Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) The Agency has the following functions:
(a) to encourage, coordinate, monitor and report on the implementation of the National Strategic Plan;
(b) to review and amend the National Strategic Plan as required by the National Strategic Plan or at the request of the Minister;
(c) to publish and promote the National Strategic Plan;
(d) to provide advice to the Minister about asbestos safety, if requested to do so by the Minister;
(e) to liaise with Commonwealth, State, Territory, local and other governments, agencies or bodies about:
(i) the implementation, review or amendment of the National Strategic Plan; or
(ii) asbestos safety;
(f) to commission, monitor and promote research about asbestos safety;
(g) such other functions as are conferred on the Agency by or under this Act, the rules or any other law of the Commonwealth;
(h) to do anything incidental or conducive to the performance of any of the above functions.
(2) The Agency has the power to do all things that are necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with the performance of its functions.
(3) In performing it functions, the Agency must act in accordance with the National Strategic Plan and any annual operational plan.
Constitutional limits
(4) The Agency may perform its functions only:
(a) for purposes relating to the collection of statistics; or
(b) for purposes relating to a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies; or
(c) for purposes relating to trade and commerce:
(i) between Australia and places outside Australia; or
(ii) among the States; or
(iii) within a Territory, between a State and a Territory or between 2 Territories; or
(d) for purposes relating to a postal, telegraphic, telephonic or other like service within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution; or
(e) for purposes relating to a service to:
(i) the Commonwealth; or
(ii) an authority of the Commonwealth;
for a purpose of the Commonwealth; or
(f) in, or for purposes relating to, a Territory; or
(g) in or with respect to a Commonwealth place (within the meaning of the Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970 ); or
(h) for purposes relating to external affairs, including:
(i) giving effect to an international agreement to which Australia is a party; or
(ii) addressing matters of international concern; or
(i) for purposes relating to the defence of Australia; or
(j) for purposes relating to the implied power of the Parliament to make laws with respect to nationhood; or
(k) for purposes relating to the executive power of the Commonwealth; or
(l) for purposes relating to matters incidental to the execution of any of the legislative powers of the Parliament or the executive power of the Commonwealth.