Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_181
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Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 181
Character Range: 600487–605476

181       Health Policy Research and Data Program                                                                                                              To build a strong evidence base to inform the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of health policy and improved practice in Australia, including by funding universities and other organisations and persons to conduct:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) research on a range of subject matters relevant to health policy (including activities supporting the dissemination of research and knowledge exchange); and
                                                                                                                                                               (b) evaluation activities to inform decisions relating to existing or potential new Commonwealth health programs or measures; and
                                                                                                                                                               (c) data activities, including the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) developing and operating data infrastructure;
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) developing data definitions;
                                                                                                                                                               (iii) the collection, development and management of data;
                                                                                                                                                               (iv) data analysis and interpretation;
                                                                                                                                                               (v) data dissemination, reporting and use.
                                                                                                                                                               This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to measures:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) in connection with electronic communications; or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) involving the collection, compilation, analysis or dissemination of statistics; or
                                                                                                                                                               (c) relating to the health of, or provision of health services to, immigrants or aliens; or
                                                                                                                                                               (d) incidental to the provision of medical services, sickness benefits, hospital benefits or pharmaceutical benefits; or
                                                                                                                                                               (e) relating to the health of, or provision of, health services to Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islanders; or
                                                                                                                                                               (f) giving effect to Australia's obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, particularly Articles 2 and 12; or
                                                                                                                                                               (g) taken in the exercise of the executive power of the Commonwealth; or
                                                                                                                                                               (h) peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation; or
                                                                                                                                                               (i) involving the granting of financial assistance to a State or Territory; or
                                                                                                                                                               (j) carried out in a Territory.