The authority’s functions are—
(a) to ensure the proper administration and enforcement of this Act; and
(b) to receive, hold and pay rental bonds under this Act; and
(c) to give advice to the Minister about—(i) residential tenancy issues and rooming accommodation issues generally; and(ii) the operation of this Act in particular; and
(d) without limiting paragraph (c) , to give advice to the Minister about—(i) the application of this Act to residential tenancy agreements, premises or entities; and(ii) the application of this Act to rooming accommodation agreements, rental premises or entities; and
(e) to provide information, educational and advisory services about the operation of this Act; and
(f) to collect and analyse information about residential tenancy issues and rooming accommodation issues; and
(g) to provide a conciliation service to parties to disputes about residential tenancy agreements and rooming accommodation agreements; and
(h) to intervene in, or support, proceedings about the application of this Act to residential tenancy agreements and rooming accommodation agreements; and
(i) to perform other functions given to the authority under this Act or another Act; and
(j) to perform functions incidental to its other functions.