To prevent child sexual abuse and address the effects of child sexual abuse by providing funding including for activities, assistance, infrastructure, research and services for one or more of the following: (a) the implementation of the National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse; (b) the implementation of recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse; (c) the provision of assistance or support to, or in respect of, victims and survivors of child sexual abuse; (d) the provision of assistance or support to people and organisations who provide support for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse; (e) the provision of assistance or support to organisations to better equip them to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse; (f) raising awareness of, preventing, and addressing the impacts of child sexual abuse. This objective has the effect it would have if it were limited to measures: (a) with respect to postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services (within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution); or (b) for the provision of, or incidental to the provision of, medical services or sickness benefits (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxiiiA) of the Constitution); or (c) with respect to Indigenous Australians and particular groups of Indigenous Australians; or (d) to give effect to Australia’s obligations under either or both of the following: (i) the Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly Articles 4, 19, 25, 27, 34 and 39; (ii) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, particularly Article 12; or (e) with respect to places, persons, matters or things external to Australia; or (f) that are peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation; or (g) done in the exercise of executive power of the Commonwealth; or (h) involving the granting of financial assistance to a State or Territory; or (i) undertaken in, or in relation to, a Territory. |