257 (ii) (iii) a crime involving dishonesty; or a crime and sentenced to a custodial sentence of more than 5 years. Functions of the Commission 8. (1) The powers and duties of the Commission ar.e to - (a) promote by education and pubiic awareness, an undeLstanding and acceptance of information protection principles; (b) make public statements in r.elation to any matter affecting protection of personal information of a data subject or of any class of data subjects; (c) monitor and enforce compliance with the provisions of this Act by public and private bodies; (d) undeltake lesearch 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 lesults of such research and monitoring; (e) examine any proposed policy or legislation which may affect the protection of pelsonal information of data subjects, and repolt to the Minister the r.esults of that examination; (D report, with or without lequest, to Parliament from time to time on any matter affecting plotection of personal information of a data subject, including the need for, or desilability of, taking legislative, administrative, or other action to give plotection or better protection to personal information of a data subject; (e) conduct an audit of pelsonal information maintained by