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SIMS Facility Charging Policy

Allocation of time and the associated costs are as follows:

User type
$ / hr
GST addeda
Infrastructure charge
Total $ / hr
Internal UWA
40
N
N
40
External (WACM & AMMRF)
40
N
N
40b
International
40
Y
Y

50.60d
59.40e

Industry
425c
Y
Yd

538

a GST is invoiced for external users

b Invoiced at $44 / hr inc. GST

c Instrument time is charged at $275 / hr and operator time at $150 / hr

d University infrastructure charges apply - 15% to contracts with a total value < $50k.

e University infrastructure charges apply - 35% to contracts of >$50k.

Publicly-funded researchers in Australia


- UWA internal users

These are users from within UWA who access the instrument directly through the CMCA. Invoices are issued to schools as electronic T-forms. The charges are the same as those set by the AMMRF ($40 per hour). GST is not included in the invoice.

- External publicly-funded users

As a flagship instrument of the Australian Microscopy & Microanalysis Research Facility (AMMRF), the hourly rate to all Australian publicly-funded researchers is $40, with access awarded on the basis of scientific merit according to the criteria supplied in the AMMRF funding agreement (AMMRF Access Policy at a Glance (PDF 72KB).

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International publicly-funded users


International publicly-funded researchers will be charged at the AMMRF rate ($40 per hour), but must also pay GST and the University infrastructure charge. The operator charges will be waived provided that the research is conducted in full collaboration with CMCA staff.

Industry users


Industry users and non-publicly-funded researchers will be charged at $270 per hour plus operator time - $100 per hour. University infrastructure charges and GST will be added to the invoiced amount.

Time allocation


Time will be allocated on the basis of a 7.5-hour day, and in blocks of 37.5 hours (i.e. one week).
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