Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL ACT 1992 - SECT 7

             (1)  The functions of the CEO are:

                     (a)  in the name of the NHMRC, to inquire into, issue guidelines on, and advise the community on, matters relating to:

                              (i)  the improvement of health; and

                             (ii)  the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease; and

                            (iii)  the provision of health care; and

                            (iv)  public health research and medical research; and

                             (v)  ethical issues relating to health; and

                     (b)  to advise, and make recommendations to, the Commonwealth, the States and the Territories on the matters referred to in paragraph (a); and

                     (c)  to make recommendations to the Minister on expenditure:

                              (i)  on public health research and training; and

                             (ii)  on medical research and training;

                            including recommendations on the application of the Account; and

                     (d)  any other functions conferred on the CEO in writing by the Minister; and

                     (e)  any other functions conferred on the CEO by this Act, the regulations or any other law; and

                      (f)  any functions incidental to any of the foregoing.

Note:          The Minister may delegate additional functions to the CEO: see section 82.

Instruments are not legislative instruments

             (2)  An instrument under paragraph (1)(d) is not a legislative instrument.