Information about the inquiry

Inquiry into the Disability Discrimination Amendment (Education Standards) Bill 2004

Information about the inquiry

On 1 December 2004, the Senate referred the above Bill to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 7 December 2004.  On 7 December 2004, the Senate agreed to extend the reporting date for this inquiry to 8 December 2004.

The Bill seeks to amends the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (the Act) in order to ensure that the provisions of the draft Disability Standards for Education (the draft Education Standards) are fully supported by the Act..

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