Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2006A00050:clause:1_7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2006A00050
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 7
Character Range: 11608–12821

7  Functions of the CEO

 (1) The functions of the CEO are:
 (a) in the name of the NHMRC, to inquire into, issue guidelines on, and advise the community on, matters relating to:
 (i) the improvement of health; and
 (ii) the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease; and
 (iii) the provision of health care; and
 (iv) public health research and medical research; and
 (v) ethical issues relating to health; and
 (b) to advise, and make recommendations to, the Commonwealth, the States and the Territories on the matters referred to in paragraph (a); and
 (c) to make recommendations to the Minister on expenditure:
 (i) on public health research and training; and
 (ii) on medical research and training;
  including recommendations on the application of the Account; and
 (d) any other functions conferred on the CEO in writing by the Minister; and
 (e) any other functions conferred on the CEO by this Act, the regulations or any other law; and
 (f) any functions incidental to any of the foregoing.

Note: The Minister may delegate additional functions to the CEO: see section 82.

Instruments are not legislative instruments

 (2) An instrument under paragraph (1)(d) is not a legislative instrument.