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Disability Discrimination Act 1992

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Distinguished Terms in this instrument
Term(s) Definition Defined in Legislation See Section(s)
accommodation

includes residential or business .

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assistance animal

has the meaning given by subsection 9(2).

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Disability Discrimination Act 1992 - 9 Carer, assistant, assistance animal and disability aid definitions
associate

, in relation to a person, includes:

(a) a spouse of the person; and

(b) another person who is living with the person on a genuine domestic basis; and

(c) a relative of the person; and

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carer or assistant

has the meaning given by subsection 9(1).

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club

means an association (whether incorporated or unincorporated) of persons associated together for social, literary, cultural, political, sporting, athletic or other lawful purposes that provides and maintains its facilities, in whole or in part, from the funds of the association.

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Commission

means the Australian Human Rights .

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commission agent

means a person who does work for another person as the agent of that other person and who is remunerated, whether in whole or in part, by commission.

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Commissioner

means the Disability Discrimination appointed under section 113.

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Disability Discrimination Act 1992 - 113 Disability Discrimination Commissioner
committee of management

, in relation to a club or a registered organisation, means the group or body of persons (however described) that manages the affairs of that club or organisation, as the case may be.

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Commonwealth law

means:

(a) an Act, or a regulation, rule, bylaw or determination made under an Act; or

(b) an ordinance of a Territory, or a regulation, rule, bylaw or determination made under an ordinance of a Territory; or

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Commonwealth program

means a program conducted by or on behalf of the Commonwealth Government.

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contract worker

means a person who does work for another person under a contract between the employer of the firstmentioned person and that other person.

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Convention

means the Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) , 1958 adopted by the General Conference of the International Labour Organization on 25 June 1958, a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 1, as that applies in relation to Australia.

Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 - 3 Interpretation
Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 - 3 Interpretation
Department

means a of State, excluding any part that is itself an Executive Agency or Statutory Agency.

Public Service Act 1999 Public Service Act 1999 - 7 Interpretation
Disabilities Convention

means the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, done at New York on 30 March 2007, as in force for Australia.

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disability

, in relation to a person, means:

(a) total or partial loss of the persons bodily or mental functions; or

(b) total or partial loss of a part of the body; or

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disability aid

has the meaning given by subsection 9(3).

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Disability Discrimination Act 1992 - 9 Carer, assistant, assistance animal and disability aid definitions
disability standards

has the meaning given by subsection 31(1).

Disability Discrimination Act 1992 Disability Discrimination Act 1992 - 31 Disability standards
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discriminate

has the meaning given by sections 5 and 6.

Note: Section 7 (associates) and section 8 (carers, assistants, assistance animals and disability aids) extend the concept of discrimination.

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Disability Discrimination Act 1992 - 5 Direct disability discrimination
Disability Discrimination Act 1992 - 8 Discrimination in relation to carers, assistants, assistance animals and disability aids
document

includes any book, register or other record of information, however compiled, recorded or stored.

Disability Discrimination Act 1992

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