Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The functions of the Institute are:
(a) to carry out research and development in relation to:
(i) marine science and marine technology; and
(ii) the application and use of marine science and marine technology; and
(b) to encourage and facilitate the application and use of the results of research and development of that kind; and
(c) to arrange for carrying out research and development of that kind; and
(d) to co - operate with other institutions and persons in carrying out research and development of that kind; and
(e) to provide any other institution or person with facilities for carrying out research and development of that kind; and
(f) to collect and disseminate information relating to:
(i) marine science and marine technology; and
(ii) the application and use of marine science and marine technology;
and, in particular, to publish reports and other papers; and
(g) to produce, acquire, provide and sell goods, and to provide services, in connection with:
(i) marine science and marine technology; and
(ii) the application and use of marine science and marine technology; and
(h) to make available to other persons, on a commercial basis, the knowledge, expertise, equipment, facilities, resources and property of the Institute; and
(i) to do anything incidental or conducive to the performance of any of the functions in paragraphs ( a) to (h).
(2) The Institute may perform its functions to the extent only that they are not in excess of the functions that may be conferred on it by virtue of any of the legislative powers of the Parliament and, in particular, may perform its functions:
(a) in so far as it is appropriate for its functions to be performed by the Institute on behalf of the Government of the Commonwealth as the national Government; or
(b) for the purposes for which it is appropriate for the Parliament as the national Parliament of Australia to authorise the Institute to perform functions; or
(c) by way of expenditure or money that is available for the purposes of the Institute in accordance with an appropriation made by the Parliament; or
(d) in the course of, and in relation to, trade and commerce with other countries, among the States, between Territories or between a Territory and a State; or
(e) for purposes related to external affairs; or
(f) for purposes in relation to a Territory; or
(g) for purposes in relation to quarantine; or
(h) for purposes in relation to fisheries in Australian waters beyond territorial limits; or
(i) for purposes in relation to telecommunications.
(3) In this section:
"communications" includes any communication whether:
(a) between persons and persons, things and things or persons and things; and
(b) in the form of speech, music or other sounds; and
(c) in the form of data; and
(d) in the form of text; and
(e) in the form of visual images (animated or otherwise); and
(f) in the form of signals; and
(g) in any other form; and
(h) in any combination of forms.
"telecommunications" means the carriage of communications by means of guided and/or unguided electromagnetic energy.