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Inquiry into the draft Disability (Access to Premises - Buildings) Standards

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Submissions

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There is currently a total of 146 submissions and 12 supplementary submission in the following list.

  1. Mrs Jan Cocks (PDF 767KB) or (RTF 50KB)
  2. Supplementary Submission 1a
    Mrs Jan Cocks (PDF 493KB) or (RTF 74KB)

  3. Mr Bob Harris (PDF 30KB) or (RTF 28KB)
  4. Mr Rodney Holder (PDF 112KB) or (RTF 33KB)
  5. South Australian Access Consultants Network (PDF 183KB) or (RTF 107KB)
  6. Ms Dianne Proctor (PDF 1013KB) or (RTF 66KB)
  7. Society of Fire Safety (PDF 286KB) or (RTF 71KB)
  8. South Australian Department for Planning and Local Government (PDF 957KB) or (RTF 41KB)
  9. Mr Graham Lockerbie (PDF 697KB) or (RTF 748KB)
  10. Older Women's Network New South Wales Inc (PDF 375KB) or (RTF 52KB)
  11. COTA Over 50's Ltd (PDF 186KB) or (RTF 63KB)
  12. Hobsons Bay City Council (PDF 336KB) or (RTF 50KB)
  13. Ms Anne Fitzpatrick and Ms Pauline Fox (PDF 377KB) or (RTF 62KB)
  14. Supplementary Submission 12a
    Ms Anne Fitzpatrick and Ms Pauline Fox (PDF 54KB) or (RTF 28KB)

  15. Ms Robyn Perham (PDF 678KB) or (RTF 47KB)
  16. Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (PDF 135KB) or (RTF 39KB)
  17. Armidale Dumaresq Council (PDF 611KB) or (RTF 68KB)
  18. Disabled Access Consultancy Pty Ltd (PDF 276KB) or (RTF 87KB)

Supplementary Submission 16a
Disabled Access Consultancy Pty Ltd (PDF 223KB) or (RTF 75KB)

  1. Mr John Farragher (PDF 95KB) or (RTF 32KB)
  2. Deafness Forum of Australia (PDF 843KB) or (RTF 160KB)
  3. Mr Stephen Huntington (PDF 156KB) or (RTF 32KB)
  4. Audio Telex (PDF 127KB) or (RTF 472KB)
  5. Council on the Ageing (COTA) NSW Inc (PDF 189KB) or (RTF 85KB)
  6. Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (PDF 1335KB) or (RTF 409KB)

Supplementary Submission 22a
Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (PDF 407KB) or (RTF 90KB)

  1. Fragrance And Chemical Sensitivity Support Group (PDF 226KB) or (RTF 41KB)
  2. Mr Barry Bennett (PDF 127KB) or (RTF 30KB)
  3. Mr Robert Knott (PDF 794KB) or (RTF 150KB)
  4. Brisbane Airport Corporation (PDF 283KB) or (RTF 427KB)
  5. Deafness Council Western Australia Incorporated (PDF 220KB) or (RTF 43KB)
  6. Victorian Access Consultants Network (PDF 580KB) or (RTF 109KB)
  7. Hminfo Clearinghouse (PDF 289KB) or (RTF 5654KB)
  8. ClubsAustralia (PDF 288KB) or (RTF 224KB)
  9. IDEAS: Information on Disability and Education Awareness Services (PDF 398KB) or (RTF 209KB)
  10. Museums Australia (PDF 1262KB) or (RTF 169KB)
  11. Government of South Australia (PDF 432KB) or (RTF 75KB)
  12. Arts Access Victoria (PDF 305KB) or (RTF 262KB)
  13. Eric Martin & Associates (PDF 1376KB) or (RTF 4786KB)
  14. Coffs Harbour City Council Access Advisory Committee (PDF 242KB) or (RTF 52KB)
  15. Attachment A - please refer to submission 83 (PDF 3123KB) or (RTF 136KB)

  16. Mr John Moxon (PDF 573KB) or (RTF 1042KB)
  17. Mr Murray Mountain (PDF 592KB) or (RTF 75KB)
  18. Mr Max Murray (PDF 4686KB) or (RTF 2129KB)
  19. Mr David Currie (PDF 79KB) or (RTF 46KB)
  20. Queenslanders with Disability Network (PDF 276KB) or (RTF 232KB)
  21. HC Harrison Consultants Pty Ltd (PDF 956KB) or (RTF 74KB)
  22. Supplementary Submission 42a
    HC Harrison Consultants Pty Ltd (PDF 139KB) or (RTF 104KB)

  23. Mr John Cleeland (PDF 616KB) or (RTF 1354KB)
  24. South Australian Task Force on Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (PDF 7077KB) or (RTF 82KB)
  25. Physical Disability Australia Ltd (PDF 1596KB) or (RTF 2298KB)
  26. Attachment A (PDF 3927KB) or (RTF 3943KB)

  27. Minister for Planning (ACT) (PDF 1864KB) or (RTF 265KB)
  28. Blythe-Sanderson Group (PDF 578KB) or (RTF 6843KB)
  29. Housing Industry Association (PDF 2430KB) or (RTF 160KB)
  30. Access Australia (PDF 417KB) or (RTF 84KB)
  31. Master Builders Australia (PDF 2144KB) or (RTF 545KB)
  32. Supplementary Submission 50a
    Master Builders Australia (PDF 1261KB) or (RTF 82KB)

  33. NSW Disability Discrimination Legal Centre Inc (PDF 1545KB) or (RTF 219KB)

Supplementary Submission 51a
NSW Disability Discrimination Legal Centre Inc (PDF 458KB) or (RTF 91KB)

  1. Tourism Transport Forum (PDF 949KB) or (RTF 109KB)
  2. Australian Hotels Association (PDF 715KB) or (RTF 110KB)
  3. National Disability Services (PDF 712KB) or (RTF 216KB)
  4. Vision Australia (PDF 1348KB) or (RTF 108KB)
  5. Mr Peter Conroy (PDF 1791KB) or (RTF 1503KB)
  6. Supplementary Submission 56a
    Not for publication

  7. Australian Human Rights Commission (PDF 3662KB) or (RTF 383KB)

Supplementary Submission 57a
Australian Human Rights Commission (PDF 178KB) or (RTF 3,413KB)

  1. Disability Council NSW (PDF 3586KB) or (RTF 747KB)
  2. Ms Heather Milton (PDF 127KB) or (RTF 33KB)
  3. Allergy, Sensitivity & Environment Health Association (ASEHA) (PDF 2281KB) or (RTF 230KB)
  4. Arts Access Australia (PDF 183KB) or (RTF 241KB)
  5. Office of the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner (PDF 171KB) or (RTF 52KB)
  6. Disability Services Commission (PDF 212KB) or (RTF 56KB)
  7. City of Melbourne (PDF 73KB) or (RTF 87KB)
  8. Australian Blindness Forum (PDF 1410KB) or (RTF 125KB)
  9. Moonee Valley City Council (PDF 401KB) or (RTF 114KB)
  10. Action for More Independence & Dignity in Accommodation (PDF 820KB) or (RTF 107KB)
  11. Deaf Services Australia (PDF 242KB) or (RTF 1757KB)
  12. Mr Garth Moore (PDF 91KB) or (RTF 27KB)
  13. Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland (PDF 212KB) or (RTF 827KB)
  14. Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) (PDF 221KB) or (RTF 115KB)
  15. People With Disabilities (PDF 879KB) or (RTF 413KB)
  16. Darwin Community Legal Services (PDF 106KB) or (RTF 160KB)
  17. Spinal Cord Injuries Australia (PDF 833KB) or (RTF 113KB)
  18. City of Yarra (PDF 350KB) or (RTF 60KB)
  19. Ms Jo-An Partridge (PDF 125KB) or (RTF 32KB)
  20. Disability Alliance (PDF 2932KB) or (RTF 175KB)
  21. Disability Discrimination Legal Service Inc (PDF 787KB) or (RTF 130KB)
  22. Latrobe City Council (PDF 196KB) or (RTF 36KB)
  23. Victorian Disability Advisory Council (PDF 602KB) or (RTF 113KB)
  24. Southwest Advocacy Association (PDF 309KB) or (RTF 45KB)
  25. Vision 2020 Australia (PDF 825KB) or (RTF 1739KB)
  26. Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (PDF 3123KB) or (RTF 136KB)
  27. Property Council of Australia (PDF 794KB) or (RTF 173KB)
  28. Master Lifts (PDF 1517KB) or (RTF 186KB)
  29. Anti- Discrimination Commission (PDF 643KB) or (RTF 114KB)
  30. Independent Living Centre NSW (PDF 538KB) or (RTF 72KB)
  31. Northern Territory Government (PDF 62KB) or (RTF 77KB)
  32. Moreland City Council (PDF 347KB) or (RTF 82KB)
  33. Mr Mark Relf (PDF 3687KB) or (RTF 2101KB)
  34. Public Interest Advocacy Centre Ltd (PDF 2064KB) or (RTF 2047KB)
  35. Health Science Planning Consultants Pty Ltd (PDF 2687KB) or (RTF 4723KB)
  36. Supplementary Submission 92a
    Health Science Planning Consultants Pty Ltd (PDF 786KB) or (RTF 330KB)

  37. Cairns Community Legal Centre Inc (PDF 2072KB) or (RTF 197KB)
  38. Mr Peter Simpson (PDF 1669KB) or (RTF 601KB)
  39. Australian Network of Universal Housing Design (PDF 1438KB) or (RTF 159KB)
  40. Victorian Council of Social Service (PDF 4772KB) RTF version not yet available
  41. Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (PDF 942KB) or (RTF 1685KB)
  42. Royal Society for the Blind (PDF 332KB) or (RTF 47KB)
  43. People With Disabilities (WA) Inc. (PDF 296KB) or (RTF 68KB)
  44. Mr Ron Lochert (PDF 111KB) or (RTF 27KB)
  45. Queensland Tourism Industry Council (PDF 254KB) or (RTF 675KB)
  46. Welfare Rights Centre (PDF 869KB) or (RTF 499KB)
  47. Allergy and Environment Sensitivity Support and Research Association Inc. (PDF 91KB) or (RTF 61KB)
  48. Scangroup Pty Ltd (PDF 329KB) or (RTF 147KB)
  49. National Ethnic Disability Alliance (PDF 134KB) or (RTF 49KB)
  50. Ms Raelene West (PDF 275KB) or (RTF 53KB)
  51. Attachment A
    (PDF 2148KB) or HTML

  52. The Association of Consultants in Access Australia (PDF 290KB) or (RTF 46KB)
  53. National Seniors National Policy Office (PDF 82KB) or (RTF 657KB)
  54. Deaf Australia Inc (PDF 155KB) or (RTF 39KB)
  55. NSW Heritage Council (PDF 311KB) or (RTF 331KB)
  56. Australian Braille Authority (PDF 394KB) or (RTF 280KB)
  57. Anti Discrimination Board (PDF 245KB) or (RTF 135KB)
  58. Mr Frank Nott (PDF 256KB) or (RTF 35KB)
  59. Independent Living Centre (Tas) Inc. (PDF 325KB) or (RTF 48KB)
  60. City of Stonnington (PDF 621KB) or (RTF 383KB)
  61. Australasian Railway Association (PDF 1386KB) or (RTF 186KB)

Supplementary Submission 116a
Australasian Railway Association (PDF 256KB) or (RTF 89KB)

  1. Physical Disability Council of NSW (PDF 1676KB) or (RTF 80KB)
  2. Blind Citizens Australia (PDF 1387KB) or (RTF 3566KB)
  3. Ministerial Advisory Council on Disability Western Australia (PDF 404KB) or (RTF 1658KB)
  4. People with Disability Australia NSW (PDF 373KB) or (RTF 56KB)
  5. Attachment A
    (PDF 562KB) or (RTF 43KB)

  6. Ms Rita Struthers and Mr Daniel Bedwell (PDF 1009KB) or (RTF 103KB)

Supplementary Submission 121a
Ms Rita Struthers and Mr Daniel Bedwell (PDF 257KB) or (RTF 49KB)

  1. Spinal Injuries Association (PDF 737KB) or (RTF 89KB)
  2. Morris Goding Accessibility Consulting (PDF 639KB) or (RTF 185KB)
  3. Launceston City Council (PDF 47KB) or (RTF 28KB)
  4. Mr David Green (PDF 228KB) or (RTF 36KB)
  5. Ability Rights Victoria (PDF 274KB) or (RTF 476KB)
  6. Mr Anthony Samuels (PDF 974KB) or (RTF 321KB)
  7. Mr David Brant (PDF 451KB) or (RTF 4292KB)
  8. Lane Cove Council (PDF 153KB) or (RTF 3542KB)
  9. Shopping Centre Council of Australia (PDF 74KB) or (RTF 3253KB)
  10. Tasmanian Government (PDF 1849KB) or (RTF 409KB)

  11. City of Boroondara (PDF 230KB) or (RTF 80KB)

  12. Australian Building Codes Board (PDF 540KB) or (RTF 70KB)

  13. City of Sydney (PDF 822KB) or (RTF 81KB)

  14. Australian Institute of Architects (PDF 3,819KB) or (RTF 4,574KB)

  15. Mr Dan Davidson (PDF 2,591KB) or (RTF 38KB)

  16. Municipal Association of Victoria (PDF 148KB) or (RTF 69KB)

  17. Ms Natalie Moos (PDF 71KB) or (RTF 29KB)

  18. Victorian Government (PDF 130KB) or (RTF 3,877KB)

  19. Ms Annie- Marie Howarth (PDF 338KB) or (RTF 623KB)

  20. New South Wales Government (PDF 1,873KB) or (RTF 4,988KB)

  21. Vision Australia, Deafness Forum, Deaf Australia Inc and Blind Citizens Australia (PDF 45KB) or (RTF 623KB) 

  22. Oaks Hotels and Resorts (PDF 348KB)    An RTF version of this document is currently unavailable

  23. Mr David Squirrell (PDF 436KB) or (RTF 46KB) 

  24. Western Australian Government (PDF 336KB) or (RTF 2,785KB) 

  25. Carers Queensland (PDF 795KB) or (RTF 40KB) 

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