individual, or is the guardian of an individual; or (b) with an individual who requires care.’ Disability Section 9(1) Includes both paid Section 3 Limitations: Discrimination Act and unpaid carers objects of this Act Definition does not ‘The 1992 (Cth) For the purposes of this Act, a and associates. are: (a) to eliminate, as distinguish between carer or assistant, in relation to a far as possible, paid and unpaid person with a disability, is one of discrimination against carers or assistants. the following who provides persons on the ground of assistance or services to the disability in the areas of: Definition does not person because of the disability: (i) work, accommodation, describe any a carer; (b) an assistant; (c) an education, access to minimum level or interpreter; (d) a reader. premises, clubs and sport; intensity of care that and (ii) the provision of may be used to Section 9 (4) goods, facilities, services identify carers whose and land; and (iii) existing responsibilities For the purposes of this Act, a person laws; and (iv) the impede workforce with a disability has a carer or administration of participation or assistant if the person is (a) Commonwealth laws and accumulation of presently accompanied by the programs; and (b) to retirement savings carer or assistant; or (b) was ensure, as far as previously accompanied by the practicable, that persons carer or assistant; or (c) may be with disabilities have the accompanied by the carer or same rights to equality assistant in the future; or (d) is before the law as the rest imputed to be accompanied by the of the community; and (c) carer or assistant. to promote recognition and acceptance within the Associate, in relation to a person, community of the principle includes: (a) a spouse of the that persons with person; and (b) another person disabilities have the same who is living with the person on a genuine domestic and (c) a
individual, or is the guardian of an individual; or (b) with an individual who requires care.’ Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) Section 9(1) For the purposes of this Act, a carer or assistant, in relation to a person with a disability, is one of the following who provides assistance or services to the person because of the disability: a carer; (b) an assistant; (c) an interpreter; (d) a reader. Section 9 (4) For the purposes of this Act, a person with a disability has a carer or assistant if the person is (a) presently accompanied by the carer or assistant; or (b) was previously accompanied by the carer or assistant; or (c) may be accompanied by the carer or assistant in the future; or (d) is imputed to be accompanied by the carer or assistant. 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 and (c) a Includes both paid and unpaid carers and associates. Section 3 ‘The objects of this Act are: (a) to eliminate, as far as possible, discrimination against persons on the ground of disability in the areas of: (i) work, accommodation, education, access to premises, clubs and sport; and (ii) the provision of goods, facilities, services and land; and (iii) existing laws; and (iv) the administration of Commonwealth laws and programs; and (b) to ensure, as far as practicable, that persons with disabilities have the same rights to equality before the law as the rest of the community; and (c) to promote recognition and acceptance within the community of the principle that persons with disabilities have the same Limitations: Definition does not distinguish between paid and unpaid carers or assistants. Definition does not describe any minimum level or intensity of care that may be used to identify carers whose responsibilities impede workforce participation or accumulation of retirement savings
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