1. Government Assistance for Business
ausindustry.gov.au • 13 28 46 • hotline@ausindustry.gov.au •

2. Francine Lavan
A/g Assistant State Manager
R&D Incentives
AusIndustry NSW State Office
Yianni Mentis
Deputy State Manager
Innovation Grants
AusIndustry NSW State Office
ausindustry.gov.au • 13 28 46 • hotline@ausindustry.gov.au •

3. What is AusIndustry?
• Commercialisation Australia
• A division of the Department of Industry, • Clean Technology
Innovation, Science, Research and Programs
Tertiary Education (DIISRTE)
• Textile, Clothing and
Footwear Programs
• Delivers grants and incentives on behalf
of the Government • Structural Adjustment
Funds (eg. IRIIF)
• Head Office in Canberra
• R&D Tax Incentive
• Offices throughout Australia • Tradex
• LPG & EPG Programs
• Network of Regional Managers • Certain Inputs to Manufacture
• EPBS
ausindustry.gov.au • 13 28 46 • hotline@ausindustry.gov.au •

4. The Australian Government provides funding for
Innovation
Productivity
Sustainability
through all stages:
R&D Commercialisation Production Growth Export
ausindustry.gov.au • 13 28 46 • hotline@ausindustry.gov.au •

5. Innovation
Productivity
Sustainability
Business R&D Commercialisation Production Growth Export
AusIndustry AusIndustry AusIndustry AusIndustry Export Finance & AusIndustry
Small Business Support Line R&D Tax Incentive Venture Capital Funds Tradex Insurance Corporation Tradex
TCF Small Business Program Clothing and Certain Inputs to (EFIC) Certain Inputs to Manufacture
Household Textile Commercialisation Manufacture Working capital guarantee
Building Innovative Australia Buyer Finance Austrade
Business Enterprise Capability Scheme Competitive Grants Advance Payment &
Enterprise Connect Export Market
Centres Performance Bonds
Technology Development Grants
Advisory Services program Producer Offset loan
Partnerships Equipment (EMDG)
AusIndustry Register
Enterprise Connect
Clean Technology Innovation Program
Business Review AusIndustry
Export Finance &
Continuous Improvement Clean Technology Investment Program
Insurance Corporation
Program Enterprise Connect Enterprise Connect Clean Technology Food and Foundries
(EFIC)
Supplier Continuous Researchers in Technology and Investment Program
Export payments
Improvement Program Business Knowledge Connect Textile, Clothing and Footwear
insurance
Tailored Advisory Service Programs
Foreign exchange facility
Australian Government Skills Connect guarantee
Dept of Broadband, DIISRTE National Workforce Development Fund
Communications and ARC Linkage Programs Workplace English Language and Literacy Program
the Digital Economy Industrial Transformation
Investing in Experience
digitalbusiness.gov.au Research Program
Accelerated Australian Apprenticeships Initiative
DIISRTE Australian Apprenticeships Mentoring Program
Grants and Assistance
Finder Enterprise Connect
business.gov.au Enterprise Learning and
Mentoring
Workshops, Industry
Intelligence &
Networking
ausindustry.gov.au • 13 28 46 • hotline@ausindustry.gov.au •

6. Businesses of all sizes and in all sectors of the
economy that are doing eligible R&D activities
can now register with AusIndustry to receive the
new R&D Tax Incentive.
The R&D Tax Incentive lets companies offset
their tax liabilities against expenses incurred in
undertaking research & development activities
when creating new products, processes and
services

7. More generous rates of assistance
• 45 per cent refundable tax offset for eligible entities
with an aggregated turnover of less than $20 million
– Quarterly credits system from 1 January 2014 for companies
eligible for the refundable tax offset
• 40 per cent non-refundable tax offset for all other
eligible entities
Increased certainty for R&D investment
• Decoupling from the corporate tax rate
• Advance findings

8. Expanded program access
• Allowing foreign companies with offshore IP access to the program
• Increase in allowable overseas R&D activities – requires an overseas
finding
Access to R&D expertise
• Research Service Providers (RSP) who have met certain eligibility
criteria
• Companies using services of a RSP do not need to meet the $20,000
expenditure threshold
Other
• If a company is owned 50% or more by a university, the company
may still be eligible for a 40% non-refundable offset

9. Eligible R&D activities are defined as either ‘core’ or
‘supporting’ R&D activities
• Core R&D activities requires that an experiment is
conducted using the scientific method in order to address a
significant knowledge gap
• Supporting R&D activities must be either directly related to
core R&D activities or in a production environment,
undertaken for the dominant purpose of supporting core R&D
activities

10. Step 1 Step 2
Register R&D
Firms undertaking
activities with
R&D or considering
AusIndustry (within 10
undertaking R&D months of the end of the
assess their eligibility financial year in which
activities are undertaken)
Maintain records to
substantiate claims
(activities and
expenditure)
Step 4
Receive benefit
Step 3
Lodge claim
with the ATO

11. Clean Energy Future
Energy Technology Investment Program ($800
Clean Renewable
million over 7 years)
Efficiency Energy
 Clean Technology Food and Foundries
Investment Program ($200 million over 6 years)
 Clean Technology Innovation Program ($200
million over 5 years)
Carbon Land
Price Sector

12. Competitive, 50:50
Investment Innovation
GHG Savings (actual savings) GHG savings (actual or estimated)
How the project maintains/ Commercial potential
improves competitiveness
Capacity and capability to Technical strength
undertake project
National benefits Management capability

13. • CT Investment final applications go to Clean Tech Investment
committees
• CT Innovation Final applications to Clean Tech Innovation
committee
• Innovation grants for >$3Million also go to Innovation Board
• Committees meet every 6-8 weeks and recommend projects
• AusIndustry delegate approves, then AusIndustry manages
agreements and contract until completion
• Ausindustry staff provide support
thorughout the process – call us anytime!

14. For information on registration and eligibility of R&D activities or
grant programs
• Contact AusIndustry
• Visit the website | www.ausindustry.gov.au
• Call the AusIndustry hotline | 13 28 46
• Email the AusIndustry hotline | hotline@ausindustry.gov.au
For information on eligible entities and amounts you can claim
• Contact the ATO
• Visit the website | www.ato.gov.au
• Call the ATO | 13 28 66
• Email the ATO | innovationtax@ato.gov.au