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Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Act 2
3 Dictionary 2
4 Notes 2
Part 2 Object, important concepts and principles
5 Object of Act 3
6 Important concepts 3
7 Disability inclusion principles 4
Part 3 Disability inclusion strategies
8 Meaning of disability inclusion strategy 5
9 Meaning of priority inclusion area and responsible Minister 5
10 Disability inclusion strategies for the Territory 6
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11 Disability inclusion strategies made in consultation with people with
disability etc 7
12 Certain existing strategies may be adopted as first disability inclusion
strategy 8
13 Disability inclusion strategies—annual progress report 10
Part 4 Disability inclusion plans
14 Definitions—pt 4 11
15 Disability inclusion plans 11
16 Disability inclusion plan—consultation 13
17 Relationship to other inclusion plans 14
18 Annual report requirements 14
Part 5 Disability Advisory Council
19 Establishment of council 16
20 Functions of council 16
21 Membership of council 16
22 Ending appointments 19
23 Operation of council 19
24 Arrangements for staff and facilities 19
25 Annual report by council 19
Part 6 Miscellaneous
26 Legal rights not affected 20
27 Inconsistency with other territory laws 20
28 Regulation-making power 20
29 Review of Act 20
Schedule 1 Disability inclusion principles 21
1.1 General principles for disability inclusion 21
1.2 Principles for disability inclusion in the ACT community 21
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Endnotes
1 About the endnotes 26
2 Abbreviation key 26
3 Legislation history 27
4 Amendment history 27
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An Act to promote disability inclusion, and for other purposes
Part 1 Preliminary
Section 1
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1 Name of Act
This Act is the Disability Inclusion Act 2024.
3 Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this Act is part of this Act.
Note 1 The dictionary at the end of this Act defines certain terms used in this Act
and includes references (signpost definitions) to other terms defined
elsewhere.
For example, the signpost definition ‘protected attribute—see the
Discrimination Act 1991, section 7.’ means that the term ‘protected
attribute’ is defined in that section and the definition applies to this Act.
Note 2 A definition in the dictionary applies to the entire Act unless the
definition, or another provision of the Act, provides otherwise or the
contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and
s 156 (1)).
4 Notes
A note included in this Act is explanatory and is not part of this Act.
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Part 2 Object, important concepts and
principles
5 Object of Act
(1) The main object of this Act is to foster a community in the ACT
where—
(a) people with disability are recognised as an important and
valuable part of the diverse community; and
(b) ableism is challenged and addressed; and
(c) barriers to accessibility and inclusion are identified and
removed.
(2) The object is to be achieved by requiring the development and review
of—
(a) disability inclusion strategies for the Territory; and
(b) disability inclusion plans for the public sector.
(3) In achieving the object, it is the Legislative Assembly’s intention that,
to the extent reasonably practicable, the operation and administration
of this Act is to support and further the principles of—
(a) the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and
(b) any other relevant international human rights instruments
affecting people with disability, as in force from time to time.
6 Important concepts
(1) For this Act, disability inclusion is a process intended to achieve
equity between people with disability and other members of the
community by doing the following:
(a) ensuring equality of rights, opportunities, responsibilities and
outcomes between people with disability and other members of
the community;
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(b) redressing disadvantage or discrimination affecting people with
disability;
(c) addressing stigma, stereotyping, prejudice, violence, abuse,
neglect or exploitation affecting people with disability;
(d) accommodating difference by way of structural change;
(e) addressing barriers to accessibility, including barriers
compounded by intersectionality.
(2) For this Act, ableism is a belief that people with disability are, as a
result of disability, less worthy of respect and consideration, less able
to contribute to or participate in society or of less inherent value than
people without disability.
7 Disability inclusion principles
The disability inclusion principles are set out in schedule 1.
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8 Meaning of disability inclusion strategy
In this Act:
disability inclusion strategy, for the Territory, means a strategy for—
(a) disability inclusion in the ACT community; and
(b) the implementation of the disability inclusion principles in the
ACT.
9 Meaning of priority inclusion area and responsible
Minister
(1) In this Act:
priority inclusion area—each of the following is a priority inclusion
area:
(a) an area mentioned in the national disability strategy as an area
in which improvement must be made to achieve the strategy’s
objective;
(b) an area declared by the Minister.
Examples—par (a)
• employment and financial security
• inclusive homes and communities
• safety, rights and justice
• personal and community support
• education and learning
• health and wellbeing
• community attitudes
responsible Minister, for a priority inclusion area, means the Minister
declared by the Chief Minister as the responsible Minister for the
priority inclusion area.
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(2) Each of the following is a notifiable instrument:
(a) a declaration under subsection (1), definition of priority
inclusion area, paragraph (b);
(b) a declaration under subsection (1), definition of responsible
Minister.
(3) In this section:
national disability strategy means the national disability policy
framework developed by the Commonwealth, States, Territory and
local governments, as in force from time to time.
Note The national disability strategy is available at
www.disabilitygateway.gov.au.
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(1) The responsible Minister for a priority inclusion area must, in
consultation with the Minister, make a disability inclusion strategy
for the Territory in relation to the priority inclusion area.
(2) The disability inclusion strategy must—
(a) be consistent with the disability inclusion principles; and
(b) include strategies that do the following in relation to the priority
inclusion area:
(i) promote disability inclusion;
(ii) reduce, remove and prevent barriers to accessibility;
(iii) address ableism; and
(c) include information about how the strategy relates to any other
significant strategy (however named) that applies in the ACT in
relation to the priority inclusion area; and
(d) include information for non-government entities about ways to
support the disability inclusion strategy, including how to make
a disability inclusion plan.
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(3) The disability inclusion strategy expires 10 years after the day it
commences.
(4) The responsible Minister for the priority inclusion area must, in
consultation with the Minister, make a new disability inclusion
strategy to replace the expiring disability inclusion strategy
(an expiring strategy).
(5) However, if the expiring strategy expires before a new disability
inclusion strategy is made, the expiring strategy continues in force
until the new strategy commences.
(6) A disability inclusion strategy is a notifiable instrument.
11 Disability inclusion strategies made in consultation with
people with disability etc
(1) In preparing a disability inclusion strategy for a priority inclusion
area, the responsible Minister for the priority inclusion area—
(a) must consult—
(i) people with disability; and
(ii) families and carers of people with disability; and
(iii) the council; and
(iv) disabled peoples organisations and systemic advocacy
groups; and
(b) may consult with any other significant entity that represents or
supports people with disability, or has expertise in relation to
disability inclusion.
(2) The responsible Minister must take all practicable steps to ensure that
people consulted under subsection (1) reflect the diversity of the ACT
community, including by taking into account the diversity in the
community of—
(a) disabilities and impairments; and
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(b) sexual and gender identities; and
(c) life experiences, including the experiences of veterans; and
(d) age groups; and
(e) cultural and linguistic identities, including Aboriginal or Torres
Strait Islander identity; and
(f) socioeconomic backgrounds.
(3) The responsible Minister must ensure that consultation is carried out
in a way that—
(a) supports a collaborative working arrangement with the people
and entities consulted; and
(b) seeks to ensure each person and entity consulted understands—
(i) the consultation process; and
(ii) how to take part effectively in the consultation and have
their views and wishes heard; and
(c) includes sufficient information, in a language and way each
person and entity consulted understands, to allow the person or
entity to take part effectively in the consultation and have their
views and wishes understood.
(4) Before making a disability inclusion strategy for a priority inclusion
area, the responsible Minister must consider any comments received
during consultation.
12 Certain existing strategies may be adopted as first
disability inclusion strategy
(1) The responsible Minister for the priority inclusion area mentioned in
an item in table 12, column 2 may adopt the strategy mentioned in the
item, column 3 as the first disability inclusion strategy for that priority
inclusion area.
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(2) If a responsible Minister adopts a strategy mentioned in an item in
table 12, column 3 as a disability inclusion strategy—
(a) the adopted strategy is taken to meet the requirements under
section 10 (2); and
(b) the requirements under section 11 do not apply to the adopted
strategy; and
(c) the disability inclusion strategy is taken to expire at the end of
the year mentioned in the item, column 4.
Table 12
column 1
item
column 2
priority inclusion area
column 3
strategy
column 4
expiry
1 community attitudes ACT Disability Strategy 2024-2033 2033
2 education and learning ACT Government Inclusive
Education: A Disability Inclusion
Strategy for ACT Public Schools
2024-2034
2034
3 health and wellbeing ACT Government Disability Health
Strategy 2024-2033
2033
4 personal and
community support
ACT Disability Strategy 2024-2033 2033
5 safety, rights and
justice
ACT Government Disability Justice
Strategy 2019-2029—A Strategy to
Address Unequal Access to Justice in
the ACT
2029
(3) This section expires on 1 December 2035.
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13 Disability inclusion strategies—annual progress report
(1) The responsible Minister for a priority inclusion area must, for each
financial year, prepare a report setting out achievements under the
disability inclusion strategy for the financial year.
(2) The report must not, without a person’s consent, include information
that—
(a) identifies the person; or
(b) would allow the person’s identity to be worked out.
(3) The report must include any information prescribed by regulation.
(4) The report must, not later than 3 months after the end of the financial
year—
(a) if the Minister preparing the report is not the Minister for this
Act—be given to the Minister for this Act; and
(b) be published on an ACT government website.
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14 Definitions—pt 4
In this part:
public sector entity means an administrative unit or a public sector
body.
responsible person, for a public sector entity, means—
(a) for an administrative unit—the director-general; and
(b) for a public sector body—the head of the public sector body.
15 Disability inclusion plans
(1) The responsible person for a public sector entity must make a plan for
how the public sector entity will implement disability inclusion and
address ableism within, and across the business of, the entity (a
disability inclusion plan).
(2) The disability inclusion plan must—
(a) be consistent with the disability inclusion principles and all
disability inclusion strategies; and
(b) include information about how the public sector entity will
implement the disability inclusion strategies that relate to the
work of the public sector entity; and
(c) include actions taken, or being developed, by the public sector
entity to do the following:
(i) promote disability inclusion;
(ii) reduce, remove and prevent barriers to accessibility;
(iii) address ableism; and
(d) include any other matter prescribed by regulation.
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(3) For subsection (1), the head of a public sector body may adopt the
disability inclusion plan made by the administrative unit allocated
responsibility for the Act under which the body is established.
Note An administrative unit may be allocated responsibility for an Act under
the Public Sector Management Act 1994, s 14 (1) (b).
(4) The disability inclusion plan must be made publicly available on an
ACT government website.
(5) The disability inclusion plan must be reviewed—
(a) on the commencement of a new disability inclusion strategy that
relates to the work of the public sector entity; and
(b) at least once every 5 years after the plan is made.
(6) For this section, a disability inclusion strategy relates to the work of
a public sector entity if the priority inclusion area for the disability
inclusion strategy relates to—
(a) for an entity that is an administrative unit—a matter the
administrative unit is allocated responsibility for under the
Public Sector Management Act 1994, section 14 (2); or
(b) for an entity that is a public sector body—the functions of the
head of the public sector body.
Example—par (a)
The disability inclusion strategy for education relates to the work of an
administrative unit if the administrative unit is allocated responsibility for school
education.
Example—par (b)
The disability inclusion strategy for employment relates to the work of an office
headed by a statutory office-holder if the office-holder has functions relating to
work health and safety.
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16 Disability inclusion plan—consultation
(1) In developing or reviewing a disability inclusion plan, the responsible
person for the public sector entity—
(a) must consult—
(i) people with disability; and
(ii) families and carers of people with disability; and
(iii) disabled peoples organisations and systemic advocacy
groups; and
(b) may consult anyone else the responsible person considers
appropriate, including any other significant entity that represents
or supports people with disability, or has expertise in relation to
disability inclusion.
(2) The responsible person must take all practicable steps to ensure that
people consulted under subsection (1) reflect the diversity of the ACT
community, including by taking into account the diversity in the
community of—
(a) disabilities and impairments; and
(b) sexual and gender identities; and
(c) life experiences, including the experiences of veterans; and
(d) age groups; and
(e) cultural and linguistic identities, including Aboriginal or Torres
Strait Islander identity; and
(f) socioeconomic backgrounds.
(3) The responsible person must ensure that consultation is carried out in
a way that—
(a) supports a collaborative working arrangement with the people
consulted; and
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(b) seeks to ensure each person consulted understands—
(i) the consultation process; and
(ii) how to take part effectively in the consultation and have
their views and wishes heard; and
(c) includes sufficient information, in a language and way each
person consulted understands, to allow the person to take part
effectively in the consultation and have their views and wishes
understood.
(4) Before making the disability inclusion plan for the public sector
entity, the responsible person must consider any comments received
during consultation.
17 Relationship to other inclusion plans
If a public sector entity is required under another territory law to
prepare a plan about the inclusion of people with disability, the
responsible person for the entity may prepare a single plan that
complies with this Act and the other law.
18 Annual report requirements
(1) The director-general annual report for an administrative unit must
include a statement describing measures taken by the administrative
unit during the reporting year to do the following:
(a) support the development and implementation of disability
inclusion strategies;
(b) develop and implement a disability inclusion plan.
(2) A public sector body annual report for a public sector body must
include a statement describing measures taken by the body during the
reporting year to do the following:
(a) support the development and implementation of disability
inclusion strategies;
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(b) for a public sector body headed by a public sector employer—
develop and implement a disability inclusion plan.
(3) An annual report must also include any information prescribed by
regulation.
(4) In this section:
director-general annual report—see the Annual Reports
(Government Agencies) Act 2004, section 6 (1).
public sector body annual report—see the Annual Reports
(Government Agencies) Act 2004, section 7 (2).
public sector employer—see the Public Sector Management
Act 1994, section 152 (1) (a).
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19 Establishment of council
The Disability Advisory Council is established.
20 Functions of council
(1) The council has the following functions:
(a) to advise the Minister about issues affecting people with
disability, including about the following:
(i) the National Disability Insurance Scheme;
(ii) the rights of people with disability, including under the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability;
(iii) building an inclusive community;
(b) to foster cooperative relationships between people with
disability, their families, their carers, relevant organisations,
government and the community;
Example—relevant organisation
an organisation representing disabled people
(c) to exercise any other function given to the council under a
territory law.
(2) In this section:
National Disability Insurance Scheme—see the National Disability
Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cwlth), section 9.
21 Membership of council
(1) The council is made up of—
(a) the chair; and
(b) the deputy chair; and
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(c) at least 5, but not more than 13, ordinary members; and
(d) a person appointed to an office prescribed by regulation; and
(e) a representative of a body prescribed by regulation.
(2) The Minister must appoint the following council members:
(a) the chair;
(b) the deputy chair;
(c) the ordinary members.
Note For laws about appointments, see the Legislation Act, pt 19.3.
(3) The Minister may appoint a person to the council only if the Minister
is satisfied that the person—
(a) is a person with disability; or
(b) is the carer of a person with disability; or
(c) is committed to promoting disability inclusion; or
(d) represents a disabled peoples organisation; or
(e) has expertise in relation to disability services and disability
inclusion.
(4) A person appointed as the chair must be a person with disability.
(5) At least half the ordinary members must be people with disability.
(6) At least 1 ordinary member must be, or have experience as, an unpaid
carer of a person with disability.
(7) The Minister must be satisfied that at least 1 council member is an
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person.
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(8) The Minister must take all practicable steps to ensure that the
membership of the council reflects the diversity of the ACT
community, including by taking into account the diversity in the
community of—
(a) disabilities and impairments; and
(b) sexual and gender identities; and
(c) life experiences, including the experiences of veterans; and
(d) age groups; and
(e) cultural and linguistic identities, including Aboriginal or Torres
Strait Islander identity; and
(f) socioeconomic backgrounds.
(9) An appointment must be for a term of not longer than 3 years.
(10) A person must not be a council member for more than—
(a) 2 consecutive terms; or
(b) 3 non-consecutive terms.
(11) In this section:
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person means a person who—
(a) is a descendant of an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait
Islander person; and
(b) identifies as an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander
person; and
(c) is accepted as an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander
person by an Aboriginal community or Torres Strait Islander
community.
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22 Ending appointments
The Minister may end the appointment of a council member—
(a) for misconduct; or
(b) if the Minister is satisfied that the member is, or is likely to be,
unable to effectively exercise the member’s functions; or
(c) if the member is absent, other than on leave approved by the
Minister, from 3 consecutive meetings of the council.
23 Operation of council
The council may conduct itself in the way it considers appropriate.
24 Arrangements for staff and facilities
The council may arrange with the head of service to use the services
of a public servant or Territory facilities.
Note The head of service may delegate powers in relation to the management
of public servants to a public servant or another person (see Public Sector
Management Act 1994, s 18).
25 Annual report by council
The council must prepare an annual report under the Annual Reports
(Government Agencies) Act 2004, section 7.
Note An annual report direction may include requirements about the council’s
annual report (see Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004, s 8).
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26 Legal rights not affected
The Legislative Assembly does not intend by this Act to create in any
person any legal right or give rise to any civil cause of action.
27 Inconsistency with other territory laws
If a provision of this Act is inconsistent with a provision in any other
territory law, the provision in the other territory law prevails to the
extent of the inconsistency.
28 Regulation-making power
The Executive may make regulations for this Act.
29 Review of Act
(1) The Minister must as soon as practicable after the end of this Act’s
5th year of operation—
(a) review the operation and effectiveness of the Act; and
(b) present a report of the review to the Legislative Assembly.
Note A reference to an Act includes a reference to any statutory instrument
made or in force under the Act (see Legislation Act, s 104).
(2) This section expires 7 years after the day it commences.
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Schedule 1 Disability inclusion principles
(see s 7)
1.1 General principles for disability inclusion
(1) The disability inclusion principles are made up of the following:
(a) the principles set out in the Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disability;
(b) in relation to people in a care relationship—the care relationship
principles;
(c) the principles for disability inclusion in the ACT community
mentioned in section 1.2.
(2) If a principle mentioned in subsection (1) (b) or (c) is inconsistent
with a principle mentioned in subsection (1) (a), the principle
mentioned in subsection (1) (a) prevails.
(3) In this section:
care relationship—see the Carers Recognition Act 2021,
section 6 (1).
care relationship principles—see the Carers Recognition Act 2021,
dictionary.
1.2 Principles for disability inclusion in the ACT community
(1) People with disability are free to participate and engage in all aspects
of life in the ACT.
(2) The abilities, strengths, goals and needs of people with disability
develop and change.
(3) Barriers to accessibility may be compounded by intersectionality.
(4) Universal design is the best practice method of designing
environments without barriers to accessibility.
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(5) Decision-making about the participation and engagement of people
with disability must be informed by the experience of the people
about whom decisions are being made.
(6) People with disability have rights under the Human Rights Act 2004,
the Disability Services Act 1991 and the Discrimination Act 1991,
including rights specific to being a person with disability, that must
be respected and protected.
(7) Relationships between people with disability and their families,
carers and other significant people are a crucial part of the lives of
people with disability and should be preserved.
(8) People with disability are free to associate with families, carers and
other people in a way that they want.
(9) People with disability should receive appropriate support to access
information in a way that is appropriate for their disability to
understand decisions to be made and to participate in
decision-making that affects them.
(10) Addressing any disadvantage or vulnerability a person with disability
experiences in relation to other attributes, including protected
attributes, may enhance their inclusion and participation in the
community.
(11) Advocacy on behalf of people with disability, including self-
advocacy and systemic advocacy, should be recognised as essential
to advance disability inclusion.
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Dictionary
(see s 3)
Note The Legislation Act contains definitions relevant to this Act.
For example:
• administrative unit
• director-general (see s 163)
• entity
• public sector body.
ableism—see section 6 (2).
accessibility means provision for access by a person with disability,
on an equal basis with other people, to the following:
(a) the physical environment;
(b) transport;
(c) information and communication (including information and
communications systems and technologies);
(d) facilities and services open or provided to the public.
barrier, to accessibility—
(a) means anything that hinders the full and equal participation in
society of people with disability; and
(b) includes any physical, architectural, technological, policy,
financial or attitudinal barrier to accessibility.
carer—see the Carers Recognition Act 2021, section 6 (1).
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities means the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities adopted by the
General Assembly of the United Nations on 13 December 2006, as
amended and in force for Australia from time to time.
Note The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is accessible
at www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities.
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council means the Disability Advisory Council established under
section 19.
disability—
(a) means any impairment or functional limitation that, in
interaction with a barrier to accessibility, hinders the full and
equal participation of a person with disability in society; and
(b) includes an impairment or functional limitation—
(i) that is permanent, temporary or episodic in nature; and
(ii) whether or not it can be noticed by others.
disability inclusion—see section 6 (1).
disability inclusion plan—see section 15 (1).
disability inclusion principles means the principles established under
section 7.
disability inclusion strategy—see section 8.
disabled peoples organisation means an organisation led by and
made up of people with disability.
discrimination—see the Discrimination Act 1991, section 8.
impairment includes physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive,
learning, communication or sensory impairment.
intersectionality means the interconnected nature of attributes,
including protected attributes, of a person that create overlapping and
interdependent systems of disadvantage or discrimination.
priority inclusion area—see section 9 (1).
protected attribute—see the Discrimination Act 1991, section 7.
public sector entity, for part 4 (Disability inclusion plans)—see
section 14.
responsible Minister, for a priority inclusion area—see section 9 (1).
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responsible person, for a public sector entity, for part 4 (Disability
inclusion plans)—see section 14.
systemic advocacy group means a group that advocates for long-term
social change to ensure the government’s legislation, policies and
practices support the rights and interests of people with disability.
universal design means the design of an environment that can be
accessed, understood and used to the greatest extent possible by all
people regardless of the nature of their attributes, including their age,
size, ability or disability.
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes
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Endnotes
1 About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the
amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law
but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are
annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be
obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details
of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are
underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered
provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2 Abbreviation key
A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form o = order
am = amended om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution orig = original
ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice pres = present
def = definition prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule
Assembly reloc = relocated
div = division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette RI = reissue
hdg = heading s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification or to be expired