Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council's functions are:
(a) to provide advice, and make recommendations, to the CEO about the performance of the Agency's functions, on its own initiative or at the request of the CEO; and
(b) to provide advice to the Minister about asbestos safety; and
(c) to monitor the implementation of the National Strategic Plan by Commonwealth, State, Territory and local governments; and
(d) to provide advice, and make recommendations, about the National Strategic Plan and annual operational plans.
(2) The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council may issue written guidelines to the CEO about the performance of the Agency's functions.
(2A) The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council must not issue guidelines that are inconsistent with any directions given under section 14 (Minister's directions to CEO).
(2B) Any guidelines that are inconsistent with a direction of the kind referred to in subsection (2A) have no effect to the extent of the inconsistency.
(3) The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council has power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with the performance of its functions.
(5) Guidelines issued under subsection (2) are not a legislative instrument.