Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CRIMINOLOGY RESEARCH ACT 1971 - SECT 6

    The Institute has the following functions:

  (a)   to promote justice and reduce crime by:

  (i)   conducting criminological research; and

  (ii)   communicating the results of that research to the Commonwealth, the States, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory and the community;

  (b)   to assist the Director in performing the Director's functions;

  (c)   to administer programs for awarding grants, and engaging specialists, for:

  (i)   criminological research that is relevant to the public policy of the States, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory; and

  (ii)   activities related to that research (including the publication of that research, for example).