Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_51
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 51
Character Range: 371235–375515

51        Disability and Carer Support                                                                                                                         To improve access, support and services for people with disabilities and their carers as follows:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) by providing and improving access to services and support through stakeholder engagement and sector development;
                                                                                                                                                               (b) by providing services and support for carers, including services to support carers aged 25 and under;
                                                                                                                                                               (c) by providing support, services and funding to enable people with disabilities and carers to participate in forums;
                                                                                                                                                               (d) by providing support to develop a robust sector to meet the needs of people with disabilities and carers;
                                                                                                                                                               (e) by providing for the delivery of appropriate and timely advocacy for people with disabilities and carers that addresses instances of abuse, discrimination and neglect.
                                                                                                                                                               This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to providing support:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) by providing medical and dental services, family and maternity allowances, unemployment, pharmaceutical, hospital and sickness benefits and benefits to students; or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) by engaging in measures to meet Australia's international obligations in relation to children, in particular obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child; or
                                                                                                                                                               (c) by engaging in measures to meet Australia's international obligations in relation to persons with disabilities, in particular obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; or
                                                                                                                                                               (d) in a Territory; or
                                                                                                                                                               (e) by providing assistance to trading, financial and foreign corporations to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies where the assistance relates to the existing activities of the corporations; or
                                                                                                                                                               (f) by providing grants of financial assistance to a State or Territory; or
                                                                                                                                                               (g) by engaging in measures that are peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation; or
                                                                                                                                                               (h) in the exercise of the executive power of the Commonwealth.