Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_514
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Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 514
Character Range: 1284849–1289620

514       Economic Pathways to Refugee Integration                                                                                                             To provide support to organisations to implement initiatives that lift the rate of refugee and humanitarian entrants' economic participation, including initiatives which help refugees and humanitarian entrants to:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) concurrently build English language abilities and vocational skills in areas of workforce shortage; or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) start their own businesses; or
                                                                                                                                                               (c) relocate to areas of workforce shortage in regional Australia; or
                                                                                                                                                               (d) directly access a role with a large employer;
                                                                                                                                                               as a measure with respect to aliens (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xix) of the Constitution).
                                                                                                                                                               This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to providing support:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) involving the provision of, or incidental to the provision of, unemployment benefits or benefits to students (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxiiiA) of the Constitution); or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) for measures with respect to immigrants; or
                                                                                                                                                               (c) to give effect to Australia's obligations under one or more of the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, particularly Articles 3 and 11;
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, particularly Article 17;
                                                                                                                                                               (iii) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, particularly Articles 2 and 6;
                                                                                                                                                               (iv) the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, particularly Articles 2 and 5;
                                                                                                                                                               (v) the International Labour Organization's Convention concerning Employment Policy, particularly Articles 1 and 2;
                                                                                                                                                               (vi) the International Labour Organization's Convention concerning Vocational Guidance and Vocational Training in the Development of Human Resources, particularly Articles 1 to 4; or
                                                                                                                                                               (d) for measures that are peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation; or
                                                                                                                                                               (e) for measures undertaken in, or in relation to, a Territory.