The functions of the Organization are to collect, collate and process intelligence information and to provide to the National Executive Council, Departments and other bodies or persons approved by the National Executive Council, timely, accurate and impartial assessments, forecasts and reports in respect of– (a) matters affecting the maintenance of good order in the country; and (b) the combating of seditious enterprises, espionage and sabotage and the provision of warning of potential military attack, armed incursions into the territory of Papua New Guinea or the use of military pressures against Papua New Guinea; and (c) the preservation of national sovereignty and the detection of any attempts by a foreign power or person to engage in political, military or economic activities contrary to Papua New Guinea’s interests; and (d) the prospects for world and regional, political, economic and social stability insofar as these could have implications for, or could affect, Papua New Guinea; and (e) future trends of the availability of resources and of prices as these could have implications for Papua New Guinea.