The dda covers people who have temporary and permanent. Abcb australian building codes board 2001, disability discrimination act. Disability discrimination australian human rights commission. Review of the disability discrimination act 1992 melbourne institute. The disability discrimination act 1992 dda makes it unlawful to discriminate against a person, in many areas. An act relating to discrimination on the ground of disability.
The federal disability discrimination act 1992 dda makes it illegal to harass or. The disability discrimination act 1992 is administered by the australian human rights commission ahrc. Disability discrimination act 1992 1 an act relating to discrimination on the ground of disability part 1preliminary 1 short title see note 1 this act may be cited as the disability discrimination act 1992. The disability discrimination act 1992 dda provides legal protection for everyone in australia against discrimination based on disability. See the disability discrimination act 1992 cth s 3, sex discrimination act. Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. Automatically reference everything correctly with citethisforme. These changes commenced operation from 5 august 2009 and this chapter has. Of the australian human rights commission division 1preliminary 67. Employment law, disability discrimination act 1995.
Australian antidiscrimination laws framework, developments. Australian parliament house is temporarily closed to the public. The disability discrimination act 1992 dda makes it unlawful to discriminate against a person, in many areas of public life, including. Discrimination is defined to include failing to make reasonable adjustments for the person. This publication is available in hard copy or pdf format from the productivity. It contains several high level provisions, making it. Afp employee or a special member of the australian federal. Individuals can lodge complaints of discrimination or harassment under the disability discrimination act 1992 andor the disability convention with ahrc in writing, by phone or online. Disability discrimination and other human rights legislation. The disability discrimination act is an act passed by the parliament of australia in which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, education, publicly available premises, provision of goods and services, accommodation, clubs and associations, and other contexts.
Australian disability discrimination act information. The disability discrimination act 1992 seeks to eliminate discrimination against people with disabilities. Disability discrimination act 1992 antidiscrimination database. Discrimination against people with disabilities law and legislation australia. These are the sources and citations used to research employment law, disability discrimination act 1995. Chapter 5 the disability discrimination act contents australian. This fact sheet summarises the disability discrimination act 1992 and how it applies in schools. The australian disability discrimination act 1992 makes disability discrimination unlawful and aims to promote equal opportunity and access for people with disabilities in australia. Below you will find the references to each of the pages on this site.
It also occurs when people are treated less fairly because they are relatives. Craig wallace is a selfdescribed disability litigation wimp. Disability discrimination occurs when people with disability are treated less favourably than people without disability. Is our disability discrimination act a bit of a dud. Disability discrimination act 1992 federal register of. The disability discrimination act 1992 dda is a significant piece of australian. Discrimination in relation to carers, assistants, assistance animals and. What the australian government said about reasonable adjustments. The problem, he says, is that the major tool we have to safeguard ourselves against discrimination, the dda, is less than useful. Save your work forever, build multiple bibliographies, run plagiarism checks, and much more. Review of the disability discrimination act 1992 productivity. Disability discrimination act 1992 dda and the disability discrimination. Index table search search this act notes noteup download help. The disability discrimination act 1992 dda makes it unlawful to discriminate against a person, in many areas of public life, including employment, education, getting or using services, renting or buying a house or unit, and accessing public places, because of their disability.