Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00021:section:6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00021
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 6
Character Range: 7716–9212

6  Functions of Commission
 (1) The functions of the Commission are:
 (a) to hold inquiries and report to the Minister about matters relating to industry, industry development and productivity that are referred to it by the Minister; and
 (b) to provide secretariat services and research services to government bodies as directed by the Minister; and
 (c) on and after 1 July 1997, to receive and investigate complaints about the implementation of competitive neutrality arrangements in relation to Commonwealth government businesses and business activities and to report to the Minister on its investigations; and
 (d) to provide advice to the Minister about matters relating to industry, industry development and productivity, as requested by the Minister; and
 (e) to undertake, on its own initiative, research about matters relating to industry, industry development and productivity; and
 (f) to promote public understanding of matters relating to industry, industry development and productivity; and
 (g) to perform any other function conferred on it by this Act; and
 (h) to do anything incidental to any of the preceding functions.
 (2) In this section:
matters relating to industry, industry development and productivity includes legislative or administrative action taken, or to be taken, by the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory that affects or might affect the productivity performance of industry, industry development, or the productivity performance of the economy as a whole.