Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(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, electoral matters referred to it by the Minister and such other electoral matters as it thinks fit; and
(c) to promote public awareness of electoral 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 electoral matters to the Parliament, the Government, Departments and authorities of the Commonwealth; and
(e) to conduct and promote research into electoral 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 Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, 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.
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