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:

1. Health Research Fund;
2. Marsden Fund;
3. National Measurement Standards;
4. Partnered Research Funding that is allocated using the Pre-seed Accelerator Fund, Commercialisation Partner Network, Envirolink or Christchurch Innovation Hub mechanisms;
5. Repayable Grants for Start-Ups;
6. Catalyst Fund;
7. Māori Innovation Fund;
8. Callaghan Innovation;
9. Callaghan Innovation – Operations;
10. Strategic Investment Fund;
11. Research and Development Growth Grants;
12. Targeted Business Research and Development Funding;
13. Contract Management;
14. Talent and Science Promotion; and
15. All RS&T funding in a vote other than Vote Business, Science and Innovation.

This notice supersedes and revokes the following notices:

1. 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;
2. 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.
3. 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
4. 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.