Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_294
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281
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Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 294
Character Range: 832542–835271

294       Elder Abuse Service Trials                                                                                                                           To fund trials of the following specialist services to prevent, identify and respond to elder abuse:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) specialist elder abuse units comprising lawyers and social workers who provide services tailored to individuals' needs (which may include legal advice, counselling, or referral and support to access other services);
                                                                                                                                                               (b) health justice partnerships, which would assist older persons in the health care system, identified by health care workers or social workers as being at risk or potentially subjected to elder abuse, to access specialised legal support services;
                                                                                                                                                               (c) case management and mediation services.
                                                                                                                                                               This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to providing funding:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) to give effect to Australia's obligations under either or both of the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, particularly Articles 4, 8 and 16;
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, particularly Articles 2, 7, 17 and 26; or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) for services that are specifically targeted to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; or
                                                                                                                                                               (c) in, or in relation to, a Territory.