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Social Security (Tables for the Assessment of Work-related Impairment for Disability Support Pension) Determination 2023

Federal Register of Legislation
Saturday 1st April, 2023
The Determination 2023 sets out the rules decision-makers must use when assessing a person’s work-related impairment for the Disability Support Pension (DSP) under the Social Security Act 1991. A number of
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Guardianship and Administration Act 2019

Department of Justice
State of Victoria
Sunday 1st March, 2020

The Act provides a more modern framework for the appointment of a guardian or administrator and statutory recognition for supported decision making. A guardian can make personal and lifestyle decisions for…

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National Disability Insurance Scheme Rules

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
The NDIS Rules  are legislative instruments made under the NDIS Act.  They set out the more detailed operation of the NDIS and should be read in conjunction with the NDIS
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Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018

state of Victoria
This Act provides for the voluntary registration of disability workers and students, and the regulation of registered and unregistered disability workers.
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Equal Opportunity Act 2010

Department of Justice and Community Safety
State of Victoria
Friday 23rd April, 2010
This legislation protects people from discrimination on the basis of their individual attributes in certain areas of public life, and provides redress for people who have been discriminated against. It
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NDIS legislation amendments 2022

National Disability Insurance Agency
Thursday 21st April, 2022
The National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Act 2022 passed both houses of Parliament on 30 March 2022 and received Royal Assent on 1 April
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National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Quality and Safeguards Commission and Other Measures) Bill 2017

An important law was approved by the Government last week - the "National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Quality and Safeguards Commission and Other Measures) Bill 2017. This means there will
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Disability Discrimination Act 1992

Department of the Attorney-General's
Government of Australia
Thursday 9th April, 2015
The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) makes it unlawful to discriminate against a person, in many areas of public life, including employment, education, getting or using services, renting or buying
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Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006

State of Victoria
Wednesday 11th December, 2024
The Charter is a Victorian law that sets out the basic rights, freedoms and responsibilities of all people in Victoria.  There is twenty fundamental human rights protected under the Charter
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Disability standard for education (2005)

Department of Education
Government of Australia
Thursday 1st January, 1970
The Standards were formulated to assist educators understand and comply with their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, and became federal law in August 2005.  The Standards seek to
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Family Violence Protection Act 2008

State of Victoria
Wednesday 11th December, 2024

The purpose of this Act is to: maximise safety for children and adults who have experienced family violence prevent and reduce family violence to the greatest extent possible; promote the…

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Twenty Years, Twenty Stories

Australian Human Rights Commission
Tuesday 5th February, 2013

Celebrating 20 years of the Disability Discrimination Act Twenty years ago, life for millions of Australians got easier. The then Deputy Prime Minister in the Keating government, Brian Howe, introduced…

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