Disability Standards for Education 2005 (Cth)

Disability Standards for Education 2005

I, PHILIP MAXWELL RUDDOCK, Attorney-General, formulate these Standards under paragraph 31 (1) (b) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.

Dated 17 March 2005

PHILIP RUDDOCK Attorney-General

Contents

Introduction

Part 1 Preliminary

1.1 Name of Standards 1.2 Commencement 1.3 Objects 1.4 Definitions 1.5 Who must comply with the Standards 1.6 Construction of Standards

Part 2 Meaning of important terms

2.1 Education providers 2.2 Meaning of on the same basis

Part 3 Making reasonable adjustments

3.1 Application of Part 3.2 Meaning of student 3.3 Adjustments 3.4 Reasonable adjustments 3.5 Consulting the student 3.6 Deciding on an adjustment to be made 3.7 Adjustments to be provided in reasonable time 3.8 Relation to premises standards

Part 4 Standards for enrolment

4.1 Application of Part 4.2 Enrolment standards 4.3 Measures for compliance with standards

Part 5 Standards for participation

5.1 Application of Part 5.2 Participation standards 5.3 Measures for compliance with standards

Part 6 Standards for curriculum development, accreditation and delivery

6.1 Application of Part 6.2 Standards for curriculum development and accreditation and delivery 6.3 Measures for compliance with standards

Part 7 Standards for student support services

7.1 Application of Part 7.2 Standards for support services 7.3 Measures for compliance with standards

Part 8 Standards for harassment and victimisation

8.1 Meaning of harassment 8.2 Application of Part 8.3 Standards for eliminating harassment and victimisation 8.4 Harassment and victimisation provisions of the Act continue to apply 8.5 Measures for compliance with standards

Part 9 Treatment of a person who has an associate with a disability

9.1 Act continues to apply in relation to person who has associate with a disability