The Regulator has the following functions in relation to the scheme:

(a) administering, overseeing and monitoring the scheme;

(b) educating and providing advice to relevant entities to assist them to identify reportable conduct and to report and investigate reportable allegations and reportable convictions;

(c) educating and providing advice to entity regulators to promote compliance by relevant entities with the scheme;

(d) monitoring the investigation of reportable allegations or reportable convictions by a relevant entity or entity regulator;

(e) conducting, on the Regulator's own motion, investigations in relation to reportable allegations or reportable convictions, and making findings and recommendations in relation to those investigations, in accordance with section 24 ;

(f) investigating whether reportable allegations or reportable convictions have been appropriately handled by a relevant entity or entity regulator and making findings and recommendations in relation to that handling;

(g) monitoring compliance by relevant entities with investigations conducted by other independent persons or bodies in relation to reportable conduct or reportable convictions;

(h) providing information relevant to reportable convictions, reportable allegations and reportable conduct to, and receiving such information from, the following persons and bodies:

(i) entity regulators;

(ii) relevant entities;

(iii) the Commissioner of Police;

(iv) the Registrar;

(v) police authorities of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory;

(vi) a person, in the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, who holds an office that substantially corresponds with that of the Regulator;

(vii) a person, in the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, who holds an office that substantially corresponds with that of the Registrar;

(i) collecting, analysing and publishing data in relation to the scheme;

(j) reporting –

(i) to Parliament in accordance with section 60 ; and

(ii) in relation to any matter arising in connection with the performance of the functions, or exercise of the powers, of the Regulator, at any other time that the Regulator thinks fit;

(k) such other functions as may be prescribed.