Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_164
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 164
Character Range: 554814–558862

164       Countering Violent Extremism                                                                                                                         To reduce the risk of home‑grown terrorism by acting domestically and internationally to strengthen Australia's resilience to violent extremism, assist individuals to disengage from violent extremist influences, and address the impacts of violent extremism, including by:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) undertaking research and evaluating activities; and
                                                                                                                                                               (b) gathering and analysing information; and
                                                                                                                                                               (c) developing and disseminating information and resources; and
                                                                                                                                                               (d) developing and delivering training and capacity building initiatives; and
                                                                                                                                                               (e) developing and delivering intervention and diversion programs; and
                                                                                                                                                               (f) developing and providing information, assistance, advice, support and services to individuals, families, organisations and communities; and
                                                                                                                                                               (g) responding to and disrupting extremist propaganda and ideologies.
                                                                                                                                                               This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) providing grants of financial assistance to States and Territories; or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) measures for the purposes of the defence of the Commonwealth and of the States; or
                                                                                                                                                               (c) measures utilising, or in respect of, telegraphic, telephonic or other like services; or
                                                                                                                                                               (d) measures in relation to aliens and immigrants; or
                                                                                                                                                               (e) measures in relation to external affairs; or
                                                                                                                                                               (f) measures that are peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation, including research for the benefit of the nation; or
                                                                                                                                                               (g) measures undertaken in the exercise of the executive power of the Commonwealth.