| 809 | Children and Family Support | To deliver flexible and evidence-informed prevention and early intervention services that provide:(a) parents and caregivers the support they need to guide children’s social and emotional growth; and(b) children and young people the social and emotional support they need to reach their full potential;including by providing any of the following:(c) online supports and online information services to build parenting capacity and strengthen child and family wellbeing;(d) parenting programs (including home visiting programs), counselling and skill-building programs and programs supporting the social and emotional development of children, such as playgroups;(e) intensive family supports for families and children with multiple or complex needs.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) with respect to aliens (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xix) of the Constitution); or(c) with respect to marriage; or(d) with respect to divorce and matrimonial causes; and in relation thereto, parental rights, and the custody and guardianship of infants; 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 and 23;(iii) the Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly Articles 3, 4, 6, 18, 19, 23, 24 and 28;(iv) the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, particularly Articles 2, 7, 9 and 17;(v) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, particularly Articles 2 and 12; or(f) undertaken in, or in relation to, a Territory. |