Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_36
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 36
Character Range: 314337–321493

36        Indigenous Advancement—Children and Schooling                                                                                                        1. The funding and provision of activities, assistance, infrastructure, research and services that assist in one or more of the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) giving Indigenous persons a good start in life;
                                                                                                                                                               (b) improving schooling and school attendance for Indigenous persons;
                                                                                                                                                               (c) providing better access to developmental and educational opportunities for Indigenous persons;
                                                                                                                                                               including by:
                                                                                                                                                               (d) assisting with pre and post natal education and support, access to childcare and educational resources and other support for Indigenous children and their families, carers and communities; or
                                                                                                                                                               (e) promoting positive development, school attendance, engagement, literacy and numeracy and educational attainment for Indigenous persons; or
                                                                                                                                                               (f) assisting with the transition to work or vocational or higher education for Indigenous persons; or
                                                                                                                                                               (g) supporting access to education, including vocational or higher education and to improved quality of education, educational opportunities and resources for Indigenous persons.
                                                                                                                                                               2. The funding and provision of activities, assistance, infrastructure, research and services in remote Australia to do one or more of the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) promote positive development;
                                                                                                                                                               (b) improve schooling and school attendance, engagement, literacy and numeracy and educational attainment for children and youth;
                                                                                                                                                               (c) assist children and youth with their transition to work or vocational or higher education;
                                                                                                                                                               where the activities, assistance, infrastructure, research and services:
                                                                                                                                                               (d) are the provision of, or incidental to the provision of, unemployment benefits (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxiiiA) of the Constitution); or
                                                                                                                                                               (e) are the provision of, or incidental to the provision of, benefits to students (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxiiiA) of the Constitution); or
                                                                                                                                                               (f) are the provision of such activities, assistance, infrastructure, research or services in a Territory; or
                                                                                                                                                               (g) are provided by way of grants of financial assistance to States and Territories; or
                                                                                                                                                               (i) would assist Australia to meet its international obligations, including its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (particularly paragraph 1 of article 28 of the Convention); or
                                                                                                                                                               (j) are done in the exercise of the executive power of the Commonwealth; or
                                                                                                                                                               (k) are otherwise for the benefit of the nation.
                                                                                                                                                               3. To provide funding to organisations that provide the activities, assistance, infrastructure, research and services referred to in the first objective of this item, in order to:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) support the organisations by funding the operating costs associated with providing the activities, assistance, infrastructure, research and services; and
                                                                                                                                                               (b) assist the organisations to obtain and to claim insurance, other than State insurance (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xiv) of the Constitution); and
                                                                                                                                                               (c) provide financial assistance to the organisations that are insolvent, or are at an imminent risk of becoming insolvent; and
                                                                                                                                                               (d) assist the organisations that are insolvent to deal with the consequences of insolvency.