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By this instrument, the �����鱨վ grants to the Applicants an exemption pursuant to section 55(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (DDA).

The �����鱨վ (‘the Commission') gives notice of its decision, on 31 January 2012, on an application by the Australasian Railways Association on behalf of its members for further temporary exemptions pursuant to section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act and part 33A of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport.

On 9 November 2011 the Commission received an application from the Australasian Railways Association (ARA) for a temporary exemption, so as to continue in effect until 31 December 2013 the exemption which was granted by the Commission on 7 September 2010. The exemption approved on 7 September 2010 (expiring on 31 December 2011) in turn extended the effect of exemptions previously granted by the…

The Commission has received an application (attached, MS Word format) from Yirrakala Business Enterprises (YBE(2)) under clause 31A of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport  (DSAPT) in relation to a proposed pilot bus service on the Gove Peninsula.

The Commission has received a revised application (attached, MS Word format) from the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA) on behalf of its members for a Temporary Exemption under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA).

By this instrument, the �����鱨վ (‘the Commission’) rejects the application of Village Roadshow Limited, Amalgamated Holdings Ltd trading as Greater Union Cinemas, Event Cinemas and Birch Carroll & Coyle, Reading Cinemas Pty Limited and The Hoyts Corporation Pty Limited (the Applicants) for a temporary exemption pursuant to s 55(1) of the Disability Discrimination…

By this instrument, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (‘the Commission') grants a temporary exemption to the Prime Media Group of companies, the WIN Corporation group of companies and the Macquarie Southern Cross Media group of companies (‘the Broadcasters') pursuant to section 55(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) in relation to captioning of television programs.

Under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (DDA) the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 18 February 2009.

By this instrument, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (‘the Commission') grants a temporary exemption to ABC TV; SBS Television; Network Ten; Channel Nine;  and the Seven Network pursuant to section 55(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) in relation to captioning of television programs.

By this instrument, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (‘the Commission') grants a temporary exemption to Regional Express (“REX”) pursuant to section 55(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) in relation to airline services operated by REX.

By this instrument, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission grants a temporary exemption to ABC, SBS, Network Ten, Channel Nine and the Seven Network pursuant to sections 55(1) and 55(1A) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (‘DDA') in relation to captioning of free to air television programming.

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 27 June 2008 under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA") concerning accessibility of a bus service operating as Buchan Bus ‘n Freight.

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has received an application (attached in MS Word format together with statistics on usage of allocated spaces in Excel format) from Queensland Rail (QR) the requirements of Part 9.6 of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport (2002) regarding the provision of additional allocated spaces on the Tilt Train services operated by QR.

By this instrument, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (‘HREOC') grants a temporary exemption to Tiger Australia pursuant to sections 55(1) and 55(1A) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (‘DDA') in relation to access to and egress from aircraft operated by Tiger.

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has received an application (attached in MS Word format) from Tiger Airways, dated 12 November 2007 and received 20 November 2007, requesting exemption from the Disability Discrimination Act and from the provisions of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport so far as to excuse Tiger Airways from liability for failure to provide…

Submissions in response to exemption application: Tiger airways Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (MS Word) Cairns Community Legal Centre (MS Word) Blind Citizens Australia (MS Word) J.Buche (PDF) Disability Services Commission Western Australia (PDF) Accessible Public Transport Jurisdictional Committee (MS Word) Physical Disability Council of NSW (MS Word) Reply by Tiger to …

People with disabilities have the same human rights as all members of the community.

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 15 December 2006 under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA"), to permit deferral of provision of wheelchair access on a public transport service known as Airport Direct operating from Shepparton to Melbourne.

This is a recommendation that the Commission grant an application for temporary exemption under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) regarding a public transport service known as Airport Direct.

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has received an application from Mr D.Williams, trading as Airport Direct, for a temporary exemption under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) from relevant provisions of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport (DSAPT) and the DDA to permit deferral of provision of wheelchair access on a public transport service…