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368       Agriculture Stewardship Package                                                                                                                      To promote the adoption of sustainable agriculture practices across Australia and in particular to develop and implement the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) a Sustainable Agriculture Policy directed at sustainable agricultural practices and biodiversity outcomes;
                                                                                                                                                               (b) an Agricultural Stewardship Program to support sustainable agriculture practices, including by funding projects to deliver on‑farm outcomes to enhance conservation and protect biodiversity;
                                                                                                                                                               (c) a Sustainable Agriculture Extension Program to increase farmers' awareness of the benefits of implementing particular practices on their farms, including by providing grants to organisations to disseminate information about sustainable farming practices.
                                                                                                                                                               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) to give effect to Australia's obligations under either or both of the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) the Convention on Biological Diversity, particularly Articles 6, 8, 10, 11 and 12;
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa, particularly Articles 5 and 10; or
                                                                                                                                                               (c) that are peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation; or
                                                                                                                                                               (d) in the exercise of the executive power of the Commonwealth; or
                                                                                                                                                               (e) undertaken in, or in relation to, a Territory.