Clean Coal Administration Act 2008

The functions of CINSW are as follows—

to give advice and make recommendations to the Minister concerning the funding from the Fund of projects and other activities for the purposes of the Fund, including advice about priorities for funding and recommendations concerning applications for funding,

to advise the Minister on policies to encourage the development and implementation of low emissions coal technologies,

to make recommendations to the Minister concerning opportunities for involvement by private and public sector entities in interstate, national and international research projects involving low emissions coal technologies,

to advise the Minister on such other matters concerning low emissions coal technologies as the Minister may refer to CINSW,

such other functions with respect to low emissions coal technologies as the Minister may from time to time direct.

CINSW may give its advice and make its recommendations either at the request of the Minister or without any such request.

CINSW has such other functions as are conferred or imposed on it by or under this or any other Act.