Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_485
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 485
Character Range: 1219725–1224547

485       Stronger Places, Stronger People                                                                                                                     To improve outcomes for children in disadvantaged communities through:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) supporting families, and assisting communities to support families, to prepare for parenthood and caregiving responsibilities and further the development of the children in their care; and
                                                                                                                                                               (b) discouraging use of harmful substances such as tobacco, alcohol and drugs amongst prospective parents; and
                                                                                                                                                               (c) encouraging young people to seek employment; and
                                                                                                                                                               (d) preparing young people for employment; and
                                                                                                                                                               (e) ensuring women have access to appropriate pre‑natal and post‑natal services; and
                                                                                                                                                               (f) undertaking measures to help children to live safely and outside the youth justice system;
                                                                                                                                                               by providing funding to:
                                                                                                                                                               (g) design and implement a national model; and
                                                                                                                                                               (h) enable communities to develop, implement and evaluate strategies to achieve the outcomes of the program, including by establishing local project teams to support communities to do this; and
                                                                                                                                                               (i) develop tools and resources that can be tailored to, and used by, communities;
                                                                                                                                                               to give effect to Australia's obligations under one or more of the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (j) the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, particularly Article 20;
                                                                                                                                                               (k) the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, particularly Articles 2 and 12;
                                                                                                                                                               (l) the Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly Articles 3, 4, 6, 18, 19, 24, 27, 28, 29 and 31;
                                                                                                                                                               (m) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, particularly Articles 2, 6 and 12;
                                                                                                                                                               (n) the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 (as amended), particularly Articles 4 and 38;
                                                                                                                                                               (o) the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, particularly Article 14;
                                                                                                                                                               (p) the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, particularly Articles 5, 12 and 14.