Disability Discrimination Regulations 1996

Statutory Rules 1996 No. 27 as amended

made under the

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]                                       3

                        2   Interpretation                                                                     3

                      2A   Exemption of things done in compliance with a prescribed law            3

                        3   Combat duties                                                                   3

                        4   Combat-related duties                                                        3

                        5   Public transportation services and facilities — consultation before granting exemption 4

Schedule 1                  Prescribed laws                                                             5

Part 1A                          Laws of the Commonwealth                                             5

Part 1                             Laws of New South Wales                                               5

Part 2                             Laws of South Australia                                                   5

Notes                                                                                                            6

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:

Accessible Public Transport Jurisdictional Committee means the body so named, consisting of representatives from the Commonwealth, State and Territory government departments responsible for transport policy.

Schedule 1        Prescribed laws

(regulation 2A)

Part 1A       Laws of the Commonwealth

Broadcasting Services Act 1992, Part 9D

Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3

Part 1          Laws of New South Wales

Mental Health Act 1990

Mental Health Regulations 1995

Motor Traffic Regulations 1935, clauses 10 (1) (c) and 11

Part 2          Laws of South Australia

Firearms Act 1977, sections 20 and 20A

Motor Vehicles Act 1959, sections 88 and 148

Education Act 1972, sections 75 (3) and 75A

Industrial and Employee Relations (General) Regulations 1994, regulation 11

Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986,
section 30A and Schedule 3

Notes to the Disability Discrimination Regulations 1996

Note 1

The Disability Discrimination Regulations 1996 (in force under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1996 No. 27 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments

Table of Amendments