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Disability Rights
14 December 2012Book pageNational Inquiry into Employment and Disability: Issues Paper 1
National Inquiry into Employment and Disability Issues Paper 1: Employment and Disability – The Statistics What does the data say about the impact of disability on equality of opportunity in employment for people with disabilities? You can also download this document in Word(158K) or PDF(51K) format. Last updated 4: March 2005. This Issues Paper sets out the context for the National Inquiry… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Book page
Law Society Journal 2009: Recent changes to the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 improve protection of disability rights
Significant amendments to the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA), which came into effect on 5 August 2009, clarify its operation in many areas, align some of its key definitions with other federal discrimination Acts and represent a significant improvement in the protection of the rights of people with disability.[1] This article will examine some of the most important changes, namely the: -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
Disability Rights: Commission Submission 2008
The Australian Human Rights and Commission (the Commission) makes this submission to the Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs in its Inquiry into the Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (the Bill). -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
Disability Discrimination Bill 1992: Explanatory memorandum
Part 1: Preliminary Clause 1 - Short Title Clause 2 - Commencement Clause 3- Objects Clause 4 -Interpretation Clause 5 - Disability discrimination Clause 6 - Indirect disability discrimination Clause 7 - Disability discrimination palliative and therapeutic devices and auxiliary aids Clause 8 - Disability discrimination interpreters. readers and assistants Clause 9 - Disability discrimination -…