{"id":"sl-2016-23","name":"Discrimination Regulation 2016","slug":"discrimination-regulation-2016","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"23 of 2016","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173341,"registerId":"act-sl-2016-23-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Discrimination Regulation 2016","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nDiscrimination Regulation 2016\nSL2016-23\nmade under the\nDiscrimination Act 1991\nRepublication No 2\nEffective: 28 July 2017\nRepublication date: 28 July 2017\nLast amendment made by SL2017-22\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Discrimination Regulation 2016, made under the Discrimination\nAct 1991 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial\nchanges)) as in force on 28 July 2017. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal\nor expiry affecting this republished law to 28 July 2017.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the\nACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made\nby an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).\nThe changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law\ninto line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M\nappears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears\nin the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $150 for\nan individual and $750 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR2\n28/07/17\nDiscrimination Regulation 2016\nEffective: 28/07/17\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nDiscrimination Regulation 2016\nmade under the\nDiscrimination Act 1991\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n2 Requirement for assistance animal—Act, s 5AA (3), definition of\nassistance animal 2\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 3\n2 Abbreviation key 3\n3 Legislation history 4\n4 Amendment history 5\n5 Earlier republications 5\n\n\n\nR2\n28/07/17\nDiscrimination Regulation 2016\nEffective: 28/07/17\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nDiscrimination Regulation 2016\nmade under the\nDiscrimination Act 1991\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Discrimination Regulation 2016\nEffective: 28/07/17\nR2\n28/07/17\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Discrimination Regulation 2016.\n2 Requirement for assistance animal—Act, s 5AA (3),\ndefinition of assistance animal\nAn assistance animal must be—\n(a) accredited as an assistance animal—\n(i) under a law of a State or Territory; or\n(ii) by an organisation that trains animals to assist a person\nwith disability to alleviate the effect of the disability; or\n(b) trained to—\n(i) assist a person with disability to alleviate the effect of the\ndisability; and\n(ii) meet the standards of hygiene and behaviour that are\nappropriate for an animal in a public place.\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR2\n28/07/17\nDiscrimination Regulation 2016\nEffective: 28/07/17\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished\nlaw but are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The\ndetails of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced\nexpiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 4 Discrimination Regulation 2016\nEffective: 28/07/17\nR2\n28/07/17\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nThis regulation was made as part of the Discrimination Amendment Act 2016 (see\nA2016-49 s 14) and is taken to have been made under the Discrimination Act\n1991 A1991-81 (see s 124 (1) as ins by A2016-49 s 13) as the Discrimination\nRegulation 2016.\nDiscrimination Regulation 2016 SL2016-23\ntaken to have been notified LR 23 August 2016 (A1991-81,\ns 124 (3) (a) as ins by A2016-49 s 13)\ns 1 commenced 23 August 2016 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder taken to have commenced 24 August 2016 (A1991-81,\ns 124 (3) (b) as ins by A2016-49 s 13)\nas amended by\nDiscrimination Amendment Regulation 2017 (No 1) SL2017-22\nnotified LR 27 July 2017\ns 1, s 2 commenced 27 July 2017 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 28 July 2017 (s 2)\n\nEndnotes\nAmendment history 4\nR2\n28/07/17\nDiscrimination Regulation 2016\nEffective: 28/07/17\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n4 Amendment history\nRequirement for assistance animal—Act, s 5AA (3), definition of assistance\nanimal\ns 2 sub SL2017-22 s 4\n5 Earlier republications\nSome earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to\nthe publication order.\nSince 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in\nelectronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised\nrepublications have also been published in printed format. These republications\nare marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an\nauthorised republication are identical.\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR1\n24 Aug 2016\n24 Aug 2016–\n27 July 2017\nnot amended new regulation\n© Australian Capital Territory 2017","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation supplies specific qualifying criteria for the Act’s definition of ‘assistance animal’—requiring accreditation under a State/Territory law or by a training organisation, or equivalent training plus hygiene and behaviour standards for public places (see s 2). By specifying these mechanical tests it narrows and clarifies the Act’s prior, broader language; s 2 was substituted by SL2017-22, so the current scope is established in that amendment."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with a single substantive provision (s 2)","Clear, direct eligibility pathways (accreditation or training) reduce legal ambiguity","Cross-reference to the Act (s 5AA(3)) and to external State/Territory accreditation regimes adds minor inter-jurisdictional complexity","Open-ended hygiene and behaviour requirement (‘appropriate for an animal in a public place’) leaves room for administrative or judicial interpretation","Amendment history (s 2 substituted by SL2017-22) requires checking versions for applicability"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation defines what counts as an “assistance animal” for the Discrimination Act: the animal must be accredited under a State/Territory law or by a training organisation, or be trained to assist a person with disability and meet hygiene and behaviour standards for public places. It affects people with disability who use assistance animals and entities that admit animals (businesses, landlords, service providers), because it sets the evidence and conduct requirements that determine access and compliance."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: defining what constitutes an assistance animal for the purposes of the Discrimination Act 1991. It has not expanded beyond this narrow technical function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative sections (section 1 is the name, section 2 contains the substantive rules)","Single definition provision with two alternative pathways (accreditation OR training)","No defined terms in the regulation itself (relies on parent Act definitions)","No cross-references to other legislation except the enabling provision in the parent Act","Simple disjunctive structure (accredited under law OR by organisation OR trained to standard)","No exceptions, exemptions, or conditional logic beyond the basic alternative pathways"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation defines what counts as an \"assistance animal\" under the Discrimination Act 1991, so people with disabilities can be accompanied in public. An animal qualifies either by official accreditation (state/territory law or recognised training organisations) or by meeting practical training, hygiene, and behaviour standards showing it assists a person’s disability.\n\nIt affects people with disabilities, service providers required to admit assistance animals, and animal trainers."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/discrimination-regulation-2016","history":"/api/acts/discrimination-regulation-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/discrimination-regulation-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/discrimination-regulation-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/discrimination-regulation-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/discrimination-regulation-2016/documents"}}