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Disability Standards for Education 2005
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Disability Discrimination Act 1992
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F2026C00801 C01
01 August 2026
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Introduction
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Part 1—Preliminary
1.1 Name of Standards
1.2A Authority
1.3 Objects
1.4 Definitions
1.5 Who must comply with the Standards
1.6 Construction of Standards
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Part 2—Meaning of important terms
2.1 Education providers
2.1A Educational early childhood services and educational early childhood service providers
2.2 Meaning of on the same basis
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Part 3—Making reasonable adjustments
3.1 Application of Part
3.2 Meaning of student
3.3 Adjustments
3.4 Reasonable adjustments
3.5 Consulting the student
3.6 Deciding on an adjustment to be made
3.7 Adjustments to be provided in reasonable time
3.8 Relation to premises standards
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Part 4—Standards for enrolment
4.1A Statement of rights
4.1 Application of Part
4.2 Enrolment standards
4.3 Measures for compliance with standards
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Part 5—Standards for participation
5.1A Statement of rights
5.1 Application of Part
5.2 Participation standards
5.3 Measures for compliance with standards
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Part 6—Standards for curriculum development, accreditation and delivery
6.1A Statement of rights
6.1 Application of Part
6.2 Standards for curriculum development and accreditation and delivery
6.3 Measures for compliance with standards
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Part 7—Standards for support services
7.1A Statement of rights
7.1 Application of Part
7.2 Standards for support services
7.3 Measures for compliance with standards
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Part 8—Standards for harassment and victimisation
8.1A Statement of rights
8.1 Meaning of harassment
8.2 Application of Part
8.3 Standards for eliminating harassment and victimisation
8.4 Harassment and victimisation provisions of the Act continue to apply
8.5 Measures for compliance with standards
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Part 9—Treatment of a person who has an associate with a disability
9.1 Act continues to apply in relation to person who has associate with a disability
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Part 10—Exceptions
10.1 Exceptions
10.2 Unjustifiable hardship
10.3 Acts done under statutory authority
10.4 Protection of public health
10.5 Special measures
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Part 11—Review
11.1 Timetable for review
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history