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Merit Protection (Australian Government Employees) Act 1984
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##### 6 Functions of Agency
(1) The functions of the Agency are:
(a) to arrange for the establishment of, and to ensure the proper and efficient operation of, Review Committees in accordance with Division 2;
(aa) to arrange for the establishment of committees under section 35A to perform functions pursuant to requests referred to in that section;
(b) to review decisions in accordance with Division 3;
(c) to investigate actions in accordance with Division 4;
(d) to conduct inquiries in accordance with Division 5;
(e) to provide advice in relation to grievances and appeals in accordance with Division 6;
(ea) to perform functions under section 57A pursuant to requests referred to in that section;
(f) to review promotions in accordance with section 50DAA of the Public Service Act 1922;
(g) to provide to Secretaries of Departments, and chief executive officers of Commonwealth authorities, services in connection with the establishment, constitution and operation of Joint Selection Committees; and
(h) with the consent of the Minister, to enter into an arrangement with the Australian Capital Territory or an authority of the Territory under which the Agency will perform, for the Territory or the authority, as the case may be, functions conferred by an enactment and similar, or substantially similar, to functions performed by the Agency under this Act.
(1A) The Agency may require a Department or Commonwealth authority to make a payment for the provision of services referred to in paragraph (1)(g).
(2) An arrangement referred to in paragraph (1)(h) may include provisions for payment by the other party to the arrangement for the performance of functions by the Agency in accordance with the arrangement.