Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN TRADE COMMISSION ACT 1985 - SECT 8

                   The functions of the CEO are:

                     (a)  to facilitate and encourage trade between Australia and foreign countries (in this section referred to as Australian export trade ) by:

                              (i)  representing the trading and commercial interests of Australia in foreign countries;

                             (ii)  assisting, directly or indirectly, Australian organisations in trade negotiations;

                            (iii)  promoting, or participating in or co‑ordinating projects to promote, Australian export trade;

                            (iv)  obtaining, and making available to Australian organisations, information relating to current or future opportunities for Australian export trade, including opportunities for involvement in overseas development projects;

                             (v)  supporting and facilitating investment in foreign countries, and facilitating investment in Australia, where that investment is likely to enhance opportunities for Australian export trade;

                            (vi)  carrying out, or assisting other persons to carry out, or participating with other persons in carrying out, in whole or in part, overseas development projects, in circumstances where that course of action will benefit Australian organisations;

                           (viii)  administering the Export Market Development Grants Act 1997 ;

                            (ix)  developing and administering schemes to provide assistance in the development of markets in foreign countries; and

                             (x)  facilitating access by persons to Departments of State of the Commonwealth or of a State and to instrumentalities established by or under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State where that access is likely to enhance opportunities for Australian export trade; and

                     (b)  to do any other act or thing required or permitted by:

                              (i)  this Act; or

                             (ii)  any other Act; or

                            (iii)  an instrument under an Act;

                            to be done by the CEO; and

                     (c)  to act, outside Australia, as agent for Departments of State of the Commonwealth or for instrumentalities established by or under a law of the Commonwealth.