Australian Centre for Disease Control Act 2025

providing advice on public health matters to the Minister at the request of the Minister or on the Director‑General’s own initiative;

providing advice on public health matters to another Minister:

at the request of the Minister, or the other Minister; or

on the Director‑General’s own initiative;

providing advice to, and consulting with, Commonwealth entities on public health matters;

providing advice to, and consulting with, State or Territory government entities on public health matters;

providing advice to, and consulting with, international organisations on public health matters;

gathering and analysing information relating to public health matters;

providing information gathered as mentioned in paragraph (f), and information produced as a result of the analysis mentioned in that paragraph, to prescribed public health entities to assist those entities to carry out prescribed public health activities;

providing advice to, and consulting with, any of the following on public health matters:

bodies representing health care professionals;

bodies representing public health professionals;

bodies representing the interests of consumers of health care;

bodies representing the interests of people with particular diseases;

bodies whose objects include the prevention or management of particular diseases;

bodies representing Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islanders (or both);

bodies known as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community‑Controlled Organisations;

bodies whose objects include the prevention and management of occupational exposures and injuries;

bodies whose objects include the prevention and control of infection;

bodies representing people with disability;

bodies whose objects include research into, and the management of, the health needs of people with disability;

bodies representing the interests of particular groups of people in relation to public health matters;

any other person or body that the Director‑General thinks appropriate;

developing, publishing and promoting:

specialised statistical standards and classifications relevant to public health matters; and

guidelines and statements on public health matters; and

public communications and advice on public health matters; and

reports, information and papers on public health matters;

conducting, promoting, and supporting community awareness initiatives and educational campaigns on public health matters;

promoting research in relation to public health matters, including by:

developing and maintaining close relationships with key public health research entities; and

providing advice to research funding entities on research priorities for public health matters;

promoting public health workforce expertise;

any other functions relating to public health matters that are set out in the rules;

any other functions conferred on the Director‑General by another law of the Commonwealth;

to do anything incidental or conducive to the performance of any of the Director‑General’s other functions.