Part 2Administration

Part 2—Administration 6—Administration of this Act The Commissioner is responsible for the administration of this Act. 7—Ministerial control of administration The Commissioner is, in the administration of this Act, subject to control and direction by the Minister. 8—The Commissioner's functions The Commissioner has the following functions: (a) investigating and researching matters affecting the interests of parties to residential tenancy agreements and rooming house agreements; and (b) publishing reports and information on subjects of interest to the parties to residential tenancy agreements and rooming house agreements; and (c) giving advice (to an appropriate extent) on the provisions of this Act and other subjects of interest to the parties to residential tenancy agreements and rooming house agreements; and (d) investigating suspected infringements of this Act and taking appropriate action to enforce the Act; and (e) making reports to the Minister on questions referred to the Commissioner by the Minister and other questions of importance affecting the administration of this Act; and (f) administering the Fund. 10—Annual report (1) The Commissioner must, on or before 31 October in each year, prepare and forward to the Minister a report on the administration of this Act for the year ending on the preceding 30 June. (2) The report must include a report on the administration of the Fund. (3) The Minister must, within six sitting days after receiving a report under this section, have copies of the report laid before both Houses of Parliament.