Referees

If you have been asked to be a Referee by an applicant you must ensure that you are both qualified to give an opinion and that you do not have any conflict of interest.

Referees May Not:

  • Be directly involved in the project

  • Be affiliated with or employed by the applicant organisation

  • Be related to individuals directly involved in the project

  • Benefit financially from project or from providing their report

  • Be directly involved with the Telematics Trust as an Advisory Committee Member, Trustee or any other member of the Secretariat.

What is being requested of you?

As a Referee you are asked to give:

  • A true critique of the project;

  • A summary statement of the merit of the project; and

  • An assessment of the track record of the applicant(s), where this is known to you.

Confidentiality

Applications are submitted in confidence. A referee is asked to respect this confidence. If it is necessary in the interest of forming an opinion to discuss the application with a colleague, please note such a sharing of confidence in an attachment to the form. When you have completed your review, please destroy the application.