(1) Any or all of the following:
(a) the ACMA;
(b) the ACCC;
(c) the Department;
(d) any other Department, agency or authority of the Commonwealth;
may assist the RTIRC in the performance of its functions.
(2) The assistance may include the following:
(a) the provision of information;
(b) the provision of advice;
(c) the making available of resources and facilities (including secretariat services and clerical assistance).
(3) A reference in Parts 26 and 27 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 to the ACMA's telecommunications functions includes a reference to the function conferred on the ACMA by subsection (1).