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Protecting the Rights of Older Australians

To provide funding for the following:

(a) research relating to the nature and prevalence of elder abuse;

(b) a national awareness campaign about older persons' rights and capabilities;

(c) research into the need for, and the delivery of, a national hotline to inform, assist and support people who have experienced, or who are at risk of experiencing, elder abuse;

(d) pilot training for persons (including staff in Commonwealth government agencies) who deliver services to older persons about elder abuse, its identification and appropriate responses to it;

to the extent that the provision of the funding:

(e) is within the executive power of the Commonwealth; or

(f) involves the use of postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services (within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution); or

(g) assists Australia to meet its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (in particular Articles 7, 17(1) and 26) and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (in particular Articles 8(1)(b) and 16).