Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152:section:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 7
Character Range: 46356–48178

7  Functions and Powers of Commission
 (1) The functions of the Commission are:
 (a) to perform functions that are permitted or required to be performed by or under this Act, not being functions that:
 (i) a specified person or body, or the holder of a specified office, is expressly permitted or required to perform; or
 (ii) consist of the appointment of a person to an office; and
 (b) to consider, and report to the Minister on, election and ballot matters referred to it by the Minister and such other election and ballot matters as it thinks fit; and
 (c) to promote public awareness of election and ballot matters, and Parliamentary matters, by means of the conduct of education and information programs and by other means; and
 (d) to provide information and advice on election and ballot matters to the Parliament, the Government, Departments and authorities of the Commonwealth; and
 (e) to conduct and promote research into election and ballot matters and other matters that relate to its functions; and
 (f) to publish material on matters that relate to its functions; and
 (fa) to provide, in cases approved by the Foreign Affairs Minister, assistance in matters relating to elections and referendums (including the secondment of personnel and the supply or loan of materiel) to authorities of foreign countries or to foreign organisations; and
 (g) to perform such other functions as are conferred on it by or under any law of the Commonwealth.
 (2) The Commission may perform any of the functions referred to in paragraphs (1)(b) to (f) (inclusive) in conjunction with the electoral authorities of a State, of the Australian Capital Territory or of the Northern Territory.
 (3) The Commission may do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with the performance of its functions.