Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_39
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 39
Character Range: 328599–335489

39        Indigenous Advancement—Remote Australia Strategies                                                                                                   1. The funding and provision of activities, assistance, infrastructure, research and services that address social and economic disadvantage for Indigenous persons, families and communities, particularly in remote Australia, including:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) investment and improvements in housing and infrastructure and municipal and community services; or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) place based service delivery initiatives.
                                                                                                                                                               2. The funding and provision of activities, assistance, infrastructure, research and services that address social and economic disadvantage in remote Australia, including by:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) creating and sustaining jobs and employment; or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) supporting employer engagement and community and economic development; or
                                                                                                                                                               (c) creating sustainable communities and supporting social and economic participation; or
                                                                                                                                                               (d) facilitating transition to work and providing work experience and participation opportunities; or
                                                                                                                                                               (e) assisting with the development of skills and improving work readiness, employability and the capacity of persons to participate in the economy; or
                                                                                                                                                               (f) encouraging and improving school enrolment and regular school attendance; or
                                                                                                                                                               (g) addressing the need for investment in housing and infrastructure and the provision of municipal and community services; or
                                                                                                                                                               (h) delivering place based service delivery initiatives;
                                                                                                                                                               where the activities, assistance, infrastructure, research and services:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) are the provision of, or incidental to the provision of, unemployment benefits (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxiiiA) of the Constitution); or
                                                                                                                                                               (j) are the provision of, or incidental to the provision of, benefits to students (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxiiiA) of the Constitution); or
                                                                                                                                                               (k) are the provision of such activities, assistance, infrastructure, research or services in a Territory; or
                                                                                                                                                               (l) are provided by way of grants of financial assistance to States and Territories; or
                                                                                                                                                               (n) 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
                                                                                                                                                               (o) are done in the exercise of the executive power of the Commonwealth; or
                                                                                                                                                               (p) 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 insurance (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xiv) of the Constitution); and
                                                                                                                                                               (c) provide financial assistance to the organisations that are insolvent, or are at an imminent risk of becoming insolvent; and
                                                                                                                                                               (d) assist the organisations that are insolvent to deal with the consequences of insolvency.