Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_35:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 35 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 306519–313720

35        Indigenous Advancement—Jobs, Land and Economy                                                                                                        1. The funding and provision of activities, assistance, infrastructure, research and services that promote jobs and economic opportunities for Indigenous persons, families, entities and communities or assist them to gain rights and interests in, or derive economic or social benefits from the use of land and sea, including by:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) promoting economic and social participation, fostering entrepreneurship and supporting economic, community and business development and opportunities; or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) providing training, employment and employment‑related opportunities and support; or
                                                                                                                                                               (c) promoting the development of workforce skills and career pathways; or
                                                                                                                                                               (d) promoting access to vocational and higher education and training; or
                                                                                                                                                               (e) supporting entities which engage or assist jobseekers and people preparing to enter the labour market; or
                                                                                                                                                               (f) promoting and supporting land and sea use, development, protection and management; or
                                                                                                                                                               (g) supporting the pursuit and exercise of native title rights; or
                                                                                                                                                               (h) supporting access for Indigenous persons, families, entities and communities to affordable, safe and sustainable accommodation, housing and housing amenity.
                                                                                                                                                               2. The funding and provision of activities, assistance, infrastructure, research and services for remote Australia to do one or more of the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) create and sustain jobs and employment;
                                                                                                                                                               (b) support employer engagement and community and economic development;
                                                                                                                                                               (c) create sustainable communities and support sustainable social and economic participation;
                                                                                                                                                               (d) facilitate transition to work and provide work experience and participation opportunities;
                                                                                                                                                               (e) assist with the development of skills and improve work readiness, employability and the capacity of persons to participate in the economy;
                                                                                                                                                               where the activities, assistance, infrastructure, research and services:
                                                                                                                                                               (f) are the provision of, or incidental to the provision of, unemployment benefits (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxiiiA) of the Constitution); or
                                                                                                                                                               (g) are the provision of, or incidental to the provision of, benefits to students (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxiiiA) of the Constitution); or
                                                                                                                                                               (h) are the provision of such activities, assistance, infrastructure, research or services in a Territory; or
                                                                                                                                                               (i) are provided by way of grants of financial assistance to States and Territories; or
                                                                                                                                                               (k) 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
                                                                                                                                                               (l) are done in the exercise of the executive power of the Commonwealth; or
                                                                                                                                                               (m) 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