Accountability and reporting

NHMRC corporate reporting

Under the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992 (NHMRC Act) the CEO is required to develop a corporate plan that outlines:

• an assessment of the major national health issues that are likely to arise during the period
• the CEO's proposed approach to addressing these issues
• a national strategy for medical and public health research.

The plan must also meet the requirements set out in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act).

As a Commonwealth entity, NHMRC prepares an annual report for the Minister of Health and Aged Care which is tabled in Parliament.

Other reporting requirements: 

• Annual Child Safety Statement (available in our Annual report)
• Copyright
• FOI requests
• Fraud and corruption control
• Information publication scheme
• Media releases
• NHMRC Audit and Risk Committee
• NHMRC Emissions Reduction Plan
• Privacy practices
• Public interest disclosure
• Regulatory statement of expectations and statement of intent

Procurement and contracts

Terms and conditions for the supply of goods and services

NHMRC follows Australian Government terms and conditions for the supply of goods and services. These terms apply to purchase orders and are available via the Department of Finance.

Work health and safety

Contractors and suppliers must comply with NHMRC’s work health and safety requirements.

Tenders and procurement plans

Current tenders can be found on the Australian Government tender website, AusTender.

NHMRC's Annual Procurement Plan is available on the AusTender Annual Procurement Plan website.

Senate Order 13 – Entity contracts (including grant agreements)

Under Senate Order 13, NHMRC publishes details of contracts and grant agreements entered into by NHMRC. The reports are available via Senate Order 13 – Entity contracts (including grant agreements).

GrantConnect

GrantConnect is the Australian Government’s central platform for publishing information about grant opportunities and awarded grants.

As per the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Principles 2024 (CGRPs), all grants awarded by NHMRC are published on GrantConnect within 21 days of the grant agreement taking effect. These listings may be revised on GrantConnect over time. In addition, all grants awarded by NHMRC are also published on the NHMRC website.

Senate Order 16 – Departmental and agency grants

As of May 2023, NHMRC no longer publishes the tabled Senate Order 16 data on our website. Grant contracts, including those meeting Senate Order 16 requirements, are available on GrantConnect. Older reports are available on the National Library of Australia's web archive.

Legal services expenditure

NHMRC’s legal services expenditure for 2025–26, in compliance with paragraph 109(1)(d) of the Legal Services Directions 2025.

(all figures are GST exclusive).