(1) Any or all of the following bodies:
(a) the Regulator;
(b) the Department;
(c) any other Department, agency or authority of the Commonwealth;
may assist the Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee 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) If an officer or employee of a body mentioned in subsection (1) assists the Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee, the officer or employee is taken, for the purposes of this Act, to be a person assisting the Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee under this section.