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Australia: State Policies Relating to Web Accessibility

ACT | NSW | Northern Territory | Queensland | South Australia | Tasmania | Victoria | Western Australia

Abstract

The policy links on this page are compiled as a resource by the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG). This page is not a comprehensive or definitive resource for all applicable laws and policies regarding Web accessibility. The information contained on this page is not legal advice. If you have questions about the applicability of the referenced laws to specific situations, please consult legal authorities in the appropriate jurisdiction.

This page lists only policies in Australian States. For national policies, inlcuding those in different countries, go to main page of policy links.

Status

This page is under continual development. Should you be aware of additional legislation or policies beyond those listed here, corrections needed, or developments related to legislation listed here, please contact <wai-site-comments@w3.org>.

• Australian Capital Territory
  • Legislation: Australian Capital Territory Discrimination Act 1991
  • Ministries:
  • Relevent Documents:
    • ACT Government Website Policy (PDF file 41kb)
    • ACT Government Website Guidelines (PDF file 197kb)
  • Discussion
  • Additional Information

• New South Wales, Australia
  • Legislation: New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Act of 1997
  • Jurisdiction: Attorney General's Department
  • Relevant documents:
    • Providing Information and Services Using the Internet Guideline
    • New South Wales Attorney General's Department AUS Standards for Accessible Web Design
    • New South Wales State Library Policy

• Northern Territory
  • Legislation: Northern Territory Discrimination Act
  • Ministries:
  • Relevent Documents
  • Discussion
  • Additional Information

• Queensland
  • Legislation: Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act 1991
  • Ministries:
  • Relevent Documents
    • Queensland Government Internet Information Standard
  • Discussion
  • Additional Information

• South Australia
  • Legislation: South Australian Equal Opportunity Act 1984
  • Ministries:
  • Relevent Documents
    • SA Government Website Protocols (PDF file 92kb)
  • Discussion
  • Additional Information
    • South Australian State Library Policy

• Tasmania
  • Legislation: Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Act 1998
  • Ministries:
  • Relevent Documents
    • Tasmanian Government Internet Publishing Standards
  • Discussion
  • Additional Information

• Victoria
  • Legislation: Victorian Equal Opportunity Act 1995
  • Ministries:
  • Relevent Documents
    • Victorian Government Accessibility (Disability) Policy IT&T 39
    • Whole of Victorian Government Web Site Guidelines
    • Victorian Government Accessibility Toolkit
  • Discussion
  • Additional Information
    • Victorian State Library Policy
    • Disability Awareness Kit for Libraries

• Western Australia
  • Legislation: Western Australian Equal Opportunity Act 1984
  • Ministries:
  • Relevent Documents
    • WA Government E-Commerce guidelines
  • Discussion
  • Additional Information
    • Western Australian State Library Policy

Other Documents?

• If you are aware of other legislation or policies relating to Web Accessibility, please send any available URI's to <wai-site-comments@w3.org>.

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