ࡱ> tvu!` bjbj\\ 1*>> '\\\\\\\p8$4pBk:88(``` jjjjjjj$|mhoj\P# P#P#j\\``@j0<&<&<&P#\`\`j<&P#j<&<&f^(\\c`, ݦ:$paDik<Bk)bpx$lpccp\d< $!^<&!L! jj%X BkP#P#P#P#pptd pptppp\\\\\\ File Reference: M2006/0815 Mr David Mason Director Disability Rights Policy Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission GPO Box 5218 SYDNEY NSW 1042 Dear Mr Mason Subject: Revised Australasian Railway Association Exemption Application from the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 The Accessible Public Transport Jurisdictional Committee (APTJC) has considered the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commissions (HREOCs) draft recommendations of 12 September 2006, in relation to the Australasian Railway Associations (ARA) revised application for temporary exemption from the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (Transport Standards), as amended. APTJC has provided comments on the clauses that HREOC has recommended an exemption be granted (Attachment A). Of the clauses where HREOC has recommended an exemption be granted, APTJC agrees with HREOCs decisions except for Clause 16.5. HREOCs attention is also drawn to APTJCs questions/comments in relation to clauses 1.9, 1.11AX, 1X2, 1X3, 2.5AX, 2.6, 3.1, 8.1, 8.5, 18.1, 27.2, 28.1 and 31. APTJC is particularly interested in how HREOC intends to implement the consultation and reporting conditions placed on ARA. As the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and Transport Standards provide for, and HREOC recommends, the production of action plans to remove barriers to access, it may be that the action planning process should be mentioned as a possible means of achieving the objectives of HREOC's specific recommendations. APTJC would also support ARA managing this process. Could HREOC specify the period of the exemptions granted? Clause 20.1 appears to be the only clause where the period of the exemption is defined. In the Executive Summary, it states that A decision for or against a temporary exemption on each point does not bind any decisions which may be made in future regarding amendment of the Standards following the review which the Minister for Transport and Regional Services is required to conduct within 5 years of the commencement of the Standards. It is APTJCs interpretation that to be technically correct this sentence should include the words and conclude after the word conduct. If you would like to discuss this matter, please call me on (02) 6274 6091or by email at peter.vanrens@dotars.gov.au. 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