Departmental investment in services delivered by non-government organisations, local governments and other entities is legislated under the Community Services Act 2007.
Provision for service delivery under the Community Services Act 2007 only applies to funding that is listed in a funding declaration. A declaration can apply the Act to a funding program or to individual funding contracts.
In deciding whether to make a funding declaration, Ministers may consider several factors. These include:
Youth Justice funding has been declared has been declared to apply to a range of programs and services to young offenders and their families. The Community Services Act 2007 applies to the following funded programs:
Funded organisations do not need to respond to declarations. The organisation's service agreements with the department continue and do not need to change as a result of the declarations.
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