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345       Implementation of the Fourth Action Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and Children                                                               To prevent domestic, family and sexual violence and reduce the effect of such violence by the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) developing a national strategy to prevent domestic, family and sexual violence, in coordination with the States and Territories and non‑government organisations;
                                                                                                                                                               (b) establishing a prevention hub to bring together governments, experts, the community sector and corporate partners to oversee, coordinate and target prevention measures;
                                                                                                                                                               (c) funding measures designed to change attitudes supportive of domestic, family and sexual violence against women and children, and effectively reduce the incidence and impact of such violence in Australia;
                                                                                                                                                               (d) delivering training for students, workers and volunteers to assist them to support women and children who are at risk of, or are victims of, domestic, family and sexual violence;
                                                                                                                                                               (e) supporting the development of community‑led strategies to prevent domestic, family and sexual violence, including for women and children, disabled people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and Indigenous people;
                                                                                                                                                               (f) providing training, advice and resources to journalists and media professionals to improve reporting of domestic, family and sexual violence;
                                                                                                                                                               (g) developing, disseminating and promoting national standards:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) for first responders, other workers and volunteers to use when responding to victims of sexual violence; and
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) for the support of victims of sexual violence; and
                                                                                                                                                               (iii) for the rehabilitation of perpetrators of sexual violence.
                                                                                                                                                               This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to providing funding or support for measures:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) with respect to postal, telegraphic, telephonic and other like services (within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution); or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) with respect to Indigenous Australians and particular groups of Indigenous Australians; or
                                                                                                                                                               (c) with respect to immigrants or aliens; or
                                                                                                                                                               (d) to give effect to Australia's obligations under one or more of the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, particularly Articles 2, 3, 5 and 16;
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) the Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly Articles 3, 4, 19, 34 and 36;
                                                                                                                                                               (iii) the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, particularly Articles 2, 7 and 9;
                                                                                                                                                               (iv) the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, particularly Articles 4, 6, 15 and 16; or
                                                                                                                                                               (e) done in the exercise of the executive power of the Commonwealth; or
                                                                                                                                                               (f) taken in, or in relation to, a Territory.