Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT 1992 - SECT 7

                   For the purposes of this Act, a person ( discriminator ) discriminates against another person with a disability ( aggrieved person ) if the discriminator treats the aggrieved person less favourably because of the fact that the aggrieved person is accompanied by, or possesses:

                     (a)  a palliative or therapeutic device; or

                     (b)  an auxiliary aid;

that is used by the aggrieved person, or because of any matter related to that fact, whether or not it is the discriminator’s practice to treat less favourably any person who is accompanied by, or is in possession of, and is the user of:

                     (c)  such a palliative or therapeutic device; or

                     (d)  such an auxiliary aid.