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Youth Whole of Government Framework and Sector Support--Youth Action Support Project Grants Scheme

To fund organisations that work with marginalised youth to run one-off or small-scale innovative projects to pilot and evaluate mechanisms to assist young people who:

(a) are experiencing disadvantage; or

(b) may be missing out on existing services.

This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to providing funding or support for activities:

(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 aliens (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xix) of the Constitution); or

(c) with respect to Indigenous Australians and particular groups of Indigenous Australians; or

(d) with respect to immigrants; or

(e) 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 Persons with Disabilities, particularly Articles 4, 19 and 26;

(iii) the Convention on the Rights of the Child , particularly Articles 4 and 19;

(iv) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, particularly Articles 2, 6, 11 and 12;

(v) the International Labour Organization 's Convention concerning Employment Policy, particularly Articles 1 and 2;

(vi) the International Labour Organization 's Convention concerning Vocational Guidance and Vocational Training in the Development of Human Resources, particularly Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4.