ࡱ> Y[X;@ bjbjkk C 14 4 4 8l  :   <P $R02+^++2 G+:  + @G jE4 ej]0I"II \hJ<J\\\22D D  Our Reference: L2001/2180 Disability Rights Unit Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission GPO Box 5218 SYDNEY NSW 1042 Temporary exemption application under DDA section 55: Tactile Ground Surface Indicators (Queensland Rail). The following information is provided by the Commonwealth Department of Transport and Regional Services on the current status of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport. The Attorney-General, the Hon. Daryl Williams AM QC MP, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services, the Hon. John Anderson MP released for public information the final draft of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport (the Standards) and accompanying Guidelines. A copy of the Standards and guidelines may be obtained by visiting the Attorney-Generals Department website at www.law.gov.au/department.html. The final draft Standards take into account the recommendations of the Australian Transport Council and the Regulation Impact Statement released by the Government late last year. The final draft Standards have been released in their current form to inform interested persons and the general public about their amended content. In particular, transport operators and providers will be able to plan on the basis of the final draft Standards. This release occurred in conjunction with the introduction to Parliament of a Bill to amend the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (the DDA) to allow the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission to grant exemptions from the Standards, for example where compliance would cause unjustifiable hardship, taking into account the advice of the National Transport Secretariat. This Bill lapsed when Parliament rose for the election. It is anticipated that the Bill will be re-introduced early in the next scheduled sittings. The Attorney-General has indicated he proposes to formulate the Standards as soon as the amendments to the DDA have been passed. They will then be tabled, and the statutory framework set out in section 31 of the DDA governs their actual date of commencement. Two-Year Technical Review of the draft Standards In addition to progressing the Standards the Department of Transport and Regional Services is overseeing a technical review of the draft Standards, to be finalised September 2002. This review is not about assessing the adequacy of the current draft Standards or progress with implementation. Rather, the review reflects the fact that the draft Standards are five years old, and there have been significant research and technological advancements in accessible transport and equipment during that time. The scope of the review has been determined by Governments and the Accessible Transport Standards Consultative Committee (ATSCC), comprising of members representing the disability community, providers of public transport services, industry representatives and State, Territory and Commonwealth Governments. Tactile ground surface indicators, as detailed under Part 18 of the draft Standards, has been identified as an area for review. At this stage of the review, the ATSCC is considering whether the TGSI requirements should be retained in relation to conveyances. The ATSCC is concerned that there is currently insufficient research available to determine the appropriate application on a conveyance. In addition, a conveyance generally provides a number of other "way finding" mechanisms to assist blind people or people with a vision impairment on a path of travel. The ATSCC is yet to formalise a view in relation to the application of TGSIs on transport related premises and infrastructure. It is anticipated that the ATSCC will finalise its recommendations in relation to all technical issues it is considering to provide for public consultation as early as possible in 2002. A Regulation Impact Statement will then be prepared on the proposed amendments and a final report will be forwarded to the Australian Transport Council for their consideration. 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