135. Duties and functions of the Productivity Commission

make recommendations to the relevant authorities based on evidence and comprehensive analysis in order to increase productivity and economic performance including but not limited to the following: -

streamlining regulation of productivity;

promoting healthy competition and contestable markets;

catalysing structural transformation; and

encouraging international competitiveness;

make recommendations to the Government on introducing a national competition policy and advise on subsequent revisions as needed from time to time;

conduct public inquiries and evidence-based research on issues related to productivity, either in-house or contracted out, and disclose the methodologies used for such inquiry or research;

carry out, performance, monitoring, evaluation and benchmarking on the productivity;

report annually to Parliament on the productivity trends within the first four months of the following year; and

advocate on the need for productivity improvement.

act as referred to by the Cabinet of Ministers or

consider both the private sector and the public sector including both tradable and non-tradable goods and services;

recognize the interests of the people and those affected by the recommendations of the

ensure sustainable economic development.