Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_507
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 507
Character Range: 1263393–1268469

507       Addressing child sexual abuse                                                                                                                        To prevent child sexual abuse and address the effects of child sexual abuse by providing funding including for activities, assistance, infrastructure, research and services for one or more of the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) the implementation of the National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse;
                                                                                                                                                               (b) the implementation of recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse;
                                                                                                                                                               (c) the provision of assistance or support to, or in respect of, victims and survivors of child sexual abuse;
                                                                                                                                                               (d) the provision of assistance or support to people and organisations who provide support for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse;
                                                                                                                                                               (e) the provision of assistance or support to organisations to better equip them to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse;
                                                                                                                                                               (f) raising awareness of, preventing, and addressing the impacts of child sexual abuse.
                                                                                                                                                               This objective has the effect it would have if it were limited to measures:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) with respect to postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services (within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution); or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) for the provision of, or incidental to the provision of, medical services or sickness benefits (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxiiiA) of the Constitution); or
                                                                                                                                                               (c) with respect to Indigenous Australians and particular groups of Indigenous Australians; or
                                                                                                                                                               (d) to give effect to Australia's obligations under either or both of the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) the Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly Articles 4, 19, 25, 27, 34 and 39;
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, particularly Article 12; or
                                                                                                                                                               (e) with respect to places, persons, matters or things external to Australia; or
                                                                                                                                                               (f) that are peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation; or
                                                                                                                                                               (g) done in the exercise of executive power of the Commonwealth; or
                                                                                                                                                               (h) involving the granting of financial assistance to a State or Territory; or
                                                                                                                                                               (i) undertaken in, or in relation to, a Territory.