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The assistance function

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Part 2Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman
Division 1Establishment and functions and powers of the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman

15 The assistance function

The following functions are included in the assistance function:

(a)

to respond under Division 2 of Part 4 to requests for assistance in relation to relevant actions, including by referring requests to another agency of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory or by working co‑operatively with another agency of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory to give assistance;

(b)

where a request for assistance relates to a dispute in relation to a relevant action, to make recommendations under Division 3 of Part 4 about how the dispute may be managed, including recommendations that an alternative dispute resolution process be used to manage the dispute;

(c)

to give assistance under Division 3A of Part 4 in advising on and preparing a person’s case for a no adverse costs order under subsection 82(4) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.

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