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Review of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport
The Review
Section 31 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 provides that the Attorney-General may formulate standards in relation to the provision of public transport services and facilities. The Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (the Transport Standards) were made under section 31, and took effect on 23 October 2002. Information on the Transport Standards is available on the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department website.
Part 34 of the Transport Standards requires the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, in consultation with the Attorney-General, to review the efficiency and effectiveness of the Transport Standards. A review is required within five years of the Transport Standards coming into effect and every five years thereafter.
The Allen Consulting Group was engaged to undertake the 2007 review of the Transport Standards.
In line with the requirements of Part 34 of the Transport Standards, the objectives of the project were to review the efficiency and effectiveness of the Transport Standards and:
- assess whether discrimination has been removed, as far as possible, according to the requirements for compliance set out in Schedule 1 of the Transport Standards;
- assess the need for any amendments to the Transport Standards; and
- make recommendations for any necessary amendments to the Transport Standards.
The review's terms of reference are available for download.
- Terms of Reference [
RTF: 37 KB] [DOC: 35 KB]
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PDF: 79 KB]
The purpose of the review is to inform the Australian Government's consideration of the future direction, structure and operation of the Transport Standards. Further background information for this review is provided on our background information page.
The Final Report
The final report on the review, prepared by the Allen Consulting Group, is currently being considered by the Australian Government. The Government intends to release the report and its response as soon as possible.
The Draft Report
A key step in the review process was the release of the draft review report in January 2008 for public comment. The draft report is available for download.- Draft Report (Entire Report)[PDF: 3968 KB]
- Draft Report (Part A)[RTF: 169 KB]
- Draft Report (Part B)[RTF: 291 KB]
- Draft Report (Part C)[RTF: 397 KB]
- Draft Report (Part D)[RTF: 158 KB]
- Draft Report (Appendices)[RTF: 1846 KB]
Issues Paper
Prior to the release of the draft report, a review issues paper was released in May 2007 to assist stakeholders in providing submissions to the review.
The review's issues paper is available for download.
- Issue Paper [RTF: 5262 KB] [DOC: 546 KB]
[PDF: 546 KB]
The following is a shortened issues paper for people with an intellectual disability.
- Shortened Issue Paper [RTF: 23 KB] [DOC: 26 KB]
[PDF: 56 KB]
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