8Functions

8 Functions

(1) The NBA’s functions are as follows: (a) to liaise with, and gather information from, governments, suppliers and others about matters relating to blood products and services; (b) to carry out national blood arrangements relating to annual plans and budgets for the production and supply of blood products and services; (c) to carry out national blood arrangements to ensure that there is a sufficient supply of blood products and services in all the States and covered Territories; (d) to carry out national blood arrangements relating to the funding of: (i) the supply of blood products and services; and (ii) the NBA’s operations; (e) to enter and manage contracts and arrangements for the collection, production and distribution of the blood products and services necessary to ensure a sufficient supply of blood products and services in all the States and covered Territories; (f) to carry out national blood arrangements relating to safety measures, quality measures, contingency measures and risk mitigation measures for the supply of blood products and services; (g) to provide information and advice to the Minister and the Ministerial Council about matters relating to blood products and services; (h) to carry out national blood arrangements relating to the facilitation and funding of research, policy development and other action about matters relating to blood products and services; (i) to provide assistance: (i) in accordance with national blood arrangements, to a committee referred to in those arrangements; and (ii) to the Board; and (iii) to the advisory committees (if any) established under section 38; (j) such other functions (if any) as are determined by the Ministerial Council and specified in a notice under subsection (2) given by the Minister to the NBA. (2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make a notice for the purposes of paragraph (1)(j).