Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) For this Act, a person discriminates against another person on the ground of disability if the discriminator treats the other person unfavourably because that person possesses or is accompanied by a guide-dog, a hearing dog, assistance animal or some other aid associated with the disability, whether or not it is the discriminator's practice to treat unfavourably people who possess or are accompanied by dogs, assistance animals or other things.
(2) This section does not limit the operation of section 8 in relation to discrimination on the ground of disability.
(3) This Act does not affect the liability of a person who is blind or deaf or has any other disability for any injury, loss or damage caused by a guide-dog, hearing dog, assistance animal or other aid.
(4) In this section:
"assistance animal" means an animal trained to assist a person to alleviate the effect of the person's disability.
"blind" includes partially blind.
"deaf" includes partially deaf.
"guide-dog" means a dog that has been trained in the guidance of the blind and is, or is to be, used for the guidance of a blind person.
"hearing dog" means a dog that has been trained in the assistance of the deaf
and is, or is to be, used for the assistance of a deaf person.