7Functions of Commission

##### 7 Functions of Commission The functions of the Commission are: (a) on its own motion or on the request of the Minister, to give advice to the Minister, on matters relating to the national estate, including advice relating to: (i) action to identify, conserve, improve and present the national estate; and (ii) expenditure by the Commonwealth for the identification, conservation, improvement and presentation of the national estate; and (iii) the grant of financial or other assistance by the Commonwealth for the identification, conservation, improvement or presentation of the national estate; (b) to encourage public interest in, and understanding of, issues relevant to the national estate; (c) to identify places included in the national estate and to prepare a register of those places in accordance with Part IV; (d) to furnish advice and reports in accordance with Part V; (da) subject to Part VA, to administer the National Estate Grants Program, being the program devised for the grant by the Commonwealth, in accordance with that Part, of financial assistance to the States and internal Territories and to approved bodies for expenditure on National Estate projects; (e) to further training and education in fields related to the conservation, improvement and presentation of the national estate; (f) to make arrangements for the administration and control of places included in the national estate that are given or bequeathed to the Commission; and (g) to organize and engage in research and investigation necessary for the performance of its other functions.