Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_83
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 83
Character Range: 422314–428642

83        Financial Wellbeing and Capability—Commonwealth Financial Counselling and Financial Capability—Capability Building                                   1. To provide funding for an entity to:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) develop and provide online information and resources for financial counsellors, financial capability workers and consumers; and
                                                                                                                                                               (b) provide the national 1800 financial counselling and financial capability Helpline telephone service (the Helpline), including the development of national standards and materials for the Helpline.
                                                                                                                                                               2. To provide funding for services to be provided by an entity directed at supporting:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) attendance at national financial counselling and financial capability conferences by the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) financial counsellors and financial capability workers for the Helpline;
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) residents of a Territory; and
                                                                                                                                                               (b) the presentation of sessions at national financial counselling and financial capability conferences that relate to any of the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) bankruptcy or insolvency;
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) invalid or old‑age pensions within the meaning of paragraph 51 (xxiii) of the Constitution;
                                                                                                                                                               (iii) allowances, pensions, endowments, benefits or services to which paragraph 51(xxiiiA) of the Constitution applies;
                                                                                                                                                               (iv) immigrants or aliens;
                                                                                                                                                               (v) the Helpline;
                                                                                                                                                               (vi) online information or resources relevant to financial counselling or financial capability;
                                                                                                                                                               (vii) particular issues confronting the residents of Territories.
                                                                                                                                                               3. To provide funding for services to be provided by an entity directed at supporting the presentation of sessions at national financial counselling and financial capability conferences, to the extent that the presentation amounts to a measure designed to meet Australia's obligations under:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) the Convention on the Rights of the Child; or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; or
                                                                                                                                                               (c) the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women; or
                                                                                                                                                               (d) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
                                                                                                                                                               4. To provide funding for services to be provided by an entity directed at supporting the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) attendance at national financial counselling and financial capability conferences by the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) Indigenous persons;
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) persons who provide financial counselling and financial capability services predominantly to Indigenous persons;
                                                                                                                                                               (b) the presentation of sessions at national financial counselling and financial capability conferences that relate to particular issues confronting Indigenous persons.