Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_105
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Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 105
Character Range: 456899–461167

105       Health Peak and Advisory Bodies Programme                                                                                                            To provide funding to health peak and advisory bodies for such a body to carry out one or more of the following activities:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) to disseminate information and raise awareness about the following matters relating to the body's sector:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) Commonwealth policies and programmes;
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) medical services;
                                                                                                                                                               (b) to disseminate information and raise awareness about the following matters relating to the body's sector, to the extent that these activities would assist Australia to meet its obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) health services that are provided to persons in the event of sickness;
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) the prevention, treatment and control of diseases;
                                                                                                                                                               (c) to develop and publish information, and raise awareness, about matters relating to the body's sector, by means of electronic communications;
                                                                                                                                                               (d) to conduct inquiries, investigations and consultations in relation to:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) matters affecting public health; and
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) diseases and the provision of health services, to the extent that these activities would assist Australia to meet its obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;
                                                                                                                                                               (e) to collect, compile, analyse and disseminate statistics about matters relating to the body's sector;
                                                                                                                                                               (f) to provide telephone information services;
                                                                                                                                                               (g) to provide education and training to medical practitioners working in the body's sector (including general practitioners, nurses and allied health professionals), to the extent that the education and training:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) is directed at improving the quality of medical services; or
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) would assist Australia to meet its obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.