New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CLEAN COAL ADMINISTRATION ACT 2008 - SECT 11

11 Functions of Council

(1) The functions of the Council are as follows:

(a) to give advice and make recommendations to the Minister concerning the funding from the Fund of projects and other activities for the purposes of the Fund, including advice about priorities for funding and recommendations concerning applications for funding,

(b) to advise the Minister on policies to encourage the development and implementation of clean coal technologies,

(c) to make recommendations to the Minister concerning opportunities for involvement by private and public sector entities in interstate, national and international research projects involving clean coal technologies,

(d) to advise the Minister on such other matters concerning clean coal technologies as the Minister may refer to the Council,

(e) such other functions with respect to clean coal technologies as the Minister may from time to time direct.

(2) The Council may give its advice and make its recommendations either at the request of the Minister or without any such request.

(3) The Council has such other functions as are conferred or imposed on it by or under this or any other Act.