1Disability Discrimination Regulations 1996

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Disability Discrimination Regulations 1996

Statutory Rules 1996 No. 27 as amended

made under the

Disability Discrimination Act 1992

This compilation was prepared on 4 August 2012
taking into account amendments up to SLI 2012 No. 178

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

1 Name of regulations [see Note 1]

2 Interpretation

2A Exemption of things done in compliance with a prescribed law

3 Combat duties

4 Combat-related duties

5 Public transportation services and facilities — consultation before granting exemption

Schedule 1 Prescribed laws

Part 1A Laws of the Commonwealth

Part 1 Laws of New South Wales

Part 2 Laws of South Australia

Notes

1 Name of regulations [see Note 1]

These regulations are the Disability Discrimination Regulations 1996.

2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

Act means the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.

2A Exemption of things done in compliance with a prescribed law

For subsection 47 (2) of the Act, a law mentioned in Schedule 1 is prescribed.

3 Combat duties

For the purposes of subsection 53 (2) of the Act, the following duties are declared to be combat duties, namely, duties which require, or which are likely to require, a person to commit, or participate directly in the commission of, an act of violence in the event of armed conflict.

4 Combat-related duties

For the purposes of subsection 53 (2) of the Act, the following duties are declared to be combat-related duties:

(a) duties which require, or which are likely to require, a person to undertake training or preparation for, or in connection with, combat duties;

(b) duties which require, or which are likely to require, a person to work in support of a person performing combat duties.

5 Public transportation services and facilities — consultation before granting exemption

(1) For subsection 55 (1C) of the Act, the Accessible Public Transport Jurisdictional Committee is prescribed as a body that the Commission must consult in relation to all kinds of public transportation services and facilities.

(2) In this regulation: