Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The Commissioner
has the following functions —
(a) to
administer the day-to-day operations of the Corporation;
(b) to
receive complaints about any matter that affects the commercial activities of
small business, and do either or both of the following in relation to a
complaint —
(i)
investigate a matter complained about and any person in
relation to the matter (including, without limitation, a public sector body or
local government);
(ii)
provide assistance to attempt to resolve the complaint;
[(c) deleted]
(d) to
provide alternative dispute resolution services for small businesses;
(e) to
make representations to another person or body on behalf of a small business
that has made a complaint;
(ea) to
investigate any matter that affects the commercial activities of small
business, and any person in relation to the matter (including, without
limitation, a public sector body or local government);
(eb) to
give to the Minister, or to any government entity, a report on an
investigation carried out under paragraph (b) or (ea);
(f) to
perform functions conferred on the Commissioner under any other Act;
(g) to
advise the Minister on any matter related to the functions of the Commissioner
referred to in paragraphs (b) to (f).
(2) The Commissioner
need not investigate a matter, provide assistance or give a report if, in a
particular case, the Commissioner considers it inappropriate to do so.
(3) In performing the
functions (the investigatory functions ) referred to in subsection (1)(b)(i)
and (ea), the Commissioner must —
(a)
avoid duplicating the operations of any department of the Public Service that
performs a function that wholly or partly overlaps with the investigatory
functions; and
(b) work
cooperatively, as far as is possible, with departments of the Public Service
to perform the investigatory functions.
[Section 14A inserted: No. 20 of 2011 s. 16;
amended: No. 12 of 2020 s. 5.]