Functions of the Commission 8 (1) The powers and duties of the Commission are to – (a) promote by education and public awareness, an understanding and acceptance of information protection principles; (b) make public statements in relation to any matter affecting protection of personal information of a data subject or of any class or data subjects; (c) monitor and enforce compliance with the provisions of this Act by public and private bodies; (d) undertake research into, and monitor developments in information processing and computer technology to ensure that any adverse effects of such developments on protection of personal information of data subjects are minimised and report to the Minister the results of such research and monitoring; (e) examine any proposed policy or legislation which may affect the protection of personal information of data subjects, and report to the Minister the results of that examination; (f) report, with or without request, to Parliament from time to time on any matter affecting the protection of personal information of a data subject, including the need for, or desirability of, taking legislative, administrative, or other action to give protection or better protection to personal information of a data subject; (g) conduct an audit of personal information maintained by a data controller for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the information is maintained according to the information protection principles;