Summary

Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (C'th) - None

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The objects of this Act are (a) to eliminate, as far as possible, discrimination against persons on the ground of disability in the areas of (i) work, accommodation, education, access to premises, clubs and sport; (ii) the provision of goods, facilities, services and land; (iii) existing laws; and (iv) the administration of Commonwealth laws and programs; (b) to ensure, as far as practicable, that persons with disabilities have the same rights to equality before the law as the rest of the community; and (c) to promote recognition and acceptance within the community of the principle that persons with disabilities have the same fundamental rights as the rest of the community.