Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) In addition to the functions under subsection 114B(2) of the Family Law Act 1975 , the functions of the Director of the Australian Institute of Family Studies include:
(a) undertaking or commissioning research into , or producing data and statistics about, the following :
(i) the harm caused by gambling to problem gamblers, the families and communities of problem gamblers, and those at risk of experiencing that harm;
(ii) measures that may be und ertaken to reduce that harm;
( iii ) recreational gambling ; and
( b ) increasing the capability and capacity of researchers to conduct the research and produce the data and statistics referred to in paragraph ( a ).
(3) The Director, when performing a function under subsection ( 1), and the Australian Institute of Family Studies, when assisting the Director in the performance of that function, are to be known as the Australian Gambling Research Centre.
(4) For the purposes of section 114LD (delegation) of the Family Law Act 1975 , the functions of the Director referred to in subsection ( 1) of this section are taken to be functions under Part XIVA of that Act.