DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT 1992 SECT 9
9 Disability discrimination—guide dogs, hearing assistance dogs and trained animals
Definitions:
(1) = For the purposes of this Act, a person ( discriminator ) discriminates against a person with:
Definition list of 3 items
(a) = a visual disability; or
(b) = a hearing disability; or
(c) = any other disability;
( aggrieved person ) if the discriminator treats the aggrieved person less favourably because of the fact that the aggrieved person possesses, or is accompanied by:
Definition list of 3 items:
(d) = a guide dog; or
(e) = a dog trained to assist the aggrieved person in activities where hearing is required, or because of any matter related to that fact; or
(f) = any other animal trained to assist the aggrieved person to alleviate the effect of the disability, 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 possesses, or is accompanied by, a dog or any other animal.
(2) = Subsection (1) does not affect the liability of a person with a disability for damage to property caused by a dog or other animal trained to assist
the person to alleviate the effect of the disability or because of any matter related to that fact.
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