a Student retains copyright in their thesis.

7.4 Disclosure of Project Intellectual Property

Macquarie must provide the Option Holder with a written, confidential disclosure of any Project Intellectual Property that is reported to Macquarie’s Office of Commercialisation and Innovation within 3 months of completion of the Project for the purpose of allowing the Option Holder to consider the Option under clause 7.5. The Option Period, as specified in the Details, commences from the date of disclosure of the Project Intellectual Property.

7.5 Grant of Option

Subject to the Option Holder not being in breach of any provision of this agreement, Macquarie grants to the Option Holder the option during the Option Period to negotiate a commercial licence (Licence) to exploit the Project Intellectual Property in the Field and Territory on fair and commercial terms (Option). Those terms must include the reservation by Macquarie of the right to use the licensed Project Intellectual Property for teaching, publication and research, including research funded by a third party. If the negotiating parties are unable to agree on the terms of a Term Sheet for a Licence within 90 days from the Option being exercised, the negotiations with respect to the Licence may be terminated by either party to the negotiation in which case the Option Holder’s Option immediately expires. Within 7 days of expiry of any Option, the Option Holder must return to Macquarie all Confidential Information relating to the Project Intellectual Property.

7.6 Responsibility for Maintaining Registration

In respect of Project Intellectual Property, Macquarie will determine what, if any, registration applications will be made. Subject to sub-clause 7.7, Macquarie is responsible for such registration and maintenance. The parties must use reasonable endeavours not to engage in any act or omission that will prejudice the grant of patent or similar rights in registrable Project Intellectual Property.

7.7 Payment of registration costs

If the Option Holder acquires a Licence to the Project Intellectual Property, unless otherwise agreed, the Option Holder must pay all costs of registration and maintenance of any registrable Project Intellectual Property. If at any time the Option Holder elects not to continue to pay registration costs then the Option Holder immediately ceases to have any interest in that item of Project Intellectual Property. Macquarie will immediately have the right to deal with that item of Project Intellectual Property as it sees fit (including abandoning any registrations for the Project Intellectual Property and/or granting rights to the Project Intellectual Property to third parties).

8. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

8.1 Disclosure and Use of Confidential Information

Each party must not during the Term or for five years after the end of the Term, disclose to any third party, or use for any purpose except carrying out the Project, any of the Confidential Information of another party.


8.2 Obligations on a Receiving Party

The party receiving Confidential Information (Receiving Party) must:

(a) take all reasonable steps, and do anything reasonably required by the party disclosing the Confidential Information (Disclosing Party), to keep the Confidential Information under the Receiving Party's control;

(b) immediately notify the Disclosing Party if the Receiving Party becomes aware of any unauthorised access to, or use or disclosure of, any Confidential Information;

(c) not use, copy or reproduce, nor cause or allow any other person to use, copy or reproduce, any Confidential Information other than in accordance with this agreement;

(d) immediately upon completion of the Project or termination of this agreement deliver to the Disclosing Party, or if directed by the Disclosing Party destroy, every copy of Confidential Information in the Receiving Party's possession, except that:

(i) they may retain one copy of the Confidential Information to the extent required to comply with applicable law or regulation; and

(ii) they need not destroy copies of any computer records or files containing the Confidential Information which have been created as a result of automatic archiving or back-up procedures on secured central storage servers and which cannot reasonably be deleted; and

(e) if any such Confidential Information is retained pursuant to sub-clause 8.2(d), the terms of this agreement remain in full force and effect with respect to such Confidential Information so retained for so long as such Confidential Information is retained.

8.3 Exceptions to Obligations

Neither party will be in breach of any obligation to keep any Confidential Information confidential to the extent that it:

(a) is disclosed to the Receiving Party's employees or agents as necessary for the performance of this agreement and such employees or agents are instructed as to the confidential nature of the information;

(b) is required to be disclosed by law and the Receiving Party first informs the Disclosing Party of the intended disclosure and cooperates with the Disclosing Party to limit disclosure as reasonably requested;

(c) is disclosed to the Receiving Party's solicitors, auditors, insurers or accountants; or

(d) is approved for release in writing by an authorised representative of the Disclosing Party.

9. PRIVACY

9.1 Personal Information

Where a party has access to Personal Information in order to perform its obligations under this agreement, the party holding the Personal Information must comply with the requirements any privacy legislation applicable to the party, including if applicable, the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

10. TERMINATION

10.1 Termination by the Administering Organisation

Macquarie may terminate this agreement by written notice to the Participating Organisations if:

(a) the ARC ceases to provide all or any part of the Funds to Macquarie;


(b) the Funding Agreement is terminated for any reason;

(c) a Participating Organisation has entered into any form of insolvency, liquidation or external administration, whether voluntary or involuntary, formal or otherwise; or

(d) a Participating Organisation is charged with a breach of any law or is the subject of proceedings or investigations commenced or threatened by the Independent Commission Against Corruption, the NSW Police Force or a similar public body whether of a state, territory or the Commonwealth or in any other country.

10.2 Termination by a Party

If:

(a) a party breaches any material term of this agreement not capable of remedy; or

(b) a party breaches any material term of this agreement capable of remedy and fails to remedy the breach within 30 days after receiving written notice requiring it to do so; or

(c) any event of insolvency occurs in relation to the Participating Organisation(s) (whether or not notified), including any step to appoint a receiver, administrator, trustee in bankruptcy or liquidator,

then:

(d) the other party or parties may terminate this agreement in writing; or

(e) the other party or parties may terminate the defaulting or insolvent party’s involvement in the Project and continue to perform the Project, provided that that party’s removal from the Project is conducted in accordance with the Funding Agreement.

10.3 Consequences

If this agreement is terminated for any reason, then:

(a) Macquarie is entitled to cease expenditure of Funding on the Project and is entitled to payment of costs and expenses that have been incurred or committed for the Project as at the effective date of termination which is not to exceed the amount equivalent to the Total Contribution of each Participating Organisation for the year in which termination occurs;

(b) each party must return all property in their possession belonging to another party, including Confidential Information and Intellectual Property; and

(c) each Participating Organisation must within 14 days of termination pay Macquarie all Cash Contributions owing to Macquarie at termination.

10.4 No prejudice

Termination of this agreement is without prejudice to the rights of the terminating party to obtain damages for any breach of this agreement.

10.5 Survival

Clauses 3 (Funding Agreement Obligations and ARC Required Indemnity), 6 (Publication), 7 (Intellectual Property), 8 (Confidential Information), 9 (Privacy), 10 (Termination), 11 (Warranties and Liability), 12 (Insurance) and all other clauses required to give those clauses effect survive the termination or expiration of this agreement.

11. WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY

11.1 Due care and skill

The parties agree that due to the inherently uncertain nature of research, the actual outcomes and results of the Project cannot be assured. Each party warrants that it will carry out its


individual Project obligations with due care and skill and in a professional manner consistent with generally accepted research and academic practice.

11.2 Background Intellectual Property

Each party warrants that to its actual knowledge at the date of this agreement use of its Background Intellectual Property will not infringe the Intellectual Property rights of any third party.

11.3 Project Intellectual Property

No party makes nor have they made any warranties regarding the Project Intellectual Property. All such warranties including those of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose are excluded to the maximum extent allowed by the law.

11.4 Implied terms

Each party excludes all implied terms, representations and warranties whether statutory or otherwise, relating to the subject matter of this agreement to the extent allowed by the law.

11.5 Indemnity

Subject to clauses 11.6, 11.7 and 11.8, each party (the Indemnitor) indemnifies and keeps indemnified each other party, its respective personnel, and the Commonwealth of Australia including those officers, employees and agents of each (the Indemnified) against all losses, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal costs but excluding consequential losses) arising out of:

(a) any wilful, unlawful or negligent act or omission of the Indemnitor, or any of its personnel, officers, employees and agents in connection with this agreement during the Term;

(b) the use of the Indemnitor's Background Intellectual Property by those Indemnified; or

(c) any claim, suit, demand, action or proceeding by any person in respect of any infringement (or alleged infringement) of the Indemnitor's Background Intellectual Property, or the Project Intellectual Property, by those Indemnified.

11.6 Limitation of Liability

Except for liabilities arising as a result of the indemnities given under the Funding Agreement, to the extent permitted by law the total liability of a party to another party for loss or damage of any kind, howsoever caused in relation to this agreement or the Project is limited to greater of $50,000 or the amount equivalent to the total of the Indemnitor's Cash Contribution to the Project.

11.7 Consequential loss

Except for liabilities arising as a result of the indemnities given under the Funding Agreement, no party is liable to any other party for consequential or incidental damages, or loss of profits, revenue, goodwill or opportunities in contract, tort, under any statute or otherwise (including negligence) arising from or in any way related to this agreement or the Project.

11.8 Contributory negligence

Each party’s liability to another party under this agreement is reduced to the extent that any damages, liability, loss or costs arise from or are attributable to, any negligent act or omission of the other party or its officers, employees, agents or contractors.

12. INSURANCE

12.1 Insurance policies

Each party must maintain insurances appropriate to its involvement in the Project.


13. NOTICES

13.1 Method of giving Notice

A notice, request or other communication to a party (Notice) under this agreement, must be in writing and be delivered by hand or sent by prepaid post, or email to the notice address, or email address of that party as specified in Schedule 1.

13.2 Effective Service

A Notice is given or served:

(a) if delivered by hand, upon delivery;

(b) if in the form of a letter sent by prepaid post, three days (eight days if sent from one country to another country) after the date on which it was sent; and

(c) if by email, when the recipient acknowledges receipt of the Notice by return email to the sender (other than by automatic acknowledgment sent by the recipient's server).

13.3 Notice Serviced Outside Business Hours

A Notice that would be given or served on a day which is not a business day in the place to which the Notice is sent, or is later than 5:00 p.m. (local time) it will be taken to have been given or served at the commencement of the next business day in that place. In the case of a university party, that party’s closure days are taken to be not business days for the purposes of this clause 13.3.

13.4 Change of Address for Notices

A party may change its Notice address or email address by Notice to the other party.

14. FORMAL TERMS

14.1 Jurisdiction

This agreement is governed by the laws of New South Wales and any dispute relating to it must only be referred to the courts of New South Wales and the Federal courts of Australia.

14.2 Relationship of parties

Nothing in this agreement constitutes a relationship of employer and employee, principal and agent, or trust, or partnership between the parties. No party has authority or power to bind another party.

14.3 Inconsistency

If there is an inconsistency between provisions in the terms forming part of this agreement, the order of priority for the purposes of construction will be (from highest to lowest):

(a) any terms of the Funding Agreement that the parties are obliged to comply with under the terms of this agreement;

(b) the Funding Rules;

(c) Special Terms of this agreement;

(d) the General Terms of this agreement;

(e) a schedule of this agreement;

14.4 Severability

If any clause or any part of this agreement or the Proposal are adjudged by a court or other legal authority of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that judgment does not affect the remainder of this agreement, the terms of which remain in full force and effect.


14.5 Entire agreement

This is the entire agreement between the parties about its subject matter and replaces all oral and written prior communications and agreements between the parties.

14.6 Sub-contracting

A party may sub-contract the performance of any part of the Project for which it is responsible only with the prior written consent of the Administering Organisation, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. Each party remains responsible and liable for the performance of its individual Project obligations under this agreement and for all costs incurred with respect to its subcontractors.

14.7 Variations must be in Writing

This agreement may only be varied by the parties in writing.

14.8 No Waiver

A waiver by a party of any breach or of a failure to comply with any provision of this agreement by another party has no effect unless it is in writing.

14.9 Disputes

(a) In the case of a dispute arising under this agreement (the Dispute) a party to this agreement must not commence any court or arbitration proceedings unless the parties have complied with the following paragraphs of this clause except where a party seeks urgent interlocutory relief.

(b) A party to this agreement claiming that a Dispute has arisen out of or in relation to this agreement must give written notice (the Dispute Notice) to the other party to this agreement specifying the nature of the Dispute.

(c) Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the Dispute Notice (or such further period as agreed in writing by them) the parties must agree:

(i) the dispute resolution technique (e.g. expert determination) and procedures to be adopted;

(ii) the timetable for all steps in those procedures; and

(iii) the selection and compensation of the independent person required for such technique.

(d) If the parties cannot agree to the matters set out in clause 14.9(c) within fourteen (14) days, the parties must mediate the Dispute in accordance with the Mediation Rules of the Law Society of New South Wales, and, the President of the Law Society of New South Wales or the President’s nominee will select the mediator and determine the mediator’s remuneration.

(e) If the Dispute has not been resolved within a timeframe agreed under clause 14.9(c)(ii), either party may at their discretion institute legal proceedings.

14.10 Counterparts

This agreement may be signed in counterparts which may be exchanged electronically.


Signed on behalf of MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY by its authorised officer:

Signature of authorised officer

Name (please print)

Position

Date of signing

Signed on behalf of [insert name of other party] by its authorised officer:

Signature of authorised officer

Name (please print)

Position

Date of signing

By signing this agreement, each signatory warrants that they have authority to enter into this agreement on behalf of the party they are stated to represent.

*** duplicate as necessary ***

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Schedule 1 – Party Details

Macquarie University / Administering Organisation

Macquarie University Macquarie University ABN 90 952 801 237 a body corporate established pursuant to or under the Macquarie University Act 1989 (NSW) with its principal place of business at North Ryde, NSW 2109

Notices Attention: Director, Research Office

Address Level 3, Building C5C

17 Wally's Walk, Central CampusMacquarie UniversityNORTH RYDE NSW 2109

Telephone +61 2 9850 7737

Email [email protected]

Partner Organisation

[insert name] [insert name and details of legal entity entering into this agreement]

Notices Attention: [Please provide detail]

Address [Please provide detail]

Telephone [Please provide detail]

Email [Please provide detail]

**duplicate as necessary**


mailto:[email protected]

Schedule 2 –Contributions

ARC

Funding

Funding Year 1 $

Year 2 $

Year 3 $

Administering Organisation

Total contributions

Cash Contributions Cash Contributions to be supplied in accordance with the application or as varied by the Parties following mutual agreement and approval by the ARC

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

In-kind Contributions In-kind Contributions to be supplied in accordance with the application or as varied by the Parties following mutual agreement and approval by the ARC.

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

[Insert Participating Organisation name]

Total contributions

Cash Contributions Cash Contributions to be supplied in accordance with the application or as varied by the Parties following mutual agreement and approval by the ARC

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

In-kind Contributions In-kind Contributions to be supplied in accordance with the


application or as varied by the Parties following mutual agreement and approval by the ARC.

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

**duplicate as necessary**


Annexure A – Funding Agreement


Annexure B – Proposal


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