These Guidelines have been developed by the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) to provide clear and practical assistance to facilitate compliance with the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (Cth) (the Transport Standards) through the use of equivalent access.
These Guidelines are distinct from the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport Guidelines 2004 (No. 3) (Cth) (Transport Standards Guidelines), which seek to provide general guidance on the Transport Standards.
The Guidelines provide:
- information about the operation of the federal Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (the Disability Discrimination Act) in relation to:
- unlawful disability discrimination in access to premises and the provision of goods, services and facilities
- when discrimination may not be unlawful
- the relationship between the Disability Discrimination Act and the Transport Standards
- information about the operation of the Transport Standards in relation to:
- compliance with the Transport Standards by equivalent access
- when failure to comply with the Transport Standards may not be unlawful
- practical guidance for using equivalent access to comply with the Transport Standards.
These Guidelines do not provide guidance on any other disability standards made under the Disability Discrimination Act or other regulatory instruments relevant to the provision of public transport.