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AUS-2009-L-82336
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Title_of_text
Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 2009 (No. 70, 2009).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Australia
Subjects (Classification)
Equality of opportunity and treatment
Adopted on (Date of text)
2009-07-08
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Makes a number of significant changes to the Disability Discrimination Act, in particular: by inserting an explicit reference to the Disabilities Convention in s 12(8)(ba) of the DDA; the definition of disability in s 4 of the DDA has been changed to include a genetic predisposition to a disability; the principal definition of indirect disability discrimination has been amended in a number of respects (section 6); Section 6(1)(c) now requires an aggrieved person to prove that the condition or requirement "has or is likely to have the effect of disadvantaging persons with the disability"; the burden of proving that a requirement or condition is reasonable has now shifted to the respondent (s 6(4)); introduction of what is described as a "duty to make reasonable adjustments for a person with disability" (sections 5(2) and 6(2)); s 21A(1) of the DDA provides a defence to a claim of unlawful discrimination in work in certain circumstances.
Also amends the the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 which is now to be called the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (AHRC Act).
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1986-12-06 (AUS-1986-L-3169)
Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (No. 125, 1986).
Amended text(s)
1988-11-08 (AUS-1988-L-7241)
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (Act No. 86 of 1988).
Amended text(s)
1992-05-26 (AUS-1992-L-31930)
Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (No. 135 of 1992).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
Commonwealth of Australia Law (Comlaw)
Country
Australia
URL
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/ComLaw/Legislation/Act1.nsf/0/AB1EA13905F97D1FCA2575F200210443/$file/0702009.pdf
Monograph region
Monograph title
Act of Parliament
Publisher
Commonwealth Government Printer
Country
Australia
Date
2009
Number
(233/08)
ISBN
978-1-74247-186-0