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AUS-1992-L-31930
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (No. 135 of 1992).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Australia
Subjects (Classification)
Disabled workers; Non-discrimination
Adopted on (Date of text)
1992-05-26
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The objects of this Act are to eliminate discrimination against persons on the grounds of disability in areas of work, accomodation, education, access to premises, clubs and sport, and the provision of goods, facilities, services and land. The intention is also to prohibit discrimination under existing laws and the administration of Commonwealth laws and programmes, to ensure that persons with disabilities have the same rights to equality before the law as the rest of the community, and to promote the recognition and acceptance within the community of the principle that persons with disabilities have the same fundamental rights as the rest of the community. Part 2 concerns the prohibition of disability discrimination; Part 3 provides for "action plans" to eliminate such discrimination; Part 4 deals with inquiries and civil proceedings; Part 5 specifies additional offences under the Act; and Part 6 provides for the appointment of a disability discrimination commissioner.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1996-01-29 (AUS-1996-R-44079)
Disability Discrimination Regulations (S.R. No. 27 of 1996).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1992-11-03 (AUS-1992-L-33091)
Sex Discrimination and other Legislation Amendment Act 1992 (No. 179 of 1992)
Amending text(s)
1992-11-03 (AUS-1992-L-33091)
Sex Discrimination and other Legislation Amendment Act 1992 (No. 179 of 1992)
Amending text(s)
1995-06-28 (AUS-1995-L-42128)
Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 1995 (59 of 1995).
Amending text(s)
1995-06-28 (AUS-1995-L-42128)
Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 1995 (59 of 1995).
Amending text(s)
1996-11-25 (AUS-1996-L-45657)
Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996 (No. 60 of 1996).
Amending text(s)
1996-11-25 (AUS-1996-L-45657)
Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996 (No. 60 of 1996).
Amending text(s)
2004-04-27 (AUS-2004-L-67433)
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004 (No. 52 of 2004).
Amending text(s)
2004-04-21 (AUS-2004-L-67437)
Age Discrimination (Consequential Provisions) Act 2004 (No. 40 of 2004).
Amending text(s)
2002-11-14 (AUS-2002-L-69443)
Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Registration and Accountability of Organisations) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2002 (No. 105 of 2002)).
Amending text(s)
2005-03-01 (AUS-2005-L-70157)
Disability Discrimination Amendment (Education Standards) Act, 2005 (Act No. 19 of 2005)
Amending text(s)
2009-07-08 (AUS-2009-L-82336)
Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 2009 (No. 70, 2009).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
ComLaw
Publisher
Attorney-General's Department
Country
Australia
URL
http://www.comlaw.gov.au
File
AUS31930 2018.pdf (PDF of Act as amended to Act No. 26, 2018)
Serial region
Serial title
Printed separately
Page range
58 p.