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On 6 November 1998 the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission received an application by the Victorian Public Transport Corporation and others for an exemption from sections 23 and 24 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992. Section 23 of the Act relates to access to premises. Section 24 of the Act relates to goods, services and facilities (including public transport).

As required by section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission hereby gives notice of a decision made on 18 March 1997 with respect to the following matter:

As required by section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission hereby gives notice of a decision made on 3 September 1996 with respect to the following matter:

By this instrument the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ("the Commission"), pursuant to an application under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("the Act") on behalf of the Minister for Transport of the State of South Australia, TransAdelaide and the South Australian Passenger Transport Board ("the applicants") grants an exemption in…

DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT 1992 (Cth) SECTION 55(1) By this instrument the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (the "Commission"), pursuant to an application under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (the "Act"), on behalf of the South Australian Minister for Transport, TransAdelaide and the South Australian Passenger Transport Board (the …

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has received an application under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act from the Australian Railway Association (ARA) on behalf of its members for a temporary exemption, for a period of 5 years, in relation to a number of provisions of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport.

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 11 February 2002 under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA") concerning tactile ground surface indicators ("TGSIs").

As a result of work by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) and a decision by the Victorian government Melbourne trams are going to become accessible for people with disabilities much sooner. Funding arrangements have been brought forward to permit services with new accessible trams to commence in 2002, six years earlier than under previous plans.

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 15 March 1999 under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA") concerning trams and light rail in Melbourne.

The following documents are posted on this site for public information in the attached zip file of submissions. They are not documents of the Commission and should not be taken to represent the Commission's views. The proposal these submissions comment on is contained in the application document.

This is the text of an exemption application lodged with the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission by the applicants named below. It represents the applicants' views and is not a Commission document. It is posted on this site to facilitate public comment. Please refer to the Information Sheet for information about how to obtain hard copies.

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 13 October 2003 under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA") concerning access to regional air services operated by Airnorth.

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 22 August 2000 under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA") concerning accessibility of small aircraft.

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 22 August 2000 under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA") concerning accessibility of small aircraft.

Section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (the Disability Discrimination Act) gives the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ (the Commission) the power to grant temporary exemptions from certain provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act. Section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act provides as follows.

Inquiry into hearing health in Australia ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Committee 16 October 2009 Download in Word [348 KB] Download in PDF [117 KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendation 4 Incidence of hearing impairment and deafness in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities 5 Specific contributing factors and…