5Functions

#### 5 Functions These are the functions of the Council: (a) to make assessments under Divisions 1A and 3A of Part 15 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999; (b) to advise the Minister on conserving and protecting places included, or being considered for inclusion, in the National Heritage List or Commonwealth Heritage List; (c) to nominate places for inclusion in the National Heritage List or Commonwealth Heritage List; (ca) to advise the Minister, in accordance with section 390P of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, in relation to the inclusion of places in, and the removal of places from, the List of Overseas Places of Historic Significance to Australia; (d) to advise the Minister on: (i) promotional, research, training or educational activities relating to heritage; and (ii) national policies relating to heritage; and (iii) grants or other financial assistance relating to heritage; and (iv) the monitoring of the condition of places included in the National Heritage List or Commonwealth Heritage List; and (v) the Commonwealth’s responsibilities for underwater cultural heritage; and (vi) other matters relating to heritage; (e) to promote the identification, assessment, conservation and monitoring of heritage; (g) to organise and engage in research and investigations necessary for the performance of its functions; (h) to provide advice directly to any person or body or agency either of its own initiative or at the request of the Minister; (i) to prepare reports in accordance with Part 5A; (j) to perform any other functions conferred on the Council by the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.