DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT 1992 No. 135 of 1992 - SECT 55 Commission may grant exemptions

DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT 1992 No. 135 of 1992 - SECT 55

55.(1) The Commission may, on application by:

   (a)  a person:

        (i)    on that person's own behalf; or

        (ii)   on behalf of that person and another person or other persons;
               or

        (iii)  on behalf of another person or other persons; or

   (b)  2 or more persons:

        (i)    on their own behalf; or

        (ii)   on behalf of themselves and another person or other persons; or

        (iii)  on behalf of another person or other persons; by instrument
               grant to the person or persons to whom the application relates,
               as the case may be, an exemption from the operation of a
               provision of Division 1 or 2 (other than section 31 or 32), as
               specified in the instrument.

(2) The Commission may, on application by a person to, or in respect of, whom
an exemption from a provision of Division 1 or 2 has been granted under
subsection (1), being an application made before the expiration of the period
to which the exemption was granted, grant a further exemption from the
operation of that provision.

(3) An exemption, or further exemption, from the operation of a provision of
Division 1 or 2:

   (a)  may be granted subject to such terms and conditions as are specified
        in the instrument; and

   (b)  may be expressed to apply only in such circumstances, or in relation
        to such activities, as are specified in the instrument; and

   (c)  are to be granted for a specified period not exceeding 5 years.